OGDESNBURG — Due to weather conditions Sen Charles Schumer has cancelled his visit to Ogdensburg this morning to discuss Montreal's plan to dump 8 billion liters of untreated sewage into the St. Lawrence River.

Although the press was informed of the cancelation, Ogdensburg officials say they Schumer's office did not inform the city of the cancelation.

Schumer says he wants to urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to work with Canadian officials to stop the City of Montreal's plan.

Schumer says the dumping of raw sewage could impact the river’s water quality, the surrounding ecosystems, the community and the infusion of tourism dollars that flow into St. Lawrence County each and every year because of the St. Lawrence’s beauty.

Sen. Patricia Ritchie R-Heuvelton has also called on the International Joint Commission to investigate Montreal’s plans to dump sewage into St. Lawrence River

Ritchie is calling on the International Join Commission (IJC), the group tasked with protecting the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes, to investigate the City of Montreal’s decision to dump eight billion liters of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River.

Ritchie represents the western half of St. Lawrence County including Ogdensburg, Canton and Gouverneur, plus parts of Jefferson and Oswego counties.

In a letter sent Friday, Senator Ritchie urged the IJC to probe Montreal’s plans to allow sewage to begin flowing into the river beginning on Oct. 18 and continuing for a week. According to city officials, the planned dumping is an unavoidable part of the reconstruction of a major expressway.

The event was to be held at 10:30 a.m. at Library Park, 312 Washington St.