[CPEO-MEF] VOCs: "Sending treated plume water to Atlantic floated in Bethpage, " NY

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Sending treated plume water to Atlantic floated in Bethpage

By Emily C. Dooley
Long Island Newsday (NY)
April 21, 2016

An idea to send treated toxic groundwater from a Bethpage plume - first into a creek and eventually the Atlantic - was among several topics discussed at a Wednesday night meeting in the hamlet of residents and Navy officials.

About 130 residents crowded into the Bethpage Senior Community Center for the meeting about the plume and Navy efforts to clean up the contamination.

Officials with the Navy Environmental Restoration Program said before any effort to release treated plume water into the ocean, numerous hurdles would need to be overcome, including permitting and environmental regulations.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/navy-tells-bethpage-group-about-ideas-on-plume-water-treatment-1.11714587

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Lenny Siegel
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