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On August 3 the Mamaroneck Sanitary Sewer District plant discharged into Long Island Sound. New York's first public report said 4 million gallons. The correction filed the next day said 16,290, a factor of 245 inside the notification system residents rely on to decide whether it is safe to swim, boat or fish. It was the second Westchester County plant discharge in five weeks, and it happened in one of the four sewer districts covered by the county's decade long Clean Water Act settlement with Save the Sound.

In This Episode
(0:00) Cold open, two plants, five weeks, one number that was wrong
(0:20) Deep dive, the Yonkers failure, the Mamaroneck discharge, and the Save the Sound settlement
(4:00) What else is happening, tonight's Bee-Line student fare hearing
(4:35) Close

Sources
MyRye.com, Mamaroneck wastewater treatment plant sewage release, August 3 and 4, 2026
Yonkers Times, Yonkers wastewater treatment plant power failure, July 12, 2026
Save the Sound, Westchester County agreement ending Clean Water Act lawsuit, July 16, 2025

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