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Environmental Groups Push for Strengthened Leachate Rules in New York
New York River Watch says the leachate passed through seven sewage plants and reached waterways tied to drinking water, including the Niagara River.
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Environmental groups push for strengthened leachate rules in New York
New York River Watch, a group formed by riverkeeper advocates, seeks to expand a proposed state rule to require landfill leachate pretreatment. They tracked the fate of half a billion gallons of leachate in a new report.
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New York's largest landfill sent 65 million gallons of waste into drinking water sources, report says
A New York landfill produces more than 65 million gallons of leachate a year, and that waste travels through sewage plants whose outflows feed into major drinking water sources, according to a new statewide report. For communities downstream, pollution created in one place may not stay there. Here's what to know Seneca Meadows Inc. on Route 414 was New York's biggest source of landfill leachate, averaging more than 65 million gallons each year f…
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