FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Phil Pantano
716-601-4128
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MEDIA ADVISORY
Seneca Nation, City of Olean to Announce Collaboration to
Address Ongoing Wastewater Overflows into Allegheny River
WHO:
Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca
Olean Mayor William Aiello
Seneca Nation and City of Olean officials
WHAT: Will announce collaborative efforts to address long-standing, chronic overflows of wastewater and untreated sewage from Olean’s wastewater infrastructure into the Allegheny River.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 2 p.m.
WHERE: City of Olean South 4th Street Pump Station, 498 S. 4th Street (foot of S. 4th Street), Olean, NY 14760
Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca and Olean Mayor William Aiello will announce a collaborative effort between their governments to find long-needed solutions to the chronic overflow of untreated sewage from Olean into the Allegheny River. A joint press conference will be help on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 2 p.m. at the City’s South 4th Street Pump Station, located at the foot of South 4th Street, Olean.
Since 2007, there have been 46 recorded discharges from Olean’s wastewater treatment system into the river, resulting in millions of gallons of dangerous waste flowing through communities downstream, including the Seneca Nation’s Allegany Territory. The river, which the Seneca people call Ohi:yo’, meaning “beautiful river” is an important natural and cultural resource for the Seneca people.