Hazardous Spills Report for the week of Jan 30^th – Feb 5^th, 2023

Central Watersheds (57)

North/East watersheds (4)

North/West Watersheds (11)

South/West Watersheds (7)

Central Watersheds (57) draining central NYS down to New York City and out into the Long Island Sound

**Spills impacting water bodies in the Central Watersheds could influence drinking water sources for NYC.

Upper Hudson River Watershed (2)

• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled at a private home on Elm St in Warrensburg – Warrensburg – File closed Jan 24 – Shroon River impacted *
• Jan 25 – unknown amounts of animal waste reported spilled from a traffic accident on exit 26 southbound in Chester Town – Warren – File closed Jan 27

Mohawk River Watershed (4)

• Jan 23 – unknown amounts of cow manure reported spilled at Champion Farms on Champion Rd in Kirkland – Oneida – File closed Jan 24
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of unknown petroleum reported spilled at Home Depot on French Rd in New Hartford – Oneida
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of unknown petroleum reported spilled at CITGO Gas Station on Albany St in Schenectady – Schenectady
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of gasoline reported spilled at a private home from a gas pump still in a car on Main St in Hunter – Greene – File closed Jan 23

Lower Hudson River Watershed (15)

• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of gasoline reported spilled at Cumberland Farms Gas Station on Bridge St in Catskill – Greene
• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of unknown petroleum reported spilled at a private residential home on Niver Ave in South Bethlehem – Albany – File closed Jan 26
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of unknown petroleum and hazardous materials reported spilled from a structure fire on Kings Rd in Colonie – Albany *
• Jan 24 – 50 gallons of waste oil reported spilled due to human error at a commercial location on South Albany Rd in Selkirk – Albany
• Jan 23 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residential home on Dale Ave in Ossining – Westchester
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of unknown petroleum reported spilled from Regeneron on Columbia Turnpike in Rensselaer – Rensselaer
• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of diesel reported spilled at Cumberland Farms on Chatham St in Nassau – Rensselaer
• Jan 20 – 1386 gallons of dielectric fluid reported spilled from a feeder that runs between substations on Kingston Ave in Yonkers – Westchester
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residence on Heathercrest Dr in Yorktown – Westchester
• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spiled at a private residence on Crow Hill Rd in Mount Kisco – Westchester
• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residence on Prospect St in Newburgh – Orange
• Jan 23 – water intrusion reported at a Cumberland Farms Gas Station on NY Route 94 in New Windsor – Orange
• Jan 26 – unknown amounts of gasoline reported spilled at a Cumberland Farms Gas Station on Blooming Grove Turnpike in New Windsor – Orange – File closed Jan 26
• Jan 23 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residential location on Sturr Lane in Florida – Orange
• Jan 25 – 1000 gallons of waste oil reported spilled from a barn fire on Waterbury Hill Rd in Union Vale – Dutchess

Delaware River Watershed (2)

draining an area of south-central NYS to Long Island Sound.

• Jan 22 – unknown amounts of grey water reported spilled into Delaware River on State Highway 30 in Roxbury – Delaware – File closed Jan 23 *
• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of radiator fluid reported spilled from NYSEG on CT Route 36 and cartwright road in Roxbury – Delaware

 Housatonic River Watershed (1)

draining a small portion of east central NYS into Connecticut and south into Long Island Sound

• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of diesel reported spilled from a commercial vehicle on Dwy lane in Wingdale – Dutchess

Atlantic/Long Island Sound Watershed (34)

• Jan 24 – 500 gallons of home heating oil reported spilled at a residential building on Katonah Park East in the Bronx – Bronx – File closed Jan 25
• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled at an apartment complex on Crotona Park East in the Bronx – Bronx
• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of home heating oil and gasoline reported spilled at a commercial building on 149^th St in the Bronx – Bronx
• Jan 24 – 75 gallons of transformer oil reported spilled from a pole transformer on 130^th St West of 3^rd St in Mount Vernon – Westchester – File closed Jan 25
• Jan 23 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled at a residential building on Villa Ave in Yonkers – Westchester
• Jan 21 – unknown amounts of unknown material reported spilled in a Bronx River Tributary on Bronx St in White Plains – Bronx *
• Jan 26 – 100 gallons of diesel reported spilled due to traffic accident on NY thruway on the I-95 Southbound in New Rochelle – Westchester
• Jan 25 – unknown amounts of motor oil reported spilled from a Drum Run on Neptune Ave in Brooklyn – Kings
• Jan 21 – unknown amounts of cement reported spilled deliberately by a cement mixing facility on Scott Ave in Brooklyn Kings – New Town Creek affected – File closed Jan 23 *
• Jan 21 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residence on Derby Dr South in Oceanside – Nassau – File closed Jan 25
• Jan 25 – 26 gallons of number six fuel oil reported spilled from a Vessel in the Atlantic Ocean off of West Broadway in Long Beach – Nassau *
• Jan 23 – 100 gallons of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residential building on Semton Blvd in Franklin Square – Nassau
• Jan 22 – 80 gallons of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residential location on Locust St in Glen Cove – Nassau
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of unknown petroleum reported spilled at a municipal location West of 100^th St in Manhattan – New York
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of unknown petroleum reported spilled onto the road east of 68^th St in Manhattan – New York – File closed Jan 20
• Jan 23 – unknown amounts of unknown petroleum reported spilled on the road on Rustic Rd in Yaphank – Suffolk – File closed Jan 24
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residential location on Stonehurst Ave in Dix Hills – Suffolk
• Jan 25 – unknown amounts of gasoline reported spilled at Cumberland Farms Gas Station on Commack Rd in Commack – Suffolk
• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of plastic reported spilled onto the road on Eckernkamp Dr in Smithtown – Suffolk
• Jan 25 – unknown amounts of pesticides reported spilled down a drain on County Rd 29 in South Hampton – Suffolk – File closed Jan 25
• Jan 21 – 75 gallons of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residence on 2th St North in Wheatley Heights – Suffolk
• Jan 20 – 100 gallons of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residence on Central Ave in Patchogue – Suffolk
• Jan 23 – 50 gallons of home heating oil reported spilled at a residential location on Locust Lane in Miller Place – Suffolk
• Jan 23 – 110 gallons of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residential location on Selden Blvd in Centereach – Suffolk
• Jan 25 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled at private residential location on Randall Ave in Port Jefferson – Suffolk
• Jan 22 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residential location on Tallow Lane in Lake Grove – Suffolk
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of transformer oil reported spilled at an intersection on Middle Country Rd in Centereach – Suffolk – File closed Jan 23
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of petroleum solvents reported spilled at an Auto Body shop on Queens Blvd in Queens – Queens
• Jan 23 – unknown amounts of unknown petroleum reported spilled at a construction site on 37^th Ave in Long Island City – Queens – File closed Jan 25
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of hydraulic oil reported spilled at Amtrak Yard Sunnyside on Honeywell St in Long Island City – Queens – File closed Jan 20
• Jan 23 – unknown amounts of transformer oil reported spilled at a private residential location on 59^th St in Arverne – Queens – File closed Jan 24
• Jan 23 – unknown amounts of motor oil reported spilled from a vessel on Raritan Bay South Shore in Staten Island – Richmond *
• Jan 25 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residential location on Palmer Ave in Mount Vernon – Westchester

North/East watersheds (4) draining the north of NYS into St. Lawrence River

Lake Champlain Watershed (1)

drains an area of northeast NYS into Lake Champlain and out to the Atlantic Ocean via St. Lawrence River.

• Jan 21 – unknown amounts of raw sewage reported spilled at a trailer park on State route 4 in Whitehall – Washington – File closed Jan 24

St. Lawrence River Watershed (3)

drains an area of northern NYS directly to the St. Lawrence River. 

• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of gasoline reported spilled at Phinn’s Redemption Ust Removal on James St in Clayton – Jefferson
• Jan 23 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled onto the roadway on NY Route 11C in North Lawrence – St Lawrence
• Jan 20 – 190 gallons of grey water reported spilled on County Route 38 in Basher Falls – St Lawrence

North/West Watersheds (11) taking central, north and west side NYS run-off to Lake Erie and Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario Minor Tributaries Watershed (1)

Draining the area south and east of Lake Ontario via many minor tributaries. Note: Major river systems that run through to Lake Ontario are designated with their own watersheds and are reported separately, including Genesee, Oswego and Black Rivers.

• Jan 23 – unknown amounts of grey water reported spilled on Walworth Penfield Rd in Macedon – Wayne

 Black River Watershed (0)

draining an area of north central NYS into Lake Ontario

• No spill records found during the search period Jan 20 – 28, 2023

Niagara River/Lake Erie (0)

drains the northwest corner of NYS, and much of the west side of NYS into Lake Erie.

• No spill records found during the search period Jan 20 – 28, 2023

Genesee River Watershed (3)

flows and drains a channel from the south border of NYS all the way north into Lake Ontario at Rochester in Monroe County.

• Jan 25 – unknown amounts of unknown material reported spilled deliberately by Pallet Express on Lyell Ave in Rochester – Monroe
• Jan 25 – unknown amounts of unknown petroleum reported spilled on to the soil on Morrison Ave in Chili – Monroe
• Jan 20 – 10 gallons of paint reported spilled behind Panera Bread on Chelmsford Rd in Brighton – Monroe – File closed Jan 23
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of diesel reported spilled at Wegmans Store on Monroe Ave in Rochester – Monroe

Oswego River/Finger Lakes Watershed (7)

drains a large area of central NYS north to Lake Ontario via Oswego River.

• Jan 24 – 500 lbs of coal reported due to a traffic accident on State Route 14 and Leet Rd in Seneca – Ontario – File closed Jan 25
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residential location on Whiting’s Corner Rd in Newark – Wayne
• Jan 22 – 50 gallons of diesel reported spilled onto the road on route 20 and Williams Rd in Marcellus – Onondaga
• Jan 25 – unknown amounts of unknown material reported spilled onto the pavement and down a drain from a car fire on East Genesee St in Dewitt – Onondaga – File closed Jan 25 *
• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of hydraulic oil reported spilled onto the roadway on East Washington St in Syracuse – Onondaga – File closed Jan 25
• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of gasoline – waste oil and number six fuel oil reported spilled at a non major facility on Southwest St in Syracuse – Onondaga
• Jan 23 – unknown amounts of radioactive material reported spilled on Franklin St Rd in Sennett – Cayuga – File closed Jan 24 *

South/West Watersheds (7)

Allegheny River Watershed (0) drains the southwest corner of NYS west to the Ohio River

• No spill records found during the search period Jan 20 – 28, 2023

Chemung River Watershed (2) combines with Susquehanna River, exits NYS to the south and empties into Chesapeake Bay

• Jan 25 – 55 gallons of diesel reported spilled from a tractor trailer motor vehicle accident on the I86 West in Corning – Steuben
• Jan 25 – 20 gallons of machine coolant reported spilled at Kennedy Valve on Water St E in Elmira – Chemung – File closed Jan 25

Susquehanna River Watershed (4) exits NYS to the south and empties into Chesapeake Bay

• Jan 24 – unknown amounts of diesel reported spilled at Fabri-Kal Tractor Trailer on I-88 Exit 9 in Sidney – Delaware
• Jan 25 – 100 gallons of home heating oil reported spilled from a railroad car on Haney Rd in Otsego – Otsego
• Jan 21 – 250 gallons of home heating oil reported spilled at a private residence on Town Line Rd in Truxton – Cortland
• Jan 20 – unknown amounts of waste oil reported spilled at Cortland Chrysler and Dodge on West Rd in Cortlandville – Cortland

Ramapo River Watershed (1) drains an area of Orange and Rockland counties flowing south through New Jersey and out Chesapeake Bay

• Jan 21 – unknown amounts of pool water reported spilled into a feeder stream east of Cavalry Drive in New City – Rockland – File closed Jan 21 *