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Friday, July 24, 2020
Vol. 5, No. 30
Port WashingtonTimes NHP-BASED FIRM KEY IN SILVER SENTENCING PAGE 9
SUMMER GUIDELINES IN NASSAU MOURNS PLACE FOR WATER DISTRICT JOHN LEWIS PAGE 2
County OKs land grant for water district
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BREAK OF DUSK
Plans approved for new filtration system in Roslyn’s Morley Park BY R O S E W E L D ON The Nassau County Legislature voted unanimously last Wednesday to approve a land grant and send a message in support of state legislation that would allow the Port Washington Water District to build a new water contaminant filtration system at Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn. The Morley Park treatment facility is one of three that the Port Washington Water District is building to filter out 1,4-dioxane and other emerging contaminants from its wells. To build the facility, state legislation authorizing alienation of the county land at Morley Park is required. The small parcel of unused property is along Searingtown Road, adjacent to other service buildings. The main goal in building the center will be the inclusion of a filtration system that will feature an advanced oxidation process and
a granular activated carbon filtration system, which work together to extract contaminants from freshwater supplies. Identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a “likely” carcinogen, 1,4-dioxane is a byproduct of manufacturing and is also used as a solvent stabilizer in many household cleaning and beauty products. While Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation in December that bans the sale of cleaning products containing 1,4-dioxane in the state, the chemical does not break down naturally. Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove) reiterated the dangers of 1,4-dioxane in a statement. “Removing 1,4-dioxane and other emerging contaminants from our drinking water is a critical component of our efforts to protect the health of our residents,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “As a Continued on Page 27
PHOTO BY PAUL RU VIA PORT WASHINGTON LIFE
The Port Washington horizon at dusk.
Suozzi, officials call for increased federal funding BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
palities with federal aid in response to the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the Officials from Nassau economy. Suozzi was joined by NasCounty joined U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) in a call sau County Executive and felfor action to provide munici- low Democrat Laura Curran,
Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and North Hempstead Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey last Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Peter King (RContinued on Page 27
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