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2021: Year in Review

Great Blue Heron, photo by Alfred F. Ross

Posted on December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 by

A vast improvement over 2020

As we say goodbye to 2021, we are grateful that so much has changed for the better since the pandemic shut us down in 2020. Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation was able to initiate and … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged aquatic weed harvester, blue heron, Gobler lab, Nitrogen, septic, surfrider

More Funds Soon to be Available to Homeowners

Posted on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 by

East Hampton Town will soon increase its incentive payments from $15,000 to $20,000 to anyone who voluntarily upgrades their septic system within the Water Protection District (WPC). By increasing the WPC to include both the 2-year and 10-year travel time … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged community preservation fund, cpf, septic

Septic Failures on the Rise

Collapsed septic tank. Photo: Emil Norsic & Sons.

Posted on January 11, 2021June 25, 2021 by

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

The Great Georgica Pond Pump Out

Posted on May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 by

Nitrogen is the culprit in most cases when it comes to triggering harmful algal blooms, and at Georgica Pond, 50% of the nitrogen is coming from septic systems. That is why FOGP is advocating for installation of the low-nitrogen septic … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged algal blooms, septic, septic maintenance, tank lids

New Law Helps Protect the Pond

Posted on March 26, 2019April 1, 2019 by

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 … Read more

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

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 … Read more

Posted in eNewsletter Tagged low nitrogen, septic

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