1.   The tribe fear that tailings from the mine may contaminate local waterways.

2.   In the Hudson, as in many other local waterways, pollution of the sediment is a well-documented blight.

3.   What is clear, however, is that the number and types of exotic fish found in local waterways have increased in recent years.

4.   While others head off to the Hamptons or the Catskills, these New Yorkers prefer to spend long days and nights navigating the local waterways.

5.   Water from the tanks is filtered into an underground septic system and not discharged into local waterways.