With the heavy rain this week, the city of Amsterdam is once again dealing with sewage overflow issues. To help mitigate that, the city is set to receive nearly $2 million from the state for infrastructure reconstruction.

Crews along Route 5 will soon reconstruct stormwater and sanitary sewer infrastructure. This all comes after an untreated sewage spill into the Mohawk River just two days ago.

The area was damaged with flood water during Hurricane Irene, which has lead to numerous sewer backups and manhole flooding. On top of that, the city currently has a combined sewer and storm water line, so when it's hit with heavy rain, it causes a surge of water to rush toward the water treatment plant.

Oftentimes -- like on Monday, for example -- they have to bypass treatment and dump the water straight into the river. If they don't, it could cause backups into homes and businesses, which was seen in the city last summer.  So over the next few months, crews will be disconnecting the sanitary sewer line from the stormwater system to decrease the potential for overflow.