The Green River and Deerfield River in Greenfield were affected, as well as the Connecticut River in Deerfield, Montague and Sunderland.
About 90,000 gallons of untreated sewage and waste overflowed along the Green River in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on Sunday, with local officials citing heavy to moderate rains as the cause.
The mayor's office advised that people avoid contact with the water bodies for 48 hours after the discharge ceases due to increased health risks from bacteria and pollutants.Sign up for NECN newsletters. Sen. Jo Comerford of Northampton tweeted Sunday about corn, squash and potato crops"under water again" in Hadley, Deerfield, Hatfield and other places, writing that floods had hit new areas in the Connecticut River Valley.
Damage evaluations are ongoing, and there are indications that farms affected by last week's flooding were further impacted on Sunday, and some farms that were not previously impacted have now felt the adverse effects, according to one state official. Farmers have reported that this weekend's rainfall has prevented them from dealing with the impacts of last week's flood by making their fields inaccessible and unable to dry.
Healey is slated to return to Massachusetts Sunday evening after spending the weekend in Michigan with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other female governors. A Healey spokeswoman said Sunday afternoon that Healey and Driscoll are receiving updates as MEMA monitors the weather situation.
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