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.
Both beaches at Playland and Rye Town Park received C+ grades in Save the Sound's recent water quality report. 
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.  
Merchants and residents are not happy with the closing of the much-needed municipal lot, because of the lack of available parking spots downtown.
On a yearly basis, 27 billion gallons of water from sewers are washed into the Sound during rainy weather, according to Save Our Sound.
The race to meet the target stems from a 2015 federal lawsuit brought by Save the Sound that accused Westchester County and 11 municipalities of violating the 1972 U.S. Clean Water Act.  

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