SUFFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — Some state lawmakers have claimed the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts has released millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Connecticut River.

The sewage is starting to show up in northern Connecticut towns Suffield and Enfield, and is making its way south toward the Long Island Sound.

State Rep. Tami Zawistowski (R-61) pulled the records from Holyoke after receiving a video from fishermen who said they saw raw sewage, toilet paper and other items floating in the river in Suffield.

Zawistowski said Holyoke alone dumps seven million gallons into the river in just one day, which occurred earlier this month and several times previously. When there is heavy rain it is more than sewage, and other towns have done it too.

"It's not just Holyoke,” Zawistowski said. “I

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