November 11, 2021
Press Release
NYSG a Sponsor of 1st Annual LI Green Infrastructure Conf & Expo
Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) - Press Release
NYSG is a sponsor of the 1st Annual Long Island Green Infrastructure Conference & Expo focusing on ‘Protecting Our Water Resources.' The event will be hosted by tthe Nassau and Suffolk County Soil and Water Conservation Districts at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Thursday, June 21, 2012.
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NYSG at the Forefront of First Annual Long Island Green Infrastructure Conference
New York Coastlines, Fall 2012
NYSG was one of several cosponsors of this event, at which municipal officials and engineers, planners, consultants, property owners, landscape architects, and business leaders were provided with information on how green infrastructure can be an effective means of protecting Long Island’s valuable groundwater and coastal resources.
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November 11, 2021
Press Release
NYSG a Sponsor of 2nd Annual LI Green Infrastructure Conf & Expo
Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) - Press Release
Mid-June '13 conference to focus on ‘How to Address Water and Energy Issues and Benefit by Going Green During Tough Economic Times.’
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August 4, 2020
Press Release
On YouTube: Canada Geese Causing a Water Quality Issue?
Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) - News
NYSG Water Quality Specialist Eileen Keenan, who was a moderator at the NYSG co-sponsored Second Annual Long Island Green Infrastructure Conf & Expo this past summer, discusses the issue with Long Island Report.
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On Blog: Municipal Officials Conference: Managing Cesspools & Septic Systems to Protect LI’s Waters
Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) - News
Approximately 130 coastal managers, septic and cesspool company business owners, researchers, water quality professionals, elected officials, engineers and concerned citizens gathered for a March 2014 conference to hear experts deliver much needed information about the state of Long Island’s cesspools and septic systems and where we go from here.
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NYSG's NEMO Program Educates Officials on Storm Sewer System Regulations
Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) - News
As seen in the Great Neck Record, Eileen Keenan, manager New York Sea Grant's NEMO Program, recently briefed local officials on themunicipal separate storm sewer system (MS4), the regulations, basic requirements, effectiveness evaluation and special requirements relating to impaired water bodies in the area.
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NYSG NEMO Program Addresses Peconic Water Resource Protection
New York Coastlines, Winter 2011
Last Fall's Peconic Estuary Program’s Call to Action Conference put a spotlight on stormwater and nitrogen management, eelgrass protection, and habitat restoration.
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Supporting Municipal Natural Resource Protection
New York Coastlines, Spring 2009
Municipal stormwater management and nonpoint source pollution control on Long Island are of vital importance to protecting estuarine resources. The NYSG Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials Program has responded to these issues since 2001, providing technical expertise and assistance concerning EPA Phase II Stormwater Program compliance to nearly 100 Long Island municipalities.
Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO)
What is Stormwater?
NEMO: What is Stormwater?