UT-OH.....MASSIVE EXPENSE AWAITING MUNICIPALITIES IN THE EAST OF HUDSON WATERSHED

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Massive Expense Awaiting Municipalities in East of Hudson Watershed--July 3, 2024--Martin Wilbur

Municipalities in the East of Hudson watershed will have to comply with much more stringent MS4 stormwater regulations that will be prohibitively expensive and carry stiff penalties for communities that fail to comply.

New regulations from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) that went into effect in January requires towns to work harder to make sure their stormwater is clean.

Last week, New Castle officials blasted the state for imposing what may be a cost of as much as an additional $4 million over the next five years to adhere to the higher standards.

The standards, which stemmed from the historic 1997 agreement to protect New York City’s drinking water, have periodically been strengthened since then, said New Castle Director of Planning Sabrina Charney Hull. That included development of Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) for communities within the city’s watershed starting in 2008.  MORE AT Massive Expense Awaiting Municipalities in East of Hudson Watershed | The Examiner News