The New York Racing Association has reached a $150,000 settlement and agreed to implement a number of measures to eliminate discharges of polluted wastewater at Aqueduct Racetrack that led to violations of the Clean Water Act, it was announced by Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; and Judith A. Enck, Regional Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, Friday.
“The complaint alleges that NYRA, which operates the Aqueduct Racetrack where horse racing, training, and boarding of horses occur, and where up to 450 horses are housed on site during the horse racing season, violated the Clean Water Act as a result of discharging polluted wastewater, containing animal wash water and detergent, and feed waste, from Aqueduct Racetrack into New York City's and New York State's storm sewer systems,” said a release issued by Capers' office.
The release also noted that “Under the consent decree, NYRA will implement measures to eliminate discharges to the storm sewers and ensure that all polluted wastewater from Aqueduct Racetrack flows to sanitary sewers” and that “In addition, the Consent Decree requires NYRA to implement a Supplemental Environmental Project to reduce storm water runoff impacts.”
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