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New Poughkeepsie Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Areas New Poughkeepsie Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Areas
New Poughkeepsie Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Areas The latest batch of storms to hit the Hudson Valley have led to raw sewage being discharged into the Hudson River in Dutchess County. The Poughkeepsie Water Control Plant issued its latest alert over the weekend, when nearly a million gallons of untreated waste was spilled into the Hudson River near Rinaldi Boulevard. The intermittent discharges were first reported at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Officials cited wet weather, and the strong storm front that produced heavy rain in the area overnight, stating that it may "potentially impact public areas." In total, an…

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New Dutchess Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Areas New Dutchess Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Areas
New Dutchess Sewage Discharge Could Affect Public Areas The latest batch of storms to hit the Hudson Valley have led to raw sewage being discharged into the Hudson River in Dutchess County. The Poughkeepsie Water Control Plant issued its latest alert on Tuesday, when an undisclosed amount of untreated waste was spilled into the Hudson River near Rinaldi Boulevard. The intermittent discharges were first reported at approximately 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Officials cited wet weather, and the strong storm front that produced heavy rain in the area overnight, stating that it may "potentially impact public areas." As of 10 a.m., the discha…

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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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Hudson River Sewage Discharge Alert Issued For Third Straight Day Hudson River Sewage Discharge Alert Issued For Third Straight Day
Hudson River Sewage Discharge Alert Issued For Third Straight Day Tuesday’s thunderstorms led to raw sewage being discharged into the Hudson River for the third time. For the third time in as many days, the Poughkeepsie Water Control Plant issued an alert, as 14,000 gallons of untreated waste was spilled into the Hudson River over a span of just 25 minutes in Dutchess County following the storms. The discharge was reported at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday night. The WPCP announced the incident on Wednesday morning. On Monday, 321,000 gallons of untreated waste was spilled into the Hudson River near Rinaldi Boulevard. The WPCP cited heavy rain, thund…

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