POUGHKEEPSIE — The Hudson 7 group of municipalities that draw their drinking water from the Hudson River is concerned with suspected goal tar releases linked to Central Hudson’s former manufactured gas plant.

Rebecca Martin, the group’s source water protection coordinator, said they are monitoring

Three key findings came from the October meeting of the Hudson River 7, an intermunicipal council representing communities that draw their drinking water from the river.

The Hudson 7 — representing Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Esopus, Lloyd, and the Dutchess and Ulster County water authorities — meets monthly to coordinate drinking-water protection for about 100,000 Hudson Valley residents.

Rebecca Martin, the Hudson 7’s Source Water Protection coordinator, said the group focused on su

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