Opening of Pond to Ocean Will Have to Wait

The East Hampton Town Trustees’ attempt to open Georgica Pond to the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday was abandoned for the time being, said Francis Bock, the trustees clerk. In the morning, an incoming tide hindered the effort; a second attempt at low tide “established a nice flow,” he said, but the cut closed naturally overnight.

A date to establish the traditional fall opening, which will raise the pond’s salinity and eliminate the blue-green algae bloom that has persisted since June, has not been determined, Mr. Bock said yesterday.