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By Carrie Czerwinski, Special to The Day Stonington — The Water Pollution Control Authority has proposed $3 million in work to repair cracked sewer lines along Route 27. If approved by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the WPCA would reline more than 10,000 feet of sewer lines to prevent storm and river […]
The New London Day3/5/2025Carrie Czerwinski Ledyard— The superintendent of the Ledyard wastewater treatment facility is pushing back after a planned expansion of sewer services in Ledyard has led to community concerns about the safety of Stonington’s drinking water. Steve Banks, the plant superintendent for the Ledyard Highlands Wastewater Treatment Facility on Town Road, said last […]
Save the Sound 2/26/2025 In a virtual press conference Wednesday morning, Save the Sound unveiled a new tool that puts the ability to easily access and share data about the health of Long Island Sound and the rivers that flow to it into the hands of local environmental groups, government agencies, educators, and more. QuickDrops is […]
2/26/2025 Peter Linderoth
The New London Day Carrie Czerwinski2/2/2025 Stonington — In less than two years, the Alliance for the Mystic River Watershed has gone from a group of concerned citizens to a nonprofit organization with $547,062 in grant awards. The alliance, whose mission is to protect and support the health of the Mystic River watershed through education, […]
Clean Water Ways – Flooding: The Unseen Risks 1/14/2025 Megan Granato, Bill Lucey
The New London Day 12/14/2024 By Carrie Czerwinski Stonington— With the help of the Eastern Connecticut Conservation District and a new state grant, the town will begin addressing water quality in Wequetequock Cove. The $545,000 grant from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will pay to install rain gardens and other natural stormwater […]
By Peter Linderoth
The New London Day 10/10/2024 By Kimberly DrelichDay Staff Writer [email protected] Groton ― The eastern part of Long Island Sound has received a top grade for water quality, while Mystic Harbor and outer Stonington Harbor ranked among the top five bays in the state, with Wequetequock Cove in Stonington among the worst. These were among the […]
