New Law Protects Carmans River from Sewage Waste

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The Town of Brookhaven recently passed a new law designed to protect the Carmans River from pollution.  The amendment to the town code was unanimously approved by the town board last week.  This makes Brookhaven the first town on Long Island to have waste-water treatment standards this stringent.

The new requirements will help reduce the concentration of nitrogen in surface and groundwater.  Brookhaven's new standards will be 3 parts-per-million per liter.  This is more stringent than the 10 parts-per-million level currently allowed by the United States Health Department.

The Executive Director of the Pine Barrens Society explained that while these new restrictions won't clear the river of it's pollutants immediately, it's a good start.  Since Long Island depends on it's groundwater, these watershed specific standards will help lower nitrogen and keep the water free of pollutants.

Read more about the new restrictions in the Long Island Press.

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