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Sound Swim Alert for Westchester: The Beaches are Open!
Update on Sunday July, 20: Long Island Sound beaches in Westchester County are still open. Have fun at the beach!
Mount Vernon Must Notify Public of Sewage in Hutchinson & Fix It Now
On a Saturday in June, an anonymous citizen watchdog alerted Save the Sound to a sewage overflow entering the Hutchinson River from Mount Vernon’s sewage system. The report sounded our alarm.
10 Westchester Beaches Closed: Sound Swim Alert for Tuesday & Wednesday, July 15 and 16
July 17: Beaches are Open. July 16: Ten beaches in Westchester are closed to swimming today and tomorrow because of heavy rain overnight.
Sound Swim Alert for Westchester: The Beaches are Open!
Sunday, July 13: Westchester’s Long Island Sound beaches are open today. Saturday, July 12: Long Island Sound beaches in Westchester County are open today. It’s a beautiful summer day, so enjoy the water!
Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act: Keeping NY’s Beachgoers Safe & Informed
Westchester residents can learn directly and immediately about sewage spills that might alter their plans for being on the water.
Save the Sound Volunteer Helps Stop Sewage Spill at Marshlands in Rye
Prompt action by a Save the Sound volunteer and the Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities resulted in a repair to a manhole had spilled raw sewage into Marshlands Conservancy nature sanctuary last month.
Save the Sound to Host Water Quality Forum in Mamaroneck
Join Save the Sound’s staff for a discussion of Long Island Sound water quality issues at a community forum in Mamaroneck on Wednesday evening, July 16.