[CPEO-BIF] "Hopewell site epitomizes clean-water needs, " Hopewell Junction, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Hopewell site epitomizes clean-water needs

Editorial 
Poughkeepsie Journal (NY)
March 4, 2015


"The Hopewell North Water District."

Kind of has a nice ring to it. And considering it has taken more than a decade to get this far, residents living in the last Superfund site in Dutchess County without a permanent fix must be eager to see the district come to fruition.

This arduous path matters — or should matter — to more than the residents of the Hopewell Precision area in East Fishkill.

It should matter to anyone concerned about clean water, environmental degradation and industrial pollution.

It should matter to anyone who pays taxes.

It should matter to everyone.

Nearly 300 residences and 28 commercial properties lie within this particular Superfund site with a tortured history. Their water either got contaminated or has been jeopardized by waste solvents that were dumped onto the ground at Hopewell Precision Inc. on Ryan Drive a long time ago.

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For the entire editorial, see
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/opinion/editorials/2015/03/04/hopewell-site-epitomizes-clean-water-needs/24388461/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
LSiegel@cpeo.org
http://www.cpeo.org




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