Articles Tagged ‘Phil Franco’
Mangano Vows To Forge Ahead With Nassau Sewer Privatization
Standing behind a podium in a second-floor conference room at…
Nassau Sewage System Privatization Could Flush County’s Future Down The Drain
Phil Franco won’t quit. Wearing a light blue jacket, a…
Problems Still Rampant At Cedar Creek Sewage Plant
April Press investigation into myriad hazards at Cedar Creek Sewage Plant sparks investigations, death threats, demands and outrage. Dangers are still rampant at the plant
Nassau’s Cedar Creek Sewage Plant is a Time Bomb
Terence Hopper is struggling to turn a rusty valve atop a three-story-high silo of toxic sludge at Nassau County’s Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant…
Cedar Creek Spared Great Neck’s Sewage
Resolving a seven-year tug-of-war over the best way to comply with state and federal environmental laws while dealing with several million gallons of sewage, Great Neck and its surrounding areas’ residents produce on a daily basis—in the most cost-efficient way—North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman and the Town Board unanimously approved a $60 million bond resolution Nov. 17 to upgrade an existing wastewater facility and decommission another.
The result will be a new, environmentally friendly state-of-the-art tertiary sewage treatment plant that will utilize cutting-edge technology, including an oxidation ditch, slash nitrogen emissions into the Long Island Sound, while simultaneously saving costs and consolidating services throughout the Great Neck peninsula, say proponents.
