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Glens Falls ice-rink chiller leak draws DEC investigation; temporary shutdown possible

5771003 · September 16, 2025
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City officials told the Water and Sewer board that glycol was detected inside the rink chiller pit, not outside, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is overseeing testing and a proposed temporary "fix-a-flat" coagulation repair while the city seeks grant funding to replace the system.

City of Glens Falls Water and Sewer officials told the board Sept. 15 that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is treating an anomalous glycol detection in the ice-rink chiller pit as a spill and is overseeing testing and cleanup. The presiding official said consultants from LaBella carried out tests that found glycol inside the chiller pit but "no glycol was found around the outside at all, just in the chiller pit," and that DEC asked the city to dig test wells around the perimeter and in the…

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