BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Sewer Authority is being sued after the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation alleged that nearly three million gallons of “untreated sewage and runoff” are being discharged each year.
The affected bodies of water include Niagara River, Black Rock Canal, Erie Basin, Buffalo River, Scajaquada Creek and Cazenovia Creek, the DEC said. Around 2,900,000 gallons of sewage and runoff are allegedly discharged every year.
According to the DEC, the aforementioned “receiving waters” range from Class A to Class C water bodies, suitable for culinary or food processing, contact recreation, and fishing…