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State DEC Reports Manhole Overflow In Valley Cottage

VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y. -- The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued an alert after a sanitary sewer overflowed in Valley Cottage last weekend.

A blocked sanitary sewer line overflowed in Valley Cottage, N.Y., near DeForest Lake, a reservoir, the state Department of Environmental Conservation reported. The lake is seen from nearby High Tor, a summit of the northern Hudson River Palisades.

A blocked sanitary sewer line overflowed in Valley Cottage, N.Y., near DeForest Lake, a reservoir, the state Department of Environmental Conservation reported. The lake is seen from nearby High Tor, a summit of the northern Hudson River Palisades.

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The DEC said that the overflow occurred on Saturday, Dec. 12, near, or at, 5 Reina Court in the Clarkstown hamlet.

The discharge sparked concerns about DeForest Lake, a nearby reservoir.

The overflow was blamed on debris blocking the sanitary sewer line. It took authorities about two hours to correct the problem.

For more information, visit the DEC’s Sewage Pollution Right to Know (SPRK) page by clicking here.

It was not known at press time whether the lake was actually affected by the overflow.

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