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Nearly A Million Gallons Of Waste Dumped Into Hudson River During Storms Nearly A Million Gallons Of Waste Dumped Into Hudson River During Storms
Nearly A Million Gallons Of Waste Dumped Into Hudson River During Storms The storms that struck the Hudson Valley this week have led to nearly a million gallons of partially treated waste being discharged into the Hudson River in Dutchess County. Officials from the City of Poughkeepsie Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) announced the discharge on North Water Street shortly after 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning, before the storm surged in the region. In total, an estimated 500 gallons of sewage was dumped into the river per minute until it could be controlled at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. It was not immediately clear if any public areas were pote…

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Thousands Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage Discharged Into Hudson River In Dutchess Thousands Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage Discharged Into Hudson River In Dutchess
Thousands Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage Discharged Into Hudson River In Dutchess Thousands of gallons of raw sewage were discharged into the Hudson River over the weekend as thunderstorms struck the area. The Poughkeepsie Water Control Plant issued an alert on Friday night, cautioning that over a four and a half hour span, more than 25,000 gallons of untreated waste was discharged into the Hudson River near Rinaldi Boulevard in Poughkeepsie. Officials said that “two permitted wet weather discharges occurred from two separate storm fronts producing heavy rain over a 24 hour period.” The notice comes following last week’s storms, when hundreds of gallons of waste was dum…

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New Poughkeepsie Sewage Discharge Could Impact Public Areas New Poughkeepsie Sewage Discharge Could Impact Public Areas
New Poughkeepsie Sewage Discharge Could Impact Public Areas The latest batch of storms to hit the Hudson Valley have led to raw sewage being discharged into the Hudson River for the fourth time in less than a week. The Poughkeepsie Water Control Plant issued its latest alert on Monday, when an undisclosed amount of untreated waste was spilled into the Hudson River. The intermittent discharges were first reported at approximately 1 a.m. on Monday morning. Last week, hundreds of thousands of gallons of untreated waste were spilled into the Hudson Valley near Rinaldi Boulevard, following thunderstorms that hit the region. Officials said that the rate o…

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Heavy Rain, Storms Lead To New Dutchess Sewage Discharge Warning Heavy Rain, Storms Lead To New Dutchess Sewage Discharge Warning
Heavy Rain, Storms Lead To New Dutchess Sewage Discharge Warning The thunderstorms passing through the region led to a sewage discharge that flooded into the Hudson River. For the second time in two days, the Poughkeepsie Water Pollution Control Plant has issued an alert after 6,000 gallons of untreated waste was spilled into the Hudson River over the span of 20 minutes on Tuesday. The latest discharge was first reported at 2 p.m. Tuesday and was quickly rectified. It has since been contained. On Monday, 321,000 gallons of untreated waste was spilled into the Hudson River near Rinaldi Boulevard. The WPCP cited heavy rain, thunderstorms and a one-inch ac…

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