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Cheese-clogged pipe causes sewer plant untreated water discharge in town of Johnstown, state says
16 Apr

Cheese-clogged pipe causes sewer plant untreated water discharge in town of Johnstown, state says

Tyler A. McNeil0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Johnstown, Local News, News, The Gloversville Leader Heralddairy washwater, GJJWTPP, Gloversville-Johnstown Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility
TOWN OF JOHNSTOWN — A cheese-clogged pipe resulted in untreated water discharged by the Cayadutta Creek, according to a state alert notification issued Sunday. Discharged over the duration of 17 minutes was an estimated 1,300 gallons of dairy washwater from the Gloversville Johnstown Joint Wastewater Treatment facility. Some 95% of the substance soaked into the ground and 5%, the stormwater system. Officials shut down the pipeline within 25 minutes of the 9:13 a.m. incident. Containing milk and animal waste, dairy washwater in high quantities can endanger local ecosystems. This discharge was "non-hazardous" to the public and quickly dilutable, officials reported.…
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