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Latest Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Boat Launch Area Latest Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Boat Launch Area
Latest Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Boat Launch Area The storms to strike the Hudson Valley have led to gallons of raw sewage being discharged into the Hudson River in Orange County. The Newburgh Waste Water Treatment Plant issued its latest alert on Tuesday, when more than 150,000 gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater was spilled into the Hudson River near North Montgomery Street in the city, potentially impacting the nearby boat launch area. The discharge was first reported at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, with an estimated 500 gallons per minute being spilled into the river. Officials cited the weather conditions, which …

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New Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Boat Launch Area New Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Boat Launch Area
New Orange County Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Boat Launch Area The latest batch of storms to hit the Hudson Valley have led to raw sewage being discharged into the Hudson River in Orange County. The Newburgh Waste Water Treatment Plant issued its latest alert on Tuesday, when tens of thousands of untreated sewage and stormwater was spilled into the Hudson River near North Montgomery Street in the city, potentially impacting the nearby boat launch area. The discharge was first reported at approximately 4 a.m. on Tuesday morning, with an estimated 500 gallons per minute being spilled into the river. Officials cited the weather conditions, which caused an…

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Newburgh Sewage Discharge Could Impact Public Areas Newburgh Sewage Discharge Could Impact Public Areas
Newburgh Sewage Discharge Could Impact Public Areas Thousands of gallons of raw sewage was discharged into the Hudson River on Wednesday morning, amid poor weather conditions in Newburgh. The Newburgh Water Department issued an alert at approximately 10 a.m. on Wednesday, cautioning that over a 24-hour stretch, an estimated 5,000 gallons of untreated waste was dumped into the Hudson River near Renwick Street each minute. Officials said that the discharge may have affected the Hudson River and other public areas. The notice comes following a series of similar discharges into the river in Poughkeepsie last week 

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Thousands Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage Discharged Into Hudson River Thousands Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage Discharged Into Hudson River
Thousands Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage Discharged Into Hudson River 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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Newburgh, Walden Sewage Discharges Could Impact Public Areas Newburgh, Walden Sewage Discharges Could Impact Public Areas
Newburgh, Walden Sewage Discharges Could Impact Public Areas The latest rainfall has led to a pair of discharges in Orange County that sent untreated sewage into area waterways. Separate discharges were reported in Walden and Newburgh at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday morning, as untreated sewage was dispatched into the Hudson River, Tin Brook Creek and Quasaic Creek. The discharges could impact public areas, officials said. Officials cited the heavy rain for the discharges, noting that they will continue intermittently throughout the storm. It was not clear how many gallons have been dumped into the waterways. The new discharges come after hundreds…

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Heavy Rain, Storms Lead To New Hudson River Sewage Discharge Warning Heavy Rain, Storms Lead To New Hudson River Sewage Discharge Warning
Heavy Rain, Storms Lead To New Hudson River 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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