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08.17.2022 Main Story

Town Water Committee focuses on geothermal energy and irrigation

The Water Advisory Committee (WAC) turned to its longtime former chairman, John Hallman, for some advice Monday on issues of geothermal energy and irrigation. During Mr. Hallman’s time with...

10.14.2021 News

Report: All well with Island water levels

Levels of water in test wells on the Island are better than normal despite a moderate seasonal aquifer drawdown, according to numbers released for September by the United States...

05.10.2021 News

Town committee calls for pesticide ban: Asks others to appeal to Town Board

The Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board (WQI) plans to reach out to other Island committees to join in an appeal to the Town Board to ban pesticides. Members of...

11.29.2020 News

No drought on Shelter Island; but Town Board wants to be prepared

The good news at the moment is Shelter Island is not on the National Drought Monitoring and Forecasting list of communities threatened by an inadequate water supply. But despite...

06.02.2020 News

Island’s precious resource under review: Second in a two-part series on water systems

Groundwater under Shelter Island is a limited resource. Of the three aquifers that the Island can draw upon, only the Upper Glacial aquifer remains usable. The other two aquifers...

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Town Water Committee focuses on geothermal energy and irrigation

Report: All well with Island water levels

Town committee calls for pesticide ban: Asks others to appeal to Town Board

No drought on Shelter Island; but Town Board wants to be prepared

Island’s precious resource under review: Second in a two-part series on water systems