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Author: mhnsn1

Septic Failures on the Rise

Collapsed septic tank. Photo: Emil Norsic & Sons.

Posted on January 11, 2021June 25, 2021 by mhnsn1

Pandemic is the cause

People are taking refuge from the pandemic in their East End homes. More bodies, more laundry, more showers and local septic systems are failing at record numbers. The reasons for this are pretty straightforward.

Septic systems

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged septic, septic failure, Septic Incentive

Season’s Greetings!

Posted on December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 by mhnsn1
Pair of bald eagles photographed by Alfred Ross on December 14, 2020 at Georgica Cove.
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Posted in eNewsletter

Great Things Happening Around the Pond 2020

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 by mhnsn1
  • At least 23 old, polluting septic systems have been replaced in the Georgica Pond watershed by state-of-the-art nitrogen-reducing ones and approximately 13 are in the planning stage. These new septic systems remove almost 80-90% of the nitrogen from wastewater entering
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Ancient, Abundant, Ubiquitous & Deadly

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by mhnsn1

Ancient

Blue-green algae, more properly referred to as cyanobacteria—they are not algae—are one of the oldest forms of life on earth. Neither plant nor animal, they are true bacteria in their own kingdom. But they are a bacteria that can … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged anatoxin, blue-green algae, cyanobacteria, dermatoxins, hepatoxins, lichen, Prochlorococcus

Fertilizer Alert!

Georgica Cove

Posted on October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 by mhnsn1

November 1 is rapidly approaching and with it the deadline to stop using fertilizer in Suffolk County. According to the Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan cooler temperatures slow plant growth and the bacterial activity in the soil so that soluble … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged Bridge Gardens, fertilizer, Nitrogen, Perfect earth, phosphorous

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