Summer Camp For Yeshiva Students Shut Down Over Raw Sewage

KERHONKSON, NY — A summer camp for Orthodox yeshiva students has been shut down for the season by the Ulster County Health Department. Camp Rav Tov on Cherrytown Road in Kerhonkson was given until 5 p.m. Monday to close.

There have been complaints about the facility’s failing septic system and the untreated raw sewage on the ground, the Daily Freeman said.

Ulster County’s Health Commissioner Dr. Carol Smith said the raw sewage poses a health hazard to the community as well as the campers.

Neighbors have been complaining about the smell during the summer, News 12 said.

The problem with the septic system was found last year and the Department of Environmental Conservation has been monitoring the camp with the county health department.

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