NEW YORK (AP) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced a settlement with five health-care facilities accused of flushing pharmaceutical waste into the New York City watersheds.

Cuomo announced the settlement with the two hospitals and three nursing homes Tuesday. The facilities were accused of flushing painkillers, antibiotics, anti-depressants, hormones and other pharmaceuticals into the watershed, putting about 9 million people's drinking water at risk.

The three watersheds - the Croton, Catskill and Delaware - cover nearly 2,000 square miles and drain into reservoirs and lakes providing drinking water.

The facilities are located within the watershed in Putnam and Delaware counties, north of New York City.