Irrigation Committee asks for delay, seeks more testimony
JULIE LANE PHOTO |Members of the Irrigation Committee got a lesson from Mark Mobius on the use of fertilizers and concerns about how inorganic material leeches into the soil. With the original date for...
View ArticleMoratorium for the irrigation moratorium
AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO | Irrigation Committee Chairman Thom MIlton addressing the Town Board Tuesday. From left, Councilman Paul Shepherd, Supervisor Jim Dougherty and Councilman Ed Browne. Not seen,...
View ArticleIrrigation consultant: New tests, no difference
JULIE LANE PHOTO |Consultant John Benvegna during a November meeting with the Irrigation Committee. Last week, via telephone, he offered some preliminary findings stemming from January field tests....
View ArticleSandy sufferers can’t drink the water
JULIE LANE PHOTO |Water Advisory Committee Chairman John Hallman is calling on the town to provide potable water to residents whose wells were salted during Superstorm Sandy. There are Islanders whose...
View ArticleIrrigation committee still debating
JULIE LANE PHOTO |Irrigation Committee Consultant John Benvegna. There were hints at the Irrigation Committee’s most recent meeting about advice the Town Board might receive regarding the proposed ban...
View ArticleIrrigation Committee member questions validity of well tests
JULIE LANE PHOTO | John Hallman said town well test results were not valid because of their timing. A member of the Shelter Island Irrigation Committee is questioning the value of new data on chloride...
View ArticleReporter editorial: When ‘long term’ means now
JULIE LANE PHOTO |Irrigation Committee Consultant John Benvegna. Ken Pysher is concerned Mr. Benvegna’s studies are only looking at the short term when it comes to the Island’s drinking water. For all...
View ArticleConsultant: Plenty of water for current needs of Shelter Island
JULIE LANE PHOTO |Irrigation Committee Consultant John Benvegna has finished his draft report to the committee. In his draft report to the Shelter Island Irrigation Committee, consultant John Benvegna...
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