3 sewage plants in Nassau damaged in storm

Originally published: November 1, 2012 1:45 PM
Updated: November 2, 2012 10:16 AM
By BY ROBERT BRODSKY robert.brodsky@newsday.com

Photo credit: Danielle Finkelstein | Raw sewage spilled out of manholes and onto Barnes Avenue in Baldwin, the result of the shutdown of the Bay Park Sewage Treatment plant. (Nov. 01, 2012)

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Superstorm Sandy caused serious damage to three Nassau County sewage treatment plants, sending effluent pouring into dozens of homes from Lawrence to East Rockaway and leaving exhausted residents looking for a new place to live.

But, while homeowners spent Thursday discarding contaminated furniture, Nassau officials said operations had been partially restored at East Rockaway's Bay Park Sewage...

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