Hudson Valley On The Water: Save The Sound Beats City Hall
A judge declined to release 4 Westchester municipalities from responsibility for sewage pollution, paving the way for a cleaner LI Sound.
HUDSON VALLEY, NY — An environmental watchdog fought City Hall and won big time — the result might someday mean a cleaner, less polluted Long Island Sound.
Save the Sound announced this week that the motion to dismiss brought by four towns that comprise the New Rochelle Sewer District in Save the Sound's Clean Water Act enforcement case was denied by a judge. The case was brought by Save the Sound and Atlantic Clam Farms of Connecticut to address chronic sewage overflow discharges to the Long Island Sound due to what the group contends are inadequately maintained sewage collection systems.
On September 14, Judge Cathy Seibel, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, denied the towns' motion to dismiss in its entirety and ruled the case can go forward on all of Save the Sound's claims. The municipalities named in the lawsuit include New Rochelle, Pelham Manor, The Town of Mamaroneck and Larchmont.
"We are gratified that the court agreed with what we have been saying for over six years now: poorly maintained sewage collection systems that result in discharge of raw and partially treated sewage to local waters and Long Island Sound violate the Clean Water Act—period," said Save the Sound President Curt Johnson. "We're glad that successful negotiations have proceeded with Westchester County and other municipalities, and are hopeful that we can return to resolving the pollution issues with the four towns of the New Rochelle Sewer District through discussion and collaboration rather than litigation, though we are of course prepared to continue to litigate if necessary."
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