WPCNR THE SEWER REPORT. From County Department of Health. May 4, 2007: Westchester County has issued an alert to boaters and marinas on the Hudson River that a sewage break involving a major sewage line at Greystone Train Station in Yonkers has resulted in the discharge of untreated sewage into the river. Efforts are underway at this time to repair the broken line and expectations are that the discharge willbe stopped by early Saturday morning.
As a precaution, boaters and people who use the water for recreational purposes should avoid doing so this weekend. An advisory is being issued to marinas located on the Hudson River as well as County and local police departments.
It is estimated that the flow rate is approximately four million gallons per day and that this break may result in the release of two to three million gallons of sewage.
