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Catskill, Hudson release overflow

May 02, 2017 12:03 am

The city of Hudson and village of Catskill on Sun., Apr. 30, following heavy rains, released sewage into the Hudson River and Catskill Creek, respectively. The Village of Catskill Wastewater Treatment Plant said in a report released Monday, the untreated discharge was released into Catskill Creek at the rate of 50 gallons per minute, over a two-hour period, for a total overflow of 6,000 gallons. The report warned of the potential impact on fishing in the creek. The City of Hudson Wastewater Treatment Facility reported it discharged 100,000 gallons of disinfected primary effluent, or wastewater, into the Hudson River, in the city's North Bay, for nearly an hour on Sunday. State law requires that all discharges of untreated and partially treated sewage discharges be reported to the state Department of Environmental Conservation within two hours of discovery, and within four hours of discovery to the public and adjoining municipalities.

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