Schoharie River Center

Plug Duanesburg’s landfill leak now

  “Duanesburg Supervisor Rene Merrihew said last week that recent water tests of the Normans Kill conducted by the state Department of Environmental Conservation confirmed the existence of runoff into the stream from the leach field of the town’s long-closed landfill, but that it hasn’t caused any contamination. If so — and DEC won’t comment … [Read more…]

Student study concludes landfill is fouling stream

  “A smelly, orangish stream flows into the Normans Kill near the former Duanesburg landfill. “It’s really hard to miss,” remarked Corey Arndell, a senior from Duanesburg High School, pointing to a photo of the substance leaking from the creek bed’s rock. Arndell is among a group of 20 area high school students from the … [Read more…]