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[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
April 1, 2013
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

DEC Selects Remedy for Cleanup of Contamination at Northrop Grumman  
Site in Bethpage
Remedy Cleans Up Hot Spots and Restores Bethpage Park

After carefully considering nearly 200 public comments, the New York  
State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has selected a  
remedy to clean up contamination at Operable Unit 3 of the Northrop  
Grumman - Bethpage Facility site (Former Grumman Settling Ponds) in  
Bethpage, DEC Commissioner Joe Martens announced today. The remedy  
requires the cleanup of hot spots of contaminated groundwater that  
will significantly lessen the threat of migration to public drinking  
water supply wells. In addition, Bethpage Park will be cleaned up and  
restored for future use.

"DEC listened to and carefully considered the concerns of the public  
before selecting a remedy to address the long-standing contamination  
at Northrop Grumman site," Commissioner Martens said. "The remedy  
protects Long Island's drinking water by addressing hot spots of  
contaminated groundwater. The remedy also will restore the park so it  
can be used in the future. These actions help protect public health  
and the environment of Nassau County."

"Ensuring that the people of Long Island have access to safe and  
clean drinking water is vitally important to EPA," said Judith A.  
Enck, EPA Regional Administrator. "We appreciate the decision by the  
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to move  
forward on this groundwater cleanup plan and will continue to work  
with the state, the local water districts and the public on finding a  
long-term solution to this water contamination problem."

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For the entire release, see
http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/90052.html

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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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