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Animal Sewage in New York, By the Numbers

… That enormous amount of animal sewage, which contains harmful pathogens and excessive amounts of nutrients, must be handled and disposed of properly. That’s what our lawsuit seeks to accomplish. … Read More

Riverkeeper kicks off water sampling season with pharmaceuticals research

… for the global environment on par with increased emissions of greenhouse gases and of release of nutrients, research into the issue is comparatively under-funded, and as a result, we know … Read More

Using Community Science to Document the Wallkill River’s Harmful Algal Bloom

… lead to algal blooms such as this include high temperatures, slow or stagnant water, and excess nutrients in the water that could come from sewage (both treated and untreated), urban runoff, and … Read More

Big crowd gathers to learn about Wallkill’s harmful algae, and what we can do about it

… temperatures and still water are key ingredients for blooms While nitrogen and phosphorus are key nutrients, there can be too much of a good thing, leading to algal blooms when runoff of … Read More

NYS commits to Newburgh Source Water Assessment

… water evaluation is identified as “effective source water protection strategies to limit excess nutrients in surface water.” Excess nutrients can be associated with agricultural or urban land … Read More

Confirmed: Wallkill River Algae Produced High Toxin Levels

… lead to algal blooms such as this include high temperatures, slow or stagnant water, and excess nutrients in the water that could come from from sewage (both treated and untreated), urban runoff, … Read More

Public Warned to Avoid Contact with Potentially Harmful Algae on Wallkill River

… lead to algae blooms such as this include high temperatures, slow or stagnant water, and excess nutrients in the water from sewage (both treated and untreated), and runoff of fertilizers from … Read More

Another (yes, another) potentially harmful algal bloom on the Wallkill

On August 24, New Paltz community members reported to Wallkill River Watershed Alliance (via … Read More

Another Potentially Harmful Algae Bloom on the Wallkill River

… Additional analysis is planned of algae by Decker and John Gotto, Ph.D., of SUNY Ulster, and of nutrients by Neil Bettez, Ph.D., of SUNY New Paltz and the Cary Institute. These scientists … Read More

Restore & Protect NYC Waterways

… Water Treatment Facilities) do more than just risk swimmer safety — the organics (specifically, nutrients like nitrates) in that waste can lead to anything from toxic algal blooms to hypoxic or … Read More