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April Showers bring May Flowers

Posted on April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 by mhnsn1

How many times have you driven past a property where the irrigation system is on during a rain storm or the jets are watering the street? The answer is far too many. The good news for homeowners is that there are solutions

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged irrigation, lawn, lawn care, runoff, summer

New Law Helps Protect the Pond

Posted on March 26, 2019April 1, 2019 by mhnsn1

Last month the Village of East Hampton adopted a new law mandating the installation of low-nitrogen septic systems for all new residential construction and major renovations. This new law follows similar legislation adopted by the Town of East Hampton in 2017. This

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged gobler, Nitrogen, septic, septic law, water quality

East Hampton Village adopts Low-Nitrogen Septic Requirements

Posted on February 8, 2019February 13, 2019 by mhnsn1

PRESS RELEASE For information:  Sara Davison 631-324-9034 Wainscott, New York—February 7, 2019.  The Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation (FOGP) commended the Village of East Hampton for unanimously adopted new legislation to require low nitrogen,  on-site septic systems throughout the Village. The new legislation

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged low nitrogen, septic

The Water We Drink

Posted on January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 by mhnsn1

You sometimes see the phrase “Protecting Drinking Water at the Source” or “Bottled at the Source.” So what is the source of our drinking water on Long Island? The water we drink is groundwater and comes from an aquifer deep underground. This

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged aquifer, fresh water, groundwater, rainwater, Wainscott

Montauk Science Fair

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 by mhnsn1

East Hampton Town Trustee, Susan McGraw Keber and Southampton Town Trustee Ann Welker joined others including FOGP’s Sara Davison as judges for the annual Montauk Science Fair on January 25, 2019. The students submitted great projects and FOGP would like to congratulate

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Posted in eNewsletter Tagged science fair, trustees

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