The League urges the County and municipalities to:

• Preserve open space in environmentally sensitive parcels, such as those in Special Groundwater Protection Areas and those identified in the County's "master lists."
• Direct the County's Planning Department to work with Nassau County to pursue projects on a regional basis.
• Phase out the use of chemical pesticides on government-owned properties.
• Ban the use of pesticides for aesthetic purposes.
• Develop financial incentives and enforcement mechanisms to curb pesticide use on residential and agricultural lands and encourage the use of environmentally friendly alternatives.
• Designate an annual "No Pesticide Week" to encourage public officials to promote public awareness of the hazards of pesticides and effective alternatives.
• Adopt measures to limit impervious surfaces, by requiring conservation easements in subdivision approval requirements or strengthening landscape ordinances, for example.
• Provide financial incentives for homeowners to replace underground fuel tanks with new tanks to avoid polluting groundwater.
• Avert groundwater pollution from onsite waste discharge systems by (a) providing assistance for homeowners to upgrade and maintain such systems and (b) sending reminders to all homeowners to have these systems pumped out and checked for proper operation.
• Ensure adequate funding and staffing for Suffolk County's Agricultural Stewardship and Agricultural Environmental Management programs in order to improve agricultural stewardship and reduce groundwater contamination.