[CPEO-MEF] VOCs, COMMUNITIES: Northrop Grumman/Navy plume, Bethpage, NY

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Local Communities Deal With Plume Contamination
Massapequa Water District takes the lead in petitioning Albany

by Joe Scotchie:
Massapequan Observer (NY)
April 20, 2012



The possible acquisition of Aqua NY by American Water Works has  
raised concerns about the future of the water supply for hundreds of  
thousands of local residents.

Such concerns have to do with costs; as significant, is the possible  
spread of groundwater contamination plume from the Northrop Grumman/ 
Navy site in Bethpage to public supply wells.

According to a spokesman for American Water, the New York State  
Public Service Commission, as The Massapequan Observer went to press,  
was set to vote on the acquisition proposal.

The Massapequa Water District has long been concerned about such  
contamination. Since February, they have circulated a petition among  
local residents asking that Governor Andrew Cuomo intercede with the  
actions of the New York State Department of Environmental  
Conservation (NYSDEC) and cause the immediate halt of the spread of  
any Navy/Grumman groundwater contamination plume to public water  
supply wells. According to water district officials, more than 5,000  
signatures have been obtained so far and they are aiming for even  
more before they present the petition to state officials in Albany  
sometime in April or May.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.antonnews.com/massapequanobserver/news/22278-local- 
communities-deal-with-plume-contamination.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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