Bay Parkers: air, water quality passes health tests

The Nassau County Department of Health today announced the results of water and air samples taken on May 15 for communities surrounding the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant.

The evaluation of both air and marine water samples did not reveal any public health concerns.

Air monitoring results were well below the established State and Federal guidelines. Marine water samples, conducted at nine locations surrounding the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant were also well below the State and Federal guidelines set forth for bathing beach water quality analysis.

“As promised to the residents in the communities surrounding the Bay Park Sewage treatment plant, testing by the Department of Health has been completed,” said Commissioner of Health Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein. “I am pleased that all samples taken were safely below State and Federal guidelines.”

The Nassau County Department of Health said that it will continue to conduct routine bathing beach water quality monitoring at permitted beaches along the south shore of Nassau County. Since mid-April when routine testing began, all samples conducted at these beaches were within the State and Federal water quality guidelines.