[CPEO-BIF] Quiogue, New York chromium contamination

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Contamination is found on Quiogue land slated for subdivision

By Jessica DiNapoli
Southampton Press (NY)
August 18, 2009

The discovery of groundwater contamination on nearly 9 acres on Quiogue 
owned by Quogue Deputy Mayor Randy Cardo, which he plans to eventually 
sell to a developer interested in building a 10-home subdivision, will 
require that the houses have public water.

Earlier this month, the Southampton Town Planning Board authorized town 
planner Matthew Briones, who is working on the subdivision application, 
to hire a consultant to further analyze data on chromium contamination 
that was discovered about a year ago on the property, which is located 
between South Country and Old Meeting House roads. A known carcinogen, 
chromium possesses a high resistance to corrosion and has been used in 
the manufacture of steel.

Mr. Briones said he does not yet know the extent of the groundwater 
contamination, though he added that plans for the subdivision must now 
include public water hook-up for all 10 homes. There are no plans to 
remediate the pollution.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm?id=227903&town=Quiogue&n=Contamination%20is%20found%20on%20Quiogue%20land%20slated%20for%20subdivision

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