(February 8, 2017, 12:36 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal magistrate judge in New York on Feb. 3 recommended approving a settlement agreement between the federal government and the New York Racing Association over the association’s discharges of wastewater into New York state’s and the city of New York’s sewer systems without a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, finding that the terms of the agreement were fair and reasonable (United States of America v. The New York Racing Association, No. 16 CV 5442, E.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16621)....