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The Susquehanna River Basin is the second largest - next to the Ohio River Basin - east of the Mississippi River. The 444 miles of the Susquehanna drain 27,500 square miles covering large parts of New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland before emptying into the Chesapeake Bay. Two separate Susquehanna River Basin watersheds drain portions of south-central New York State: The Upper Susquehanna Watershed (discussed here) and the Chemung River Watershed (addressed separately).

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The Susquehanna River Basin is the second largest - next to the Ohio River Basin - east of the Mississippi River. The 444 miles of the Susquehanna drain 27,500 square miles covering large parts of New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland before emptying into the Chesapeake Bay. Two separate Susquehanna River Basin watersheds drain portions of south-central New York State: The Upper Susquehanna Watershed (discussed here) and the Chemung River Watershed (addressed separately).

Major water quality concerns in the watershed are:

- Agricultural and Other Nonpoint Sources of nutrients and various other pollutants

- Municipal Wastewater and Combined Sewer Overflow Impacts in Binghamton-Johnson City area

- On-site Septic and Rural Community Wastewater Treatment in unsewered areas

- Flooding Impacts in the flood-prone Southern Tier of New York

1,149.87feet

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15%

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Lakes

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East Sidney

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26th WardThe 26th Ward WWTP is undergoing plant stabilization and a BNR upgrade. During construction, the secondary system continues to have the capacity to treat 127.5 mgd. Sufficient pumping capacity should be available to pump 170 mgd during wet weather event. In the event that additional main sewage pumps are out of service, the temporary discharge pumps (contractor’s pumps) can be utilized. These pumps have a maximum capacity of 40 mgd. A site plan and a process flow diagram for the upgraded facilities are presented in Figures 3-1 and 3-2, respectively.

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26th WardThe 26th Ward WWTP is undergoing plant stabilization and a BNR upgrade. During construction, the secondary system continues to have the capacity to treat 127.5 mgd. Sufficient pumping capacity should be available to pump 170 mgd during wet weather event. In the event that additional main sewage pumps are out of service, the temporary discharge pumps (contractor’s pumps) can be utilized. These pumps have a maximum capacity of 40 mgd. A site plan and a process flow diagram for the upgraded facilities are presented in Figures 3-1 and 3-2, respectively.

26th Ward

Brooklyn

85million US gallons per day

Plant in operation: 1944Design Capacity: 85 MGDDewatering: 26th WardPopulation Served: 283,428Receiving Waterbody: Jamaica BayDrainage Area: 5,907 Acres, eastern section of Brooklyn, near Jamaica BayPlant Staff: 93

85million US gallons per day