[Military Environmental Forum] PFAS: "Navy launches interim PFAS treatment system for Calverton groundwater plume in Riverhead, " NY

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy launches interim PFAS treatment system for Calverton groundwater plume in Riverhead
Residents and environmental advocates say the new system is a positive step, but they want continued action after years of delays.

By Jenna Rae Gaertner
News 12 (Long Island, NUY)
October 4, 2026

Riverhead residents are expressing hope after the Navy launched a new interim treatment system aimed at addressing part of the groundwater contamination plume that originates from the former Navy site in Calverton.

The plume has been a concern for decades after chemicals entered the ground at the former Navy property.

Residents and environmental advocates have long pushed the Navy to take action to remediate the contamination, which they say threatens drinking water supplies and could impact local rivers and lakes.

"For years now, it's been moving and it's affecting people's drinking water. And it may pollute the rivers and all the lakes around here. It's a good thing that they're starting to clean it up," said Riverhead resident Brian Hanlon.


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For the entire article, see
https://longisland.news12.com/navy-launches-interim-pfas-treatment-system-for-calverton-groundwater-plume-in-riverhead

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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http://www.cpeo.org
Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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