Fourteen Long Island Sound waters remain on impaired list

October 24, 2026

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Fourteen water bodies near Long Island Sound are on the EPA's 303(d) impaired list as of 2022, including the East River Lower, Upper New York Bay, Newtown Creek, and Gowanus Canal, all carrying cleanup requirements under the Clean Water Act.¹

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1. EPA ATTAINS (303(d) impaired waters)

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