NY WATERWAY

NY Waterway Ferries: Years of Dumping Raw Sewage, Other Pollutants into Hudson River, Whistleblowers Allege

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Friday, December 4, 2020
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Both were threatened with termination if they took their concerns to management, and ultimately Khatcikian was fired for doing so, the complaint alleges.

Key Points: 
  • Both were threatened with termination if they took their concerns to management, and ultimately Khatcikian was fired for doing so, the complaint alleges.
  • The removal of the bathrooms allegedly took place just days after NY Waterway received notice of Clean Water Act violations.
  • "NY cynically put out-of-order signs on bathrooms and even removed toilets once they learn they were being watched," said Fitzgerald.
  • NY Waterway unlawfully certified it was in compliance with all environmental laws in order to receive the money despite knowingly and illegally discharging pollutants every day, the complaint alleges.