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The captivating beach located in Long Island City, called Mecox Bayis surrounded by homes of citizens with high purchasing power, and is a frequent recreation area for the inhabitants, which raised the alarm of the authorities based on the results of the analyzes.
The results of the samples indicated that the beach contains a high and dangerous level of streptococci, an intestinal pathogen that is used to determine the amount of fecal matter in the water. According to the Surfrider Foundation, pathogen levels exceeded levels considered safe according to New York standards in 46 percent of tests conducted last year.
The residents of the area raised their claim repeatedly because in Mecox Bay almost all runoff accumulates coming from the highlands coming from businesses, farms and crowded homes in the region. Likewise, the failures in the old septic tanks and cesspools cause waste to leak into the bay in the event of abundant rain.
The City’s Half-Solution on Polluted New York Beach
In order to mitigate pollution, the city Periodically opens Mecox Bay to the ocean with a hole in the land separating it from the ocean, which in turn serves to drain waste and salinize and purify the area with the rising tide. However, every April 1st, some endangered species perch in the wellso the authorities are forced to delay drainage until they leave.
In dialogue with The New York Post, Scott Horowitz, president of Southampton Town Trustees, who manages the bay, questioned the city’s methods. “When a delay like that occurs, water quality degrades. Simply it gets worse and worse and creates problems for the region“, he stated, and then pointed out that the more they protect the species, the worse the water is in condition.
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