[CPEO-MEF] VOCs: "Politicians Renew Support For Cleanup Of Navy-Grumman Plume" (Bethpage, NY)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Politicians Renew Support For Cleanup Of Navy-Grumman Plume
The reaffirmed calls come after Northrop Grumman deemed the state's $585 million plan to clean the plume "impractical.” 

By Michael DeSantis
Farmingdale Patch (NY)
August 22, 2019 

BETHPAGE, NY - Local politicians have renewed their calls for the complete cleanup of the Navy-Grumman plume of toxic water that has plagued Bethpage and threatened nearby communities. 

"For far too long both the Navy and Grumman have dragged their feet with years of testing and no cleanup," Saladino stated. "The time for testing and studying has come to a close and the time to act is here."

In May, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a New York State plan to fully contain and treat the Navy-Grumman plume at an estimated cost of $585 million. The Department of Environmental Conservation's investigation of the nearly four-mile long and two-mile wide plume confirmed that the construction, long-term operation and maintenance of a full containment and treatment system is viable and could prevent the further spread of toxins.

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For the entire article, see
https://patch.com/new-york/farmingdale/politicians-renew-support-cleanup-navy-grumman-plume

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
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