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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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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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by Zak Failla