OGDENSBURG -- Sen. Charles Schumer will visit Ogdensburg Friday to discuss Montreal's plan to dump 8 billion liters of untreated sewage into the St. Lawrence River.

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

Schumer will say 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.

Schumer will be joined by Clarkson’s President, Tony Collins; Executive Director of Save the River, Lee Willbanks; and concerned North Country residents.

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

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

North Country Senator Patty Ritchie R-Heuvelton 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 October 18th and continuing for a week. According to city officials, the planned dumping is an unavoidable part of the reconstruction of a major expressway.