[CPEO-MEF] VOCs: Bethpage Water District [NY] sues Northrop Grumman over contamination

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Bethpage Water District sues Northrop Grumman over contamination

by EMILY C. DOOLEY
Long Island Newsday (NY)
November 18, 2013

The Bethpage Water District Monday sued Northrop Grumman Corp. to  
recover millions of dollars spent removing a legacy of chemical  
contamination related to the firm's manufacturing operations that  
threatens public water supplies.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for Eastern New York, seeks  
unspecified damages to cover the costs of past and future water  
treatment and building new wells outside of a groundwater plume that  
has been traced to Northrop Grumman and Navy sites.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.newsday.com/news/health/bethpage-water-district-sues- 
northrop-grumman-over-contamination-1.6455710

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Lenny Siegel
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