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Long Island’s South Shore Wastewater Infrastructure Problem

Long Island’s South Shore Wastewater Infrastructure Problem

by John Hall | Jul 30, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Fixing Habitats, Shellfish

Carl LoBue’s posts on the Save The Great South Bay Facebook page always get me thinking, and googling. And this one is no exception: Carl LoBue, on the relationship between the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant and Point Lookout seaweed: Although the configuration...
What Caused The Brown Tide in The Great South Bay in 2013?  SCERP Has The Answer in One Graphic

What Caused The Brown Tide in The Great South Bay in 2013? SCERP Has The Answer in One Graphic

by Marshall Brown | Jul 15, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Featured

via Facebook   From SCERP (Stony Brook Southampton Coastal and Estuarine Research Program)’s Facebook Page.  Give them a WELL DESERVED LIKE for their outstanding research!   WHAT CAUSED THE 2013 BROWN TIDE IN GREAT SOUTH BAY? The outbreak of the brown...
The Breach Report — June 20th 2013 Part II “Thanks to The New Inlet I’m Seeing More Fish and Cleaner Water”

The Breach Report — June 20th 2013 Part II “Thanks to The New Inlet I’m Seeing More Fish and Cleaner Water”

by Marshall Brown | Jun 20, 2013 | Fixing Habitats

That’s at least what fisherman and boatsman Peter Curto had to say, and he has the pictures to prove it: This slideshow requires...
New York Seagrant Weighs In On The Breach and The Crippling of The Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant — Both Caused By Hurricane Sandy

New York Seagrant Weighs In On The Breach and The Crippling of The Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant — Both Caused By Hurricane Sandy

by Marshall Brown | Jun 18, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Fixing Habitats

Seagrant ( a lot more on them below, from their site), offers an overview of the two most important topics affecting The Great South Bay and the Western Bays — The Breach / New Inlet, and The Crippling of The Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant By Hurricane...
News12: Fire Island Breach Created by Superstorm Sandy Stops Brown Tide at Great South Bay

News12: Fire Island Breach Created by Superstorm Sandy Stops Brown Tide at Great South Bay

by Marshall Brown | Jun 12, 2013 | Cleaner Water

  ….which begs the question, ‘shouldnt we be opening up breaches in Shinnecock and Moriches Bays and other places so that they could be freed of brown tides as well, and so that the fish can come back?   We’d still need to get our acts together...
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