Kudos to Southampton Town Trustee Joe McLoughlin for his great effort to save the natural bodies of fresh water in North Sea.
Big Fresh Pond and Little Fresh Pond are gorgeous natural creations that have become environmentally endangered. We all know too well the disaster of Mill Pond in Water Mill that caused that body of fresh water to become so polluted that it was deemed dead many years ago. We must learn from that tragedy and the similar problems now facing Lake Agawam. It is essential that we become more environmentally responsible and undertake the remediation efforts necessary to preserve these natural bodies of fresh water.
In that effort, Joe McLoughlin has recently worked closely with North Sea residents to get the town to install new catch basins around Little Fresh Pond. This is a major step to help avoid road runoff, one of the most serious pollutants of fresh water.
We thank you, Joe, and your fellow Trustees for being so responsive in our joint effort to preserve the natural beauty of this area.
Jimmy Silber
Southampton
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