Amper of Pine Barrens Society of Long Island speaks at LIMBA meeting

Richard Amper, environmental activist and founder of the Pine Barrens Society of Long Island spoke at a recent Friday LIMBA meeting at the Clarion Hotel on the Veterans Memorial Hwy. Business Corridor. The event hosts were LIMBA president, Bill Miller and LIMBA VP, Michelle Marie Zere. The meeting was well attended with a cross section of business leaders, associates and concerned citizens. Amper addressed the critical issues of water quality and sustainability on Long Island's continued population growth going forward. The Clean Water Partnership Act was created with a goal of reversing declining drinking and surface water quality island-wide. The principal culprit is the elevated levels of nitrogen in the water. Levels have risen over 200% in the last 20 years primarily from damaged insufficient septic systems, cesspools, aging sewer plants and storm runoff, fertilizers, toxic chemicals and now algae blooms that reduce oxygen in the water that kills fish and has closed shellfish beds.