REPORT ON THE POLLUTION OF THE WATERS OF MOODNA CREEK IN THE VICINITY OF NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION NORTHEAST REGION HUDSON-CHAMPLAIN AND METROPOLITAN COASTAL COMPREHENSIVE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PROJECT Metuchen, New Jersey November, 1966 ------- REPORT ON THE POLLUTION OF THE WATERS OF MOODNA CREEK IN THE VICINITY OF NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION NORTHEAST REGION HUDSON-CHAMPLAIN AND METROPOLITAN COASTAL COMPREHENSIVE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PROJECT Metuchen, New Jersey November, 1966 ------- CONTENTS Page Recommendations and Conclusions ii Description of Area 1 Water Uses 2 Sources of Pollution 3 Water Quality 4 Status of Pollution Abatement 10 APPENDIX 1 Correspondence Relating to Pollution of Moodna Creek 14- i ------- RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 1. Moodna Creek is a small tributary'of the Hudson River whose lower reaches are affected by tidal action. 2. The waters of Moodna Creek receive the discharge of raw and/ or inadequately treated municipal sewage and industrial waste. 3. Large amounts of waste materials have accumulated in the tidal portion of the Creek. The decay of these materials have created septic conditions resulting in the evolution of gases and noxious odors. The problem has become more pronounced during the extended drought due to extremely limited flushing action. 4. Moodna Creek is in the area covered by the Conference on Pollution of the Interstate Waters of the Hudson River and Its Tribu- taries (New York and New Jersey) which was held in New York City, September 28-30, 1965. One firm, Majestic Weave Corp., is under formal abatement orders by the New York State Health Department, and formal agreements have been reached with the Towns of. New Windsor arid Cornwall to comply with the conclusions and recommendations of the conference to provide, secondary waste treatment. A hearing is being scheduled by the Health Department for the Cornwall Paper Company. One former polluter has gone out of business. 5. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has studied the problem of removal of deposited sludge by dredging, and indicated it could not accomplish the dredging because of a lack of jurisdiction. Although natural decay will eventually eliminate the oxygen demand of the bottom sludge, such decay will require a number of years. Removal by mechanical ------- means would greatly increase the recovery of Moodna Creek. 6. To provide immediate relief from the situation, in lieu of dredging, chemical treatment of the water should be accomplished. Increased chlorine dosage at the New Windsor Sewage Treatment Plant, and the addition of sodium nitrate to the waters of the Creek would be of value as temporary relief measures. 7. Long range solutions to the problem require that all waste sources be eliminated or provided with secondary treatment or its equi- valent. Existing agreements between the State of New York Health De- partment and the Towns of New Windsor and Cornwall, calling for secondary treatment at these waste treatment plants should be adhered to. Existing abatement orders against Majestic Weave Corp. should be pursued, and similar orders issued against.all other pollution sources discharging to Moodna Creek. ------- I. DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA Moodna Creek is a tributary to the Hudson River, entering the Hudson 58 miles up-stream of ,the Battery. The Creek drains the plateau area surrounding the Schunemunk Mountains where ridge elevations approximate 1,500 feet above mean sea level. The stream is approximately 25 miles long, including its source river, the Otter Kill, and drains an area of 179 square miles. The stream gradient is regular with a drop of 500 feet in the 13 mile reach below the Otter Kill. The drainage basin is irregular in shape but the main drainage and river flow is in a northeasterly direction. The stream width varies from 20 feet to 300 feet, with depths ranging from a few inches to several feet. At its confluence with the Hudson River, Moodna Creek widens into a delta with a width of over 300 feet. This delta is subject to tidal action from the Hudson River. The basin is predominantly rural in nature; however, there is a rapid increase in population in the area as evidenced by many new housing developments and garden apartments which are being constructed throughout the basin, and particularly in the vicinity of New Windsor. Major towns in the basin include Cornwall, with a population of 8,094, and New Windsor with a population of 11,908. (1960 Census) Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of Moodna Creek showing the rela- tive location of these population centers. ------- /-Suds oa/ use ------- II. WATER USES Water Supply There are no known municipal water supply systems using Moodna Greek as a source. However, the Creek does serve as a source of water for industrial purposes. The Cornwall Paper Company and the Majestic Weave Company, both located in Cornwall, utilize the Creek for industrial process water. Recreation Extremely limited use is made of these waters for recreational bathing and boating, primarily due to the physical configuration of the stream. Its shallow depth generally limits the use for such purposes. In addition, the poor water quality prevents utilization in those areas where the physical-configuration would otherwise allow such activity. Some areas of the Creek support warm water sport fish species, and fishermen have been observed near the Creek mouth. 2 ------- III. SOURCES OF POLLUTION The waters of Moodna Creek receive the discharge of raw and in- adequately treated municipal sewage and industrial waste. Tables 1 and 2 present a summary of available data on the municipal and industrial waste discharges to the Creek. Table 1. Municipal Waste Sources Locat ion Treatment Collection System Design Flow mgd Tributary Population New Windsor Primary w/Cl2 Separate .625 6250 Cornwall Primary w/C^ Separate .24 2000 Table 2. Industrial Waste Sources Name & Location Cornwall Paper Cornwall Majestic Weave Cornwall Waste Process Process & Sanitary Star Expansion Bolt Process & Mountainville Sanitary 2/ Park Paper Tissue— Process Salisbury Treatment Reclamation (Save-alls) Av. Flow No. mgd Employees Process-None Sanitary-Imhoff Tank Chemical None xi/ .06 .042 1.2 50 70 300 xi/ No data available 2/ — Recently, this firm was closed and is reported to be out of business 3 ------- IV. WATER QUALITY As a result of the discharge of organic material from industrial and municipal sources the water in Moodna Creek is degraded. The water shows high coliform bacteria densities as well as-depressed dissolved oxygen. In addition, problems have been reported due to color, odor, and turbidity. The stream bed has an accumulation of fibrous organic material from Salisbury Mills down-stream to the confluence with the Hudson River. Table 3 presents analytical data collected by the New York State Department of Health in 1958. These data indicate generally adequate dissolved oxygen levels. However, frequent complaints have been made to water pollution control agencies concerning septic conditions in the river during those periods of the year when a combination of warm water temperatures and extremely low flow results in the settling of and sub- sequent uptake of oxygen by organic material in certain reaches of the stream. Discussions with the New York State Health Department indicate that these septic conditions appear to be mitigated after the first heavy rainfall of the fall season, indicating that some of the deposited sludge may be flushed out by the increase in streamflow or that the change in water temperature reduces biological activity and hence the exertion of oxygen demand. In August 1966, a staff engineer of the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration conducted a field inspection of the area, and made observations of stream flow, configuration, color, odor and turbidity. The stations are located on the schematic drawing of the river basin in Figure 1, and the observations are presented in Table 4. k ------- TABLE 3 ANALYTICAL RESULTS - 1958-^ NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LOCATION RIVER MILE COLOR PPM ODOR 2/ TURBIDITY PPM TEMP °C DO PPM DO %SAT BOD PPM COLIFORM MPN/100 ML 10/17/58 70 S-4 70 17 3.7 38 21 .0 11,000 0.6 10/24/58 • _ _ 15 10.3 101 11,000 10/17/58 25 S-l 10 16 8.8 88 2.1 930 3.9 10/24/58 _ _ 14 11.6 112 4,600 7.7 10/24/58 _ 14 9 .5 92 11,000 10/17/58 35 Ar-1 5 18 8.9 93 5.7 11,000 9 .8 10/24/58 __ _ 14 8.1 78 _ 11,000 10/20/58 30 Vg-1 5 9. 8.3 72 .1 .6 750 14.3 10/24/58 14 9.8 95 4,600 —^ "Lower Hudson River Drainage Basin" Survey Series Report No. 8, New York State Department of Health. —^ Odor type and intensity.as follows: S - Sewage Ar Aromatic Vg - Vegetable 1 - Very SIight 4 - Decided 5 ------- TABLE IV MOODNA CREEK FIELD OBSERVATIONS - AUGUST 1966 STATION NO./ MILE LOCATION WIDTH FT. DEPTH FT. FLOW COLOR—^ 1/ 0 Confluence of Moodna Delta Creek with Hudson River 2/ .2 Cornwall Treatment 50 Plant Outfall 3/ .3 300" Downstream of 100 Municipal Outfall Tidal & Fast Clear Tidal & T Slow Tidal & Slow 4/ .4 100' Downstream of 100 Plant Outfall 500' Downstream 9W Bridge 5/ . 7 At Municipal Water 200 Plant'. 100' Upstream 9W Bridge 6/ .8 At Municipal Sewage 150 Plant-200-300' Up- stream of 9W Bridge 7/ 1.5 At Cornwall Paper 30 Plant Discharge Point 1 10-12" Pipe- 8/ 1-.5 At Cornwall Discharge 30 Point 2 6" Pipe 5-6 Tidal Slow Tidal Slow GR GR Tidal & GR Slow 0.5 Non-Tidal BR & Fast 0.5 Non-Tidal' GR & Fast 9/ 1.5 At Cornwall Paper Discharge Point 3 10-12" Pipe 30-50 0.5 Non-Tidal BR & Fast 6 ODOR—^ TURBIDITY REMARKS 0 Very faint People fishing in area. Ducks (5) in water. S-l Distinct S-2 - Scum and floating solids observed 300' downstream water appeared clearer. S-4 Distinct Scum floating along surface • Scattered lumps of floating solids. H-2 Decided Floating solids and matter & which resembled sludge S-4 along banks observed. H-2 Decided Floating solids and matter & which resembled sludge S-4 along banks observed. PM-2 - Oily appearance. PM-2 - Small 2" Blowoff Pipe. Rocks were red iron color soapy and oily appearance. PM-2 - Pulp material present. ------- TABLE IV (CONTINUED) STATION NO./ MILE LOCATION WIDTH FT. DEPTH FT. FLOW COLOR—^ 10/ 1.5 At Cornwall Paper 30-50 Discharge Point 4 10-12" Pipe 11/ 1-.5 At Cornwall Paper Water Supply Inlet 150 0.5 0.5- 1.0 Non-Tidal G & Moderate Light Non-Tidal' & Moderate 12/ 1.8 At Forge Hill Rd. 150 Bridge 1500' Up- stream of Cornwall Paper Co. 13/ 2.5 300' Downstream of 100 Majestic Weave 0.5- Non-Tidal 1.0 & Moderate 0.5- Non-Tidal G 1.0 & Moderate- Light 14/ 2.5 100' Downstream of 50-100 0.5- Non-Tidal Majestic Weave 1.0 & Fast 15/ 2.5 At Majestic Weave 50-100 0.5- Non-Tidal Plant 1.0 & Fast 16/ 7.0 Otterkill Rd. 30-50 0.5' Non-Tidal Bridge & Fast 17/ 9.0 At Park Paper 300 - Non-Tidal Tissue Co.-Above &.Slow Dam at Bridge G Dark B Dark Clear Clear yColor BR - Brown G - Green GR - Gray B, - Blue T - Tan yOdor T)Te OY - Oily PM - Paper Mill S - Sewage H - Hydrogen Sulfide Intensity 0 - None 1 - Very Faint 2 - Faint 3 - Distinct k - Decided 5 - Extreme 7 ODOR- TURBIDITY REMARKS PM-2 Pulp material.present. White residual and dried or Decided drying matter present. Green algae present. Decided White residual and fiberous material present. 0Y-3 Extreme There was a great amount of suspended matter and white residual observed. OY-4 Extreme Small water stream with suds observed entering creek. OY-4 Extreme Traces of red, yellow, and black in water. Faint Green algae in abundance. Faint Colloidal suspension ob- served algae growth apparent. NOTE: 1. Stations are numbered, as they occur, moving upstream from Station 1 (confluence of Moodna Creek with Hudson River). 2. Turbidity was measured by the ability to view a pejncil thru a full 5 inch diameter sample bott'le. ------- Station 1 was located at the confluence of Moodna Creek and the Hudson River. At this point, the water was clear and fishermen were noted in the area. Station 2 was located at the Cornwall Sewage Treatment Plant outfall which discharges into a small tributary to Moodna Creek. At this point the receiving water was a very slight tannish color, a faint sewage odor and moderate turbidity. Stations 3 and k were located approximately 500 and 1,000 feet respectively up-stream of the Cornwall Treatment Plant, and down-stream of the new Windsor Treatment Sewage Plant outfall . At these stations the water was dark gray in color with a decided sewage odor. Scum and floating solids were visible. River flow was very slow and appeared to be affected by the tidal action of the Hudson River. In addition the Creek bed in this area has been dredged for construction material. As a result there is a large deep hole in the river which causes a reduction in the tidal flushing action of the Creek and creates a depository for settleable material. Station 5 was located above the New Windsor Sewage Treatment Plant. The water in this area was dark and gray in color with many floating solids. Sludge deposits were noted along the Creek banks. A very distinct sewage odor was also noted. Flow was slow and appeared to be affected by the tidal action of the Hudson River. Station 6 was located about 200 feet up-stream of Station 5. At this' location the distinct sewage odors and presence of floating solids were also noted. It appeared that tidal action of the river ceased to become a factor about 300 to 400 yards up-stream of this point. 8 ------- The observed water conditions from station 7 to station 11 which were located at the Cornwall Paper Company Plant and at Station 12 about 1500 feet up-stream of the Cornwall Plant showed a distinct greenish color and high turbidity. In addition there was a great amount of white fibrous material apparently discharged from up-stream sources. The Cornwall Paper Company discharges its wastes at four (4) points along a manmade sluiceway. At the upper end of the sluiceway, Creek water is diverted into the sluice- way for plant comsumption. The sluiceway over its length acts as a settling pond for the plant wastes discharged. Large deposits of pulp material, brown in color were noted. The only water flowing down stream appeared to be that quantity being discharged by the plant. The Majestic Weave Corporation, 1-1/2 miles up-stream of the Cornwall Paper Company, was discharging a dark blue waste during the time of the field visit. The water also had a distinct oily odor. Flow was extremely slow and the only water movement down-stream was that water discharged by the plant. A small dam is located just up-stream of this plant. From this dam to Salisbury Mills water quality appeared to be satisfactory. The water was clear and no odor was present, however there was little flow and an abundance of green algae was noted. 9 ------- V. STATUS OF POLLUTION ABATEMENT Under its water pollution control program the New York State De- partment of Health has been involved1 with reaching agreement or issuing legal orders against the sources of pollution to Moodna Creek. The status of these activities is as follows: Town of New Windsor - Preliminary plans for secondary treatment approved by New York State Health Department in May, 1966. Formal agreement reached with-the State Health Department on time schedule for secondary treatment. Town of Cornwall - Formal agreement reached with the State Health Department on time schedule for secondary treatment. Cornwall Paper Company - State Health Department is preparing a legal hearing. Some in-plant piping changes have been made. Majestic Weave Company - State Health Department has issued formal abatement orders. Firm has submitted a preliminary engineering report. Star Expansion Bolt Co. - State Health Department has accepted treat- ment now provided by this firm. Park Paper Tissue Co. - On July 1, 1966 this firm was closed and is out of business. Moodna Creek is in the area covered by the Conference on Pollution of the Interstate Waters of the Hudson River and Its Tributaries (New York and New Jersey) which conference was held in New York City September 28-30, 1965. The recommendations of this conference included the following: 10 ------- " 9. All discharge sources to the Hudson River and its tributaries, whether public, federal installations, or in- dustrial, shall receive a minimum of s.econdary treatment or its equivalent, and effective disinfection of the, effluents as required to protect water uses. 10. Industrial plants shall improve practices for the segregation and treatment of wastes to effect the maximum re- duction of the following: a) Acids and Alkalies; b) Oil and tarry substances; c) Phenolic compounds and organic compounds that contribute to taste and odor problems; d) Nutrient materials including ammonia and nitro- genous and phosphoric compounds; e) Suspended material; f) Toxic and highly colored wastes; g) Oxygen requiring substances; h) Heat; i) Foam producing discharges; j) Other wastes which detract from recreational uses, esthetic enjoyment or other beneficial uses of the waters. 11. Surveillance and monitoring of the operation and maintenance of sewage and waste treatment facilities in the conference area shall be conducted by the States of New Jersey 11 ------- and Nov; York, the Int er.':,tate Sanitation ¦ COmnuss Lon, and the Department, of Health, Education, and Welfare at: locations and frequencies to yield reliable values of was to outputs and resulting recei.vii'ig' water quality, and to show their variat ions . 12. The Federal conferee recommends the following time schedule for the foregoing remedial program: a) Designs for remedial, facilities completed by January 1, 1967; b) Financing arrangements completed by April 1, 1 967; c) Construction started by July I, 1967; d) Construction completed and plants placed info operation by January 1, 1970; e) Commensurate schedules to be adopted for the intercept ion and treatment of industrial wastes and wastes from Federal installations; f) Existing schedules calling .for earlier completion dates are to be met." Discussions with officials of the New York State Department of Health indicate that their orders to the municipalities and industries involved will result in compliance with requirements of the federal conference. A meeting has been scheduled for December 7, 1966, between representatives of the New York State Department of Health and the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration to review the status of compliance with the recommendations of this conference. In the event the timetable 12 ------- developed by the conference is not adhered to, additional enforcement measures may be taken under the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended. Previous meetings with representatives of the New York State De- partment of Health have indicated that recognition of the problem exists and that the State Department of Health is preparing a report re-empha- sizingthe requirements established under their orders. In addition, there has been continued correspondence between residents of the basin and various State and Federal- agencies concerned with the problem. This correspondence, copies of which are included in the Appendix, indicates the problem of water quality degradation is complicated by the tidal character of the Creek, with its limited flushing action, permitting the settling and decay of organic material. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has studied the possibility of dredging to remove this material, but in a letter to Mr. Theodore Marsden, Supervisor of the Town of New Windsor, dated September 8, 1966, the Corps indicated "...that the Corps of Engineers did not have jurisdiction since the pollution did not adversely affect navigation." 13 ------- APPENDIX Correspondence Relating to Pollution of Moodna Creek ------- COPY NANEN-Bb 4 October 1966 Honorable Robert F. Kennedy United States Senate Washington, D. C. Dear Senator Kennedy; Your letter, with inclosures. of 28 September 1966 concerning Mr. Theodore F.Marsden's request for Federal assistance in pollution control of Moodna Creek in the vicinity of New Windsor, New York, has been received. A field investigation by this office about a year ago revealed that industrial waste and a fibrous material were being discharged into the stream which does not have adequate flow during drought periods. It was determined at that time that the Corps of Engineers did not have jurisdiction since the pollution did not adversely affect navigation. However, if the condition were to worsen, it is conceivable that with increased flows of these pollutants, the refuse matter could be carried into the Hudson River and result in a violation of Federal statutes by becoming a menance to navigation. A more recent evaluation of the situation resulted in a further conclusion that construction of flood control or navigation improvements would not resolve the problem as would adequate treatment facilities. Contact was recently made by this office with the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration which indicated that a representative of- that agency had visited the problem area. As a result of this visit it was ascertained that the pollution problem would be under its jurisdiction. In further contact with the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration on 30 September 1966, it was indicated that a report made as a result of the field inspection was presently under consideration by its Washington office. Mr. Marsden has been advised to stay ------- COPY NANEN-Bb 4 October 1966 Honorable Robert F. Kennedy in contact with that agency for further developments in this matter. In the interim, in view of the urgent nature of the problem, it is suggested that Mr. Marsden communicate with the Community Facilities Administration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for possible immediate assistance for accomplishment of the work by local interests. Sincerely yours, R. T.^ATSON Colonel, Corps of Engineers Copy furnished: District Engineer New York 'Office 110 East 45th Street New York, NY 10017 ' FWPA (Metuchen, NJ) 2 ------- COPY GELTNER/gs/x394 8 Sept. 1966 NANEN-Bb Mr. Theodore F. Marsden Supervisor Town of New Windsor Town Hall , 244 Union Avenue Newburgh, New York 12551 Dear Mr. Marsden: Reference isLmade to your letters of 8 and 9 August 1966 (Concerning the pollution problem of Moodna Creek in the Town of New Windsor,- New York. This office investigated the matter about a year ago and found that industrial waste and a fibrous material were being discharged into the stream. It was determined at that time that the Corps of Engineers did not have jurisdiction since the pollution did not adversely affect -navigation. However, should the condition continue to worsen, it is conceivable that with increased flows, the refuse matter could be carried into the Hudson River and become a menace to navigation. In that event, a violation of Federal.Statutes might'be constituted. More recently Mr. Fred C. Wygant of RD#4-Box 280, Forge.Hill Road, Newburgh, New York forwarded a letter to this office concerning the above outlined problem in Moodna Creek. Mr. Wygant was advised that the matter was being referred to the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration as a matter pertaining to that agency. After receipt of your letters of 8 and-9 August 1966, a reevaluation of the entire situation was made again. The findings indicate that there is no menace to navigation at this time and that construction of flood control or navigation improvements would not resolve the problem. Instead, the condition' is caused by discharges of effluent from various upstream sources which require additional treatment and the lack of adequate stream flows during the summer drought periods tend to further accentuate the problem. In view of the foregoing, contact was made by this office with the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration at which time it was indicated that a representative of that'office visited the problem area recently. ------- COPY NANEN-Bb 8 Sept. 1966 Mr. Theodore F. Marsden As a result of this visit it was ascertained that the matter involved pollu- tion problem which would be under the jurisdiction of their office. It is understood also, that, as a result of this field inspection, a report is being prepared to determine the nature and extent of corrective action re- quired. It is suggested therefore that you contact Mr. Paul DeFalco, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, Metuchen, New Jersey for further advice and guidance. Sincerely yours, FRANK L. PANUZIO Chief, Engineering Division PACANO/NANEN-Bb GOYETTE/NANEN MAJ. ULRICH/NANSL M/R - This was coordinated with Mr. Hohman and Mr. Pollack, Mr. Librizzi FWPCA in Metuchen 2 ------- OFFICII -..OF SUPERVISOR TOWN OF NEW WINDSOR TOWN HALL Union Avenue New w indpor Ncwlmrgli, New York ODORF. F MARSDF.N TF.I.F.FIIONE, RirrF.RViwm JO 1 -71-27 3 August 1966 no: Department of the Army New York District Corps of Engineers 111 East 16th St. New York, New York 1003 ATTENTION: NANEN-Br Frank L. Panuzio, Chief Engineering Division SUBJECT: Inlet Basin Moodna Creek and Hudson River, Town of New Windsor Orange County, New York Dear Mr. Panuzio: 'hank you for your 3 August '66 letter pertaining to the subject inquiry. It should be noted that'although the deficiencies at the Moodna Creek .nlet are manifesting itself at present by stagnation and unbearable >dor; the basic cause is not allegedly due to local pollution abatement deficiencies. 'he area in question is subject to tidal fluctuations of the Hudson River. The effects of these fluctuations are greatly aggravated during times of .ow flow in the Moodna Creek (drought periods) which causes debris, solids ind untreated wastes contained in the River to deposit along the tidal flats of the Moodna. 1e are quite confident physical inspection of this situation by your quali- fied staff would confirm our supposition. Since.it is our understanding :hat your agency has control responsibility of navigable waters and flood jontrol, and since the existing situation is primarily due to these causes, it is requested that a field investigation of this matter be made at your larliest convenience so that we may benefit by your technical advice and/ jr necessary action for correction. ------- OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR TOWN OF NEW WINDSOR SODOHE F. MARSDEN RUPF.nVIROR Page 2, Mr. Panuzio, 8 August L966 TOWN HALL Union Avenue New Windsor Newlmr gl,,N CW York TELEPHONE JO 1-71?7 I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. Very truly yours, "Theodore F. Marsden, /Supervisor Town of New Windsor ------- Ol'HCii or SUPERVISOR TOWN OF NEW WINDSOR DDORF. F MARSDEN TELEPHONE JO 1 -7197 August 9, 1966 Department of the Army New York District Corps of Engineers 111 East 16th Street New York, New York ATTENTION: Frank L. Panuzio, Chief Engineering Division Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find a copy of a letter sent to me from Mr. M. J. Schleifer of the New York State Department of Health. I have sent you this letter for your infor- mation. Respectfully, / 7 / ? .f THEODORE F. MARSDEN J Supervisor TFM:ked Enc, ------- ' * a" ¦ tV.n. STATE OF NEW YORK HOLDS S. IN C R A H AM, M.O. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DISTRICT OFFICE 34 South Straof Mlddletown, N. Y., 10940 JOHN A. DCOCN, Jfl,, M.D. DISTRICT HEALTH OPPICe* August 5, 1966 Mr. Theodore F. Marsden, Supervisor Town of New Windsor Town Hall, Union Avenue Newburgh, New York Dear Mr. Marsden: I am in receipt of a copy of your letter of August 3, 1966 concerning an odor problem in Moddna Creek pri- marily in the vicinity of the Route 9W bridge. The area just beyond the bridge has a heavy deposi- tion of fibre and other organic materials on the bottom of the stream. We have had similar complaints in prior years during periods of hot weather and low stream flows when this material decomposed and gasified. It was felt that the logical solution to the problem would be a dred- ging operation through the creek channel and some of the adjoining swamp areas. Very tauly yours, * •' .> y / District Sanitary Engineer ------- |