The news comes months after the CBS Reports exposed Mount Vernon's crumbling sewage system.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $150 million investment to replace old water and sewer system infrastructure in Mount Vernon, New York.
"Thousands of homeowners are directly suffering from sewage backup problems and related health issues, and sewage flooding is inevitably making its way into the nearby Hutchinson and Bronx rivers," Westchester County executive George Latimer said in a statement Friday."Mount Vernon's pipes are old, corroded and overburdened."
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