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Riverhead Town floating septic upgrade regulation
A view of Iron Pier Beach in Jamesport. (Credit: Carrie Miller) Riverhead Town could be among the first municipalities in Suffolk County to take a proactive step in dealing with nitrogen pollution from...
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Energy consultants, real estate firm meet with board about EPCAL
The Riverhead Town Board is scheduled to meet with two companies to discuss ways to market land at EPCAL at its work session Thursday. The first company on the agenda, The Pataki‐Cahill Group, is an...
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Mayors, supervisors ask Cuomo for $100M for septic systems
A sandbar juts into Peconic Bay at the end of Pine Neck Road in Southold. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) The issue of antiquated or failing septic systems compromising the quality of the East End’s ground...
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Column: It’s about time we clean up our act
A sandbar juts into Peconic Bay at the end of Pine Neck Road in Southold. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Compared to people living in western Long Island, those on the East End are in a better position to...
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Alternative septic systems coming, but questions remain
The septic systems of the future will remove nitrogen before it reaches groundwater, something the current concrete block cesspools underneath most homes cannot do. This will result in improved...
View ArticleCounty program to help residents replace outdated septic systems
Suffolk County created a pilot program to encourage homeowners to replace outdated septic systems or cesspools — an initiative that aims to reduce nitrogen pollution in the county. The Reclaim Our...
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Riverhead Town floating septic upgrade regulation
A view of Iron Pier Beach in Jamesport. (Credit: Carrie Miller) Riverhead Town could be among the first municipalities in Suffolk County to take a proactive step in dealing with nitrogen pollution from...
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Energy consultants, real estate firm meet with board about EPCAL
The Riverhead Town Board is scheduled to meet with two companies to discuss ways to market land at EPCAL at its work session Thursday. The first company on the agenda, The Pataki‐Cahill Group, is an...
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Mayors, supervisors ask Cuomo for $100M for septic systems
A sandbar juts into Peconic Bay at the end of Pine Neck Road in Southold. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) The issue of antiquated or failing septic systems compromising the quality of the East End’s ground...
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Column: It’s about time we clean up our act
A sandbar juts into Peconic Bay at the end of Pine Neck Road in Southold. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Compared to people living in western Long Island, those on the East End are in a better position to...
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Alternative septic systems coming, but questions remain
The septic systems of the future will remove nitrogen before it reaches groundwater, something the current concrete block cesspools underneath most homes cannot do. This will result in improved...
View ArticleCounty program to help residents replace outdated septic systems
Suffolk County created a pilot program to encourage homeowners to replace outdated septic systems or cesspools — an initiative that aims to reduce nitrogen pollution in the county. The Reclaim Our...
View ArticleCounty executive ‘optimistic’ on IRS and septic grants
At a rally held at a Patchogue family’s home last Wednesday, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urged the IRS to rule on the county’s Septic Improvement Program in favor of the homeowner — and soon....
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Nitrogen-reducing septic systems to be required in all new construction projects
A new law adopted unanimously by the Suffolk County Legislature last week will require the use of nitrogen-reducing septic systems in all new construction projects. Lawmakers and environmental...
View ArticleUSDA says it will end ‘double taxing’ of residents who got septic grants
The United States Department of Agriculture will no longer tax homeowners who received grants to install upgraded septic systems, according to U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, who made the announcement at...
View ArticleRep. Zeldin announces end of taxing septic grants after IRS ruling
Relief is coming to taxpayers who have received grants to convert aged septic systems to nitrogen-reducing Innovative/Alternative systems. Congressman Lee Zeldin, (R-Shirley), in perhaps his last...
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