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08.27.10 :: Latest Developments :: Preserve River Ecology

RvK Appeals DEC Ruling on NYC Sewage Plant Permit

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On August 16, 2010 Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), joined by New York/New Jersey Baykeeper and Long Island Soundkeeper, filed an appeal in New York Supreme Court challenging a decision by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to issue final permits for NYC sewage treatment plants that fail to include enforceable timelines for reducing raw sewage discharges from the city’s fourteen sewage treatment plants. Learn More

08.23.10 :: Rvk in the Press :: New York Times

Nuclear Plant’s Use of River Water Prompts $1.1 Billion Debate With State

08.20.10 :: Pollution Enforcement

County Environmental Panel Puts Focus on Hudson River Water Quality

http://newcity.patch.com/articles/county-environmental-panel-puts-focus-on-hudson-river-water-quality Learn More

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Upcoming Events

Riverkeeper Event

8th Annual West Side County Fair – Riverside Park South

September 12, 2010: 1:00PM to 7:00PM
Riverside Park South, West of Riverside Drive stretching between 72nd street and 126th
Enjoy a little country in Manhattan and celebrate the change of seasons with carnival rides and games, music, square dancing, sideshow performers, a petting zoo, … Learn More
Riverkeeper Event

Hudson Valley Reggae Festival

September 18, 2010: 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Honor’s Haven Resort & Spa in Ellenville, NY (Catskill Mountains) map
Join Riverkeeper at the Hudson Valley Reggae Festival on Saturday, September 18th. The site of this day long music festival will be held on 250 … Learn More
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