New signs installed along Sewickley Creek warn visitors of wastewater WPXI [Video]

YUKON, Pa. — If you happen to boat or fish along the Sewickley Creek in Yukon, you may notice a few new warning signs along the bank.

The Mountain Watershed Alliance put up signs on the banks of the Sewickley Creek across from the MAX Environmental Technology Waste Facility in Yukon as a warning for anyone who might boat or fish on the water.

“The first thing they say is, ‘I had no idea that was there,’” said Eric Harder with the Mountain Watershed Alliance.

The signs say arsenic, lead, cyanide, cadmium, and more could be in the water. The watershed says it comes from the wastewater in a pipe from MAX Environmental Technologies.

“Right away we’re concerned that people don’t know what’s coming into the waterway,” Harder said. “If they do know, then we feel it’s up to them to make that decision about…if they’re going to eat the …