Going Down The Drain – we need your help

The Town is now addressing some “impaired water bodies”, specifically Richmond and Goose Creek and some Mattituck Creek road ends potentially using porous pavement at specific road ends. There are many road end issues which also need to be resolved. John Betsch reviews our past efforts to help mitigate storm water runoff and asks for help. Click the link to read the full article.

Alkylphenols, Mosquitoes & Lobsters – Understanding the Theories

In 2010, fifteen scientists attended a conference at the University of Rhode Island, and presented their findings following a three-year, $3 million URI Sea Grant to study lobster shell disease. Hans Laufer, a University of Connecticut research professor of molecular and cellular biology, maintains that Alkylphenols interfere with the lobsters’ shell development and they are being found in lobster body tissues in Long Island Sound. This week, Long Island Sound lobstermen in Connecticut pointed the finger at New York for a late-summer lobster die-off in the western section of the Sound following the rains of Tropical Storm Irene. They want New York to change the chemical it uses to control mosquitoes.

Hot Topics 2011 – Southold VOICE Meeting

Raw video (unedited) in five parts of County Legislator Ed Romaine’s speech at the Southold VOICE Annual Meeting July 30th 2011, which took place at the Town Recreation Center in Peconic, NY.

Shellfishing, Coliform and Water Testing Explained

There is a good deal of member interest in the closing of creeks to shellfishing. John Kramer reports on last week’s presentation by Trustee John Bredemyer to the Conservation Advisory Council. Clickthe link for the full report.

CAC Presentation by John Bredemeyer

Event: For everyone interested in helping remediate impaired Town Shellfish Lands, John Bredemeyer will be making a brief presentation at 4:30 PM on Wednesday May 11, 2011 at Down’s Creek Preserve, Cutchogue to the Conservation Advisory Council. Public welcome! Topics include Coliform Bacteria, Involved Agencies & New water testing methods.

Keep our Fish from Getting Hooked!

It’s a start! Thank you to our independent East End pharmacies, who are now offering a program to help us keep toxins from unwanted medications out of our waterways. Bring your drugs on Wednesday this week, November 17th 2010, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., to Southold Pharmacy, Shelter Island Heights Pharmacy and Barth’s Pharmacy in Mattituck and Riverhead. They will be collected and turned over for proper incineration and it does not matter whether the drugs were purchased at one of the participating stores.

PEP Talk nets $10,000 for East Marion project

Thirteen months ago, April 2009, we first reported on the Peconic Estuary Program initiative for Hashamomuck Pond. A Fall update followed, and now PEP has awarded the Gardiners Bay Estates Homeowners Association a $10,000 grant to restore Spring Pond. The objective is to stop the first 45 minutes of storm runoff, which contains most of the bacteria we need to keep out of the water. Maybe you didn’t notice that there’s a video about it at Suffolk Times. If so, here it is:

Concrete Solution to Cleaner Waterways

Recently returned to Southold from his Winter break, John Kramer lost no time in helping Southold VOICE uncover the latest and brightest ideas in town. Jack Gold put him onto this one and it’s a game changer for stormwater runoff problems that plague our waterways.

What’s an MS4, and why should I care?

Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) Posts By John Betsch Last year SoutholdVOICE initiated a self-funded “Only Rain in the Drain” campaign locating drains, recording pertinent data and installing over one hundred medallions on drains leading to our creeks, wetlands and bays throughout the Town, to remind the public of the effect [...]

Hashamomuck Pond – Meeting Tuesday April 7th, 6pm

The Peconic Estuary Program (PEP) has invited Hashamomuck Pond watershed property owners to a meeting Tuesday April 7th 6pm for briefing on the ecosystem and planned stormwater reduction projects, including steps you can take around your home. Owners are being asked to fill out an intrusive survey. Why should you care? Because maybe your creek is next. Find out more here.

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