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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. 
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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.  
Waves crashing against the rocks in the Long Island Sound.
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UPDATED: Health Department OK’s Oakland, Playland, and Coveliegh Club Beaches to Reopen

Rye's beaches were among 11 to reopen along the Sound Shore after being shut down by the health department indefinitely last week.
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County Health Department Closes Playland, Oakland Beaches Until Further Notice Over High Bacteria Levels

The Rye beaches were closed until further notice by the health department — the latest victims of water contamination.
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Coveleigh Club 1 of 9 Sound Shore Beaches Westchester Health Department Closes Monday

Coveleigh Club was closed along with beaches in Mamaroneck and New Rochelle by Westchester Health Department officials due to the possibility of "elevated bacteria levels."
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Drunken Boater Arrested in Long Island Sound Crash That Injured 5

Gareth Ederer was charged with operating one of the boats while intoxicated, police said.