Cameras to ID Source of Crescent Beach Contamination

Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, City of Glen Cove Mayor Tim Tenke and Code Enforcement Liaison Chris Grella recently met near the stream that leads to Crescent Beach to discuss the progress being made on the remediation effort.

It had previously been reported that several pipes had been identified in the stream that flows into Crescent Beach. Cameras are currently being used to attempt to determine the origin of some of the pipes that cannot otherwise be traced.

Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton was able to allocate some of the funding Nassau County already had in place to address this issue. “The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) that is leading this project approved the use of these cameras to try to rectify the pollution problem,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “We are hopeful the remaining sources of contamination can be located and addressed.”

Nine pipes are being examined. The work is expected to last for several days. “I have had open communication with the homeowners about this situation and we are working on this problem from many angles,” Mayor Tenke added. “With the support of Nassau County and the DEC we anticipate identifying the potential sources of the contamination when their testing is completed and I am hopeful that a permanent solution can be pursued in the coming months.”

Photo Caption:
Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, Glen Cove Mayor Tim Tenke and Code Enforcement Liaison Chris Grella with engineers, as they review video of cameras being placed in outflow pipes along Crescent Beach stream.