In an awful deja vu feeling we share this NYTimes story about the disaster at the North River Treatment Plant.  The fire and subsequent shutdown has resulted in millions and millions of gallons of untreated wastewater falling directly into the Hudson and Harlem rivers. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/nyregion/sewage-spill-renders-new-york-harbor-unfit.html?_r=1&hp 40 years ago it was standard practice to dump untreated wasted directly into the waterways.  Money from the Clean Water Act made possible the treatment of raw sewage and led to waterways suitable for recreation, such as human-powered boating. This weekend we go back to the past, before it became obvious that dumping waste into the [...]

Due to potentially dangerous levels of bacteria in the water from raw sewage dumping into the Hudson River as a result of a treatment plant fire taking the plant offline, area boat houses--including the LICCB--are canceling programming for the weekend. The plant located on the Hudson River between 135th and 149th Street remains offline at this time while repairs are made.  Some untreated sewage is being diverted to other plants through emergency sewer work, but levels of bacteria are high enough for the DEP to advise complete avoidance of any contact which carries the risk of ingestion of the water, including [...]