Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) has announced that the second of two Helix water filtration systems, installed earlier this winter on private properties as part of the Crescent Beach reopening strategy, is fully active.

City of Glen Cove Department of Public Works officials confirmed that, on Tuesday, April 12, Fabco installed filter cartridges into the second Helix filter, marking the long-awaited start to active water filtration. The Helix systems were first installed on private properties adjoining Hempstead Harbor earlier this winter.

The filters are central to a comprehensive plan for reopening Crescent Beach, which has been closed for more than a decade due to bacteria contamination from a nearby estuary. The installation of a new culvert and sand replenishment and re-grading are the final two major steps as part of the remediation scope, officials said.

“Crescent Beach has always been one of my favorite places in Glen Cove. With the progress we have made in recent months, I am truly optimistic that we will soon be able to re-open Crescent Beach,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “I thank everyone who has remained so focused on restoring a true gem of our community so that a new generation of Glen Cove residents can make cherished memories there like my family and I did.”