https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/25167/how-clean-is-it-reallyI was really optimistic about the cleanliness of the Hudson until I read this charming little tidbit my cousin sent me. gothamist.com/.../westchester_dumps_44_million_gallon.php This happened only a short time after the Little Red Lighthouseen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/268274?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:42:42 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:352ef670-3098-41b5-86e7-1ad7d3894f98Former Member<a href="http://gothamist.com/2010/11/18/westchester_dumps_44_million_gallon.php">gothamist.com/.../westchester_dumps_44_million_gallon.php</a> . btw.... thats me: third from the top right of center<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/268225?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:38:12 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:e3c9380f-f221-423d-b56c-24d34de6efddFormer Memberthere will always be &quot;events&quot; that pollute our oceans lakes and rivers, but the only way to reduce what gets dumped into them is to increase public awareness, fine polluters, and keep using the water for clean recreation. it has improved a great deal in the last two decades.<div style="clear:both;"></div>