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White coastal pavilion with two towers along a sandy beach and a calm bay, overcast sky and green trees in the background.
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Rain Having Greater Impact on Pollution at Rye Beach Clubs

Even in relatively dry years, stormwater runoff has been severe enough to close beaches and fail health standards across the county.
Aerial view of a large house with a pool and trees; a site map labeled SITE; and a deck railing elevation drawing below.
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Neighbors Battle Over Proposed Construction on Scenic Long Island Sound Cove

Owners of $15 million 1001 Forest Ave. home continue to propose and rework plans for a gangway leading over wetlands to a pier and dock on shore.
Coastal clubhouse on a rocky peninsula at sunset with white chairs set up for an outdoor event overlooking a harbor.
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Shenorock Shore Club, American Yacht Club Receive County’s Only A Grades for Water Cleanliness

In Save the Sound's latest Beach Grades, only nine of the 19 Long Island Sound beaches in Westchester had consistently clean water last summer.
Rye Town Park beach
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Rye City Council Votes to Join Group Addressing Pollution of Long Island Sound

Weeks after Mamaroneck plant released 18 million gallons of wastewater into Long Island Sound, Rye enters intermunicipal agreement aimed at preventing pollution.
Waves crashing against the rocks in the Long Island Sound.
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Westchester Settles 2015 Clean Water Lawsuit Over Sewage in Long Island Sound

The lawsuit was first filed in 2015 against 11 communities in Westchester, along with the county government, for allegedly violating the U.S. Clean Water Act.
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Guardians of the Sound: Rye PD’s Marine Unit Ensures Safe Waters

Rye's marine unit covers 14 miles of shoreline on the Long Island Sound, from the Portchester Harbor down to Mamaroneck.
Coastal homes in Rye
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Rye PD Marine Unit Locates 49-Year-Old Paddle Boarder Swept Away by Long Island Sound

A man reported to police he was wakeboarding with a friend when they became separated, last seeing him swept up by the Long Island Sound current. 
Elissa Carroll
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Elissa Carroll’s New Installation Brings Beauty of Rye to Walls of Coveleigh

The three 65-inch by 65-inch canvases line a white wall in the newly renovated ballroom at Coveleigh, opposite the windows facing the Long Island Sound in Rye.
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Trouble at The Beach: Long Island Sound is Cleaner, But Still Polluted

The Sound has become significantly cleaner over the last 50 years, but that water has not become consistently clean enough.
Piped and storm drains
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City Misses Deadline for Stipulated Federal Sanitary Sewer Repairs — Again

Under revised terms, the city has agreed to spend an additional $140,000 to reconstruct the Sterling Field parking lot in a way that is environmentally beneficial.  

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