Firefighting foam spill pollutes Silver Stream
April 15, 2019
Dan Shapley
Senior Director of Advocacy, Policy and Planning
Firefighting foam seen downstream of the Silver Stream Diversion on April 14, 2019. Photo provided to Riverkeeper.
The approximate extent of firefighting foam pollution observed in Silver Stream and one if its tributaries is shown by the solid red line. The path of Silver stream downstream from that point is marked with a red dashed line.
Foam seen on April 14, 2019, in a tributary that connects part of Stewart International Airport to Silver Stream. Photo provided to Riverkeeper.
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