Gary Wall of the U.S. Geological Survey with the new Hudson River water sampling equipment at Marist College

POUGHKEEPSIE – A new Hudson River environmental monitoring station at Marist College in Poughkeepsie was unveiled Tuesday.

The station, built in partnership with the US Geological Survey, State Department of Environmental Conservation, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and Marist College, is funded by the US EPA.

The new station will continuously monitor water quality and automatically collect samples for the assessment of toxics and pharmaceuticals. It is part of a network of 15 stations called the Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System that provides round-the-clock data on conditions in the Hudson from Albany to New York Harbor.

The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater carries a mobile station.

The US Geological Survey will be using the Poughkeepsie station to monitor sediment, nutrient, and pesticide conditions in the Hudson. The state DEC will also relay on the information in their assessments of the state’s water quality.