Category: Western Sound
Sound Swim Alert: A New Way to Check Westchester’s Beaches Before Heading for a Swim
A Marine Education Center for the Village of Mamaroneck
Mamaroneck Village has its share of Long Island Sound headaches—among them, crumbling sewers and beaches that close regularly because of pollution—but it also has a Long Island Sound spirit that is certainly admirable.
Where Did the Plastic Pellets Found in Mamaroneck’s Harbor Island Park Come From?
A higher than normal flood tide that rose over the seawall dropped an unusual bit of flotsam at Mamaroneck’s Harbor Island Park in late February: tiny, white, plastic pellets, like tapioca. A million of them, by Katherine Desmond’s rough estimate.
NY Events Planned to Discuss Coastal Resiliency
The challenge of protecting the shoreline against coastal storms is attracting plenty of attention this spring.
Wards Island Completes Upgrade, Removing Half the Nitrogen in its Waste
The biggest sewage treatment plant impacting Long Island Sound recently completed an upgrade that is expected to lead to a significant improvement in the western Sound’s water quality.
Season Review: Why Was Hypoxia So Much Worse in 2012?
Water quality in Long Island Sound was bad during the summer of 2012, after a number of years when conditions were not so terrible.
Season Review: Hypoxia Was Widespread and Intense in 2012
The recently released year-end water quality report for Long Island Sound confirmed what seemed obvious in August: when measured by hypoxia – the annual drop in dissolved oxygen caused by nitrogen in treated sewage – the summer of 2012 was awful.