[CPEO-MEF] VOCs: Navy explain position on Calverton (NY)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy on plume: No health risk

TROY GUSTAVSON
Suffolk Times (NY)
August 6, 2009

There are no major health and safety concerns relating to the 
groundwater plume flowing from the former Naval Weapons Facility at 
Calverton, according to an assistant secretary of the Navy who responded 
this week to federal legislators' calls for a federal cleanup at the site.

An update on the Navy's position on the matter was detailed in an e-mail 
sent this week to The Suffolk Times by Lt. JG Laura Stegherr of the Navy 
Office of Information in Washington, D.C. Lt. Stegherr's message 
summarizes a recent letter sent to Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and 
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman Tim Bishop (D-Southampton).

Responding to concerns raised by the Suffolk County Department of Health 
Services about "toxic compounds in public drinking water wells off-site 
and in the Peconic River," the three legislators called on the Navy last 
month to take "advanced remediation action" at the site, reimburse the 
county for testing and "protecting other resources from the plume" and 
extend monetary support for the Calverton Restoration Advisory Board 
beyond the current $100,000 limit.

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For the entire article, see
http://www2.timesreview.com/ST/stories/T080609_plume_troy

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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
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