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Following the completed repairs of a sewer main break at a Northern Westchester pump station, county officials have lifted an advisory for recreational activities in the Hudson River.
In an announcement on Monday, June 10, Croton-on-Hudson village officials said that repairs to the force main break at the Crotonville Pump Station on Croton River Rd. in Ossining have been completed and that the Westchester County Department of Health has lifted its advisory for avoiding the Hudson River.
The break occurred on Thursday, June 6. As a result, partially treated sewage had been entering the Croton and Hudson rivers because the pump station was being bypassed, according to county officials.
This led to Westchester County issuing an advisory warning residents to stay out of the Hudson River between Peekskill and Yonkers, as well as the closure of Croton Point Park Beach and Philipse Manor Beach.
Now that the repairs have been completed, the station is now operating normally and any Croton residents connected to the village's sewer system can resume normal activities.
Additionally, residents can now resume swimming at Croton Point Park Beach and Philipse Manor Beach Club, and boaters can again enter the Hudson River, according to health officials.
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