SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK
631-447-5252
Two weeks
after super storm Sandy hit, the damage still remains. When the storm first hit the treatment pumps
at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant stopped working when it got flooded,
The solution
was to divert raw sewage into the Rockaway channel to avoid excess backups into
homes. The sewage has only been
partially treated as it continues to pump into the channel. The raw sewage that is going into the plant
is being treated and chlorinated, but the secondary systems are still
down. It was estimated that over nine
feet of water rushed ashore during Sandy and caused massive destruction. Raw sewage gushed up from the streets and
drains like fountains and it rose up into residents’ basements.
The damaged
caused by this partially treated sewage could have lasting effects on the
environment. The Bay Park plant that is only partially operational normally
treats over 550,000 home in Nassau County.
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano says “the county has the Department
of Environmental Conservation and the Army Corps of Engineers at the plant,
actively creating temporary cleansing station while they rebuild the
plant.” Part of the restoration plan
will include developing new ways to make the plant flood-proof.
The plant isn't back to its normal operating
efficiency, and most likely won’t be for 6 month up to a full year.
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