Tag: Environmental Safety
Nearly 13,000 Lead-Contaminated Water Lines Need Replacement Across Long Island: Report
More than 12,000 water service lines need to be replaced due to lead contamination across Nassau County, according to a report released Tuesday, Sept. 29.
The 12,904 lead water pipes found in Nassau County were some of the more than 245,000 lead-contaminated service lines that have been identified across New York State, the Rockefeller Institute of Government said in its report.
Meanwhile, Suffolk County only has 16 lead service lines, according to the report. While some 800,000 service lines out of 3.8 million across the state have not yet been analyzed, fewer than 2,000 of those missing l…
Mosquito Prevention: Officials Handing Out Free Dunks To Kill Larvae In White Plains
To help combat the spread of mosquitos in Westchester, officials will give out free dunks to residents meant to kill off larvae.
On Friday, May 17 between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., the Westchester County Health Department will hand out free mosquito dunks for placing in bird baths, rain barrels, unused pools, lined ornamental ponds, and other areas with standing water.
The dunks will be available at the Westchester County Department of Public Works in White Plains at 198 Lake St.
To kill mosquito, blackfly, and fungus gnat larvae, the dunks contain a bacterium called Bacillus Thu…
