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Sewage plant upgrades spur bay revival Spearheaded by the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, the Nature Conservancy, and The Western Bays — the Operation SPLASH, the cleanwaters stretching 10 miles from water project has delivered sigthe East Rockaway Inlet to the nificant success, mostly by reducing nitrogen discharge Jones Inlet — are in the midst of from the South Shore Water Reca much-needed revitalization. The bays represent a vital lamation Facility in East Rockasub-region of the South Shore way. “The technology installed Estuary Reserve, a crucial habiresults in significant tat for hundreds of nitrogen reductions wildlife species coming out of the along the Atlantic plant,” Adrienne Ocean. Esposito, the citizens T h e b ay s fl ow campaign’s executive along the neighbordirector, said. hoods of East RockaThe installation of w a y, O c e a n s i d e , nitro g en-reducing Island Park, Baldtechnologies at the win, Rockville CenEast Rockaway facilitre, Freeport and the ty has led to an averLong Beach barrier RoB WElTNER age 63 percent reducisland. tion in nitrogen disTheir revival fol- president, charge, and 75 perlows a decade-long Operation SPLASH cent less during the effort by environsummer months. mental g roups to Before the improvements, the restore water quality and protect the local ecosystem. The Bay plant discharged what is considPark Conveyance Project was ered by experts to be a staggerdesigned to improve water quali- ing 31.8 milligrams/liter of ty to allow the ecological recov- nitrogen, which has been slashed ery in the Western Bays. The to 13.8. Given that the East Rockproject cost is roughly $600 mil- away plant treats upward of 60 lion of local, federal and state Continued on page 16 money.
By lYlE MARK BUlADo
Correspondent
Courtesy Citizens Campaign for the Environment
Environmental organizations have joined forces to advocate for the restoration of the Western Bays. Meeting at the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility on Aug. 7 to discuss ecological transformation on Long Island were, from left, Scott Bochner, of Operation SPLASH; Adrienne Esposito and Maureen Murphy, of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment; Carl Lobue, of the Nature Conservancy; and Rob Weltner, president of Operation SPLASH.
the restored shoreline of the Western Bays signals successful efforts in reducing nitrogen levels and revitalizing the local ecosystem.
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he bays are cleaner and healthier, with more fish and bird life.