Board Blames Niagara Falls Sewer Spill on Heavy Rain, Aging Infrastructure
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A public agency under scrutiny for a discharge that turned water below Niagara Falls black says heavy rain and outdated infrastructure is to blame for another spill that prompted a violation notice from the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
The board said Friday the Aug. 15 sewer overflow was immediately reported, as required by the Sewage Pollution Right To Know law.
On July 29, a discharge from a different part of the system at the treatment plant caused a smelly black plume to spread around the Maid of the Mist dock below the falls on the U.S. side of the river.
The board said it has committed over $1 million in the last several months to improve treatment facilities and has identified about $6.9 million for 2018 system upgrades.
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