DRBC: dam flood control is ‘wasting water’

UDC says that's ‘baloney’

By DAVID HULSE

NARROWSBURG, NY — As areas in and around the Upper Delaware were cleaning up flooding damage from last week’s storms, Upper Delaware Council (UDC) members were in no mood to hear that New York City drinking water storage concerns would not lot allow upstream reservoirs to aid them with flood control should storms arrive with the current hurricane season.

The Sullivan County Department of Public Works reported roadway damage last week in the towns of Fremont, Rockland, Neversink and Callicoon.

In Wayne County, PennDOT reported that Route 191 will be closed for three weeks in Oregon Township following a storm-related bridge collapse. Five other state roads, including State Routes 4007 in Bethany, and 4000 and 4017 in Dyberry Township were open with warnings that drivers use caution.