Without Navy aid, water district rates could spike
BY JENNIFER SMITH
Long Island Newsday
January 1, 2009
South Farmingdale Water District customers could see a hefty rate hike
if contamination from the former Northrop Grumman defense site in
Bethpage fouls drinking water wells before the Navy releases payment for
an agreed-upon treatment system.
District officials said it would cost $21 million for a treatment system
to remove volatile organic chemicals from supply wells in the path of
the plume. Nearly two miles wide, the contamination has moved south
through groundwater and contains probable carcinogens such as
trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent.
Frustrated by the slow pace of negotiations with the Navy and the
Department of Justice, the district enlisted the aid of Sen. Charles
Schumer, who urged the federal government Wednesday to swiftly resolve
the matter before ratepayers end up footing the bill.
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For the entire article, see
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-liwate0112320629jan01,0,5231241.story
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