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Archives for September 2017

Cool September Nights Good Sign for Fish

Posted on September 25, 2017 Written by stevietheb Leave a Comment

Cooler evenings during the last 30 days have resulted in improved water quality at all harbors monitored by East Norwalk Blue (ENB). Water temperatures versus last year are one to two degrees colder than what was observed for the same period in 2016. While not a major change in temperature, the corresponding increase in dissolved oxygen levels has been dramatic with observed values as high as 10 ppm in the northern (landward) end in some of the estuaries monitored by ENB. For comparison, the CT DEEP guidelines are no less than 5 ppm. Even the highly stressed waters at the northern end of Norwalk Harbor are recovering to levels that will support fish by the end of September. All of this means better life support for the large schools of bunker moving upstream to the headwaters as they do in late summer and early fall. In short, chances of a major fish kill along our coast in September have all but disappeared for 2017.

–Dick Harris

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Updates

ENB Pumpout Program starts May 1st in most areas

With nicer weather on the horizon, the 2023 boating season has begun!  With that, ENB’s Pumpout Program starts on the water operations between Westport, CT and City Island, NY on May 1st (Bridgeport, CT locations will begin middle of May).  Boaters can make pumpout requests for their boats in these areas right here online by […]

ENB Pumpout Program 2023 starts in May

East Norwalk Blue’s Mobile Pumpout Program starts up again in May.  When we are operating, boaters can enter their pumpout request here online by filling out Pumpout Request Form on this website.  We look forward to another great year on the water keeping pollution at bay with our upgraded fleet.  To keep the Sound waters […]

ENB 2023 Mobile Pumpout Program starts May 1st!

With winter coming to a close, the 2023 boating season is getting near, and ENB will be ready to start up our mobile pumpout program again in May.  We will be operating May through October along the north coast of the western Long Island Sound, from Bridgeport, CT to Locust Point, NY.  There will be […]

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