New York State Crime/violations for the week of July 18-24, 2022
NYS Spill Hotline 1-800-457-7362
Under State law and regulations, spills that could pollute the lands or waters of the state must be reported within 2 hours of discovery.
The Department of Environmental Conversation (DEC) recommends that anyone with knowledge, report the discovery of any contamination or a release to the NYS Spill Hotline (1-800-457-7362) as soon as possible.
Exempt from this reporting requirement: spills where ALL of the following conditions are met: spills known to be less than five gallons, contained and under control of the spiller, and will not reach water, and cleaned up within two hours of discovery.
CWA Crime –ID# 1:03CR00126-001, Fiscal Year 2004
One of 30 Criminal Prosecutions under the Clean Water Act (from 1989-2020)
Historic Case Summary (2004) Acid and heavy metals dumped into the Amherst, NY sewage system bring probation, restitution and a hefty federal fine
A company found to be discharging material of low pH (acidic, under 5.0 pH) and waste containing the heavy metal silver, without a permit, into the municipal publicly owned treatment works (POTW) was charged with knowingly violating the Clean Water Act.
The company plead guilty to the violation, and was sentenced to 24 months probation, a special assessment fee of $400, $3,487 restitution to the town of Amherst, and a federal fine of $70,000.
SDWA Compliance for the week of July 18-24 - 93.6%
(NY drinking water facilities currently in compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act)
8283 Drinking Water Facilities
- 530 with Current Violations
- 112 with Significant Violations
- 510 with Formal Enforcement Actions (in the last 5 yrs)
- 1 Criminal Prosecution under the Safe Drinking Water Act
NY Drinking Water Facilities with Significant Violations include:
Catskill Village, serving population of 8000 (Greene)
Cobleskill Water District, population 500 (Mohawk River Watershed, Schoharie)
Fonda Waterworks, population 1080 (Mohawk River Watershed, Montgomery)
Highland Falls Village, population 5400 (Orange)
Lowville Village, population 4000 (Lewis)
Middle Island Country Club, population 1000 (Atlantic/LIS Watershed, Suffolk)
Old Farm Hill Water District, population 1768 (Westchester)
Onandaga Nation Water System, population 1000 (Oswego River Watershed)
Pamelia Town Water System, population 1000 (Jefferson)
Poestenkill Water District#1, population 752 (Rennselaer)
Tarrytown Water Supply, population 11,000 (Westchester)
Village Park Apartments, population 500 (Dutchess)
Watertown Town Water District 3 & D, population 750 (Black River Watershed)
Westchester County Water District #3, population 6000 (Westchester)