MID-HUDSON – The flooding caused by last weekend’s heavy rains caused municipal wastewater facilities to overflow into waterways, resulting in potential contamination.
In Ulster County, Kingston’s wastewater treatment plant overflowed and discharged sewage into the Rondout Creek, bathing beach, boat launch, drinking water intake, fishing area and park, according to a State Department of Environmental Conservation report.
Over 62,000 gallons of combine sewer overflow discharged over a six- hour period.
In Dutchess County, the heavy rains caused Pawling Joint Sewer Commission Wastewater Treatment plant to flow from the sewer at 37 Corbin Road into the main influent pump station and overflow into the main influent pump station.
That pump station overflowed and with both pump stations running at 100 percent and inflow coming in from the Route 22 corridor, the stormwater overflowed the main partial flume at the head of the plant.
The overflow lasted 75 minutes resulting in 10,000 to 15,000 gallons of discharge running into the Great Swamp fishing area.
In Sullivan County, some 200,000 gallons of discharge spilled from the Kiamesha Lake Sewer Treatment Plant into Kiamesha Creek. A filter was bypassed and the flow was sent through the lagoon due to heavy rain.
Town of Thompson Water and Sewer Commissioner Mike Messenger said none of the discharge entered Kiamesha Lake.
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