Here is a DEC report that says there is no hazard in using CCA in salt water where there is a least a minimal tide flow. If anyone wants to read the hard copy please comment, happy to share….
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I have read the 3 Foot 2×6 “case study”, presented at the 04DEC07 town hall meeting on Local Law 275, and which – in general – represents our situation, too. On 07 JAN 08 “Anonymous” posted a comment expressing a desire to “…hear the...
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A hearing was held by the committee drafting the county legislation to grant leases to aquaculturalists to grow oysters in some areas of Peconic and Gardiners Bays. The hearing was held at Riverhead Town Hall Thurs night, April 17th 2008, and baymen from all...
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The Town Board is drafting a moratorium for all new docks and other permanent structures in the bay. My call to Lauren at the Trustee’s office on Thursday, to learn just how many applications were overwhelming them, resulted in this response: “None.” No person,...
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Your front lawn treatment needs to stay on the lawn and out of the street because the STORM DRAIN probably goes directly into the creek or bay! About 20' away is a drain that dumps right into the creek. Find out more.
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The Town of Southold has twelve (12) specific criteria that an applicant for a dock on the bay must address. Those twelve criteria items are published here for your review as the foundation for determining acceptable applications. Bays in the Town of Southold are:...
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It won’t be long before we get the boats ready for launching. A sure sign of spring is when we see the navigation bouys reappear in the creeks. Perhaps this is a good time to think about the condition and placement location of the...
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Trustee Work Session February 7th 2008 Stormwater Runoff Our Question: Is there a priority list in the Town to remediate runoff sites? How can we we gain access to that? What factors are used to set those priorities? Trustees Answer: A list is available...
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Groins, rip rap (boulders) and conventional ways to fight beach erosion have been demonstrated to be ineffective, generally just robbing Peter to pay Paul. Now a Danish company is demonstrating a system of buried tubes called Pressure Equalizing Modules (PEM) and is hoping to...
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Flood Insurance Basics – the 5 minute Guide Most folks buy Flood Insurance because their banks tells them it’s required to get a mortgage. Banks are required by FEMA to demand Flood Insurance on all mortgaged structures in a flood hazard zone. You need...
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