BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Rate-payers might be in for a costly surprise if United Water New York is allowed to increase rates in anticipation of their proposed desalination project, according to an attorney retained by the Town of Ramapo and a collection of other municipal bodies who spoke to the Rockland County Legislature’s […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – Attorney and local activist John J. Tormey III is ringing alarm bells about elevated arsenic levels in one of United Water’s Monsey wells. His concern was explored in a discussion of the County Legislature Environmental Committee on November 13. Tormey, who made a name for himself opposing FAA plans […]
Awards for “clean and green,” with politics thrown in for good measure BY KATHY KAHN The brouhaha brewing over United Water’s desalination plant was left at the door at the Rockland Business Association’s 4th Annual Green Council Awards luncheon. RBA Green Council chair Michael Shilale and Rosemarie Monaco of Group M, presented awards to Orange […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Haverstraw – Two Public Service Commission hearings on the continued need for United Water New York’s proposed desalination plant were held on October 1 and 2, drawing large numbers of residents with strong reservations about the plan and its environmental and financial impact. The hearing featured representatives from both the PSC and […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – A press conference was held at the County Legislature building in New City on September 24 to present a new study critiquing the need for a desalination plant at Haverstraw Bay and presenting potential alternatives to drawing drinking water from the Hudson. The study, conducted by adjunct associate professor […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The Rockland County legislature approved a motion calling on Albany to reject United Water’s planned rate increase and surcharge in the latest blowback against the utility’s plan to finance its proposed desalination plant and other plans. The resolution passed with little fanfare and no public comment from legislators, but […]