JULY 3—–HUDSON RIVER UNSAFE TO SWIM IN DUE TO YONKERS SEWAGE PLANT FAILURE | WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER SETS RECORD VISITS FOR YEAR 7,017,658 VISITS! 2,098,003 VISITORS MADE 6 VISITS A DAY EVERY DAY. 63,330 UNIQUE VISITORS MADE 133,730 VISITS IN DECEMBER. WPCNR AVERAGED 17,284 VISITORS A WEEK, VISITING 31,270 TIMES.

Westchester County Advises Against Recreational Use of the Hudson River Following Yonkers Wastewater System Failure

Residents Urged to Avoid Contact with River Until Further Notice

(White Plains, NY) – Westchester County Department of Health is advising residents to avoid all recreational use of the Hudson River following a power failure at the Yonkers Sewage Treatment System.

Residents are urged to refrain from swimming, kayaking, paddleboarding, boating with water contact, fishing from the water, or participating in any other recreational activities involving contact with the Hudson River in the following communities:

New York City
Yonkers
Hastings-on-Hudson
Dobbs Ferry
Irvington
Tarrytown
Sleepy Hollow
Briarcliff Manor

Additionally, Phillips Manor Beach Club has been closed until further notice.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.