[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "At Army’s request, EPA deletes website reference to request for PFAS tests of creeks in former Seneca Army Depot," NY

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

At Army’s request, EPA deletes website reference to request for PFAS tests of creeks in former Seneca Army Depot

By Peter Mantius
Fingerlakes1 (NY)
July 12, 2024 5:13 AM


At the request of the U.S. Army, the EPA has deleted from its website a reference to the agency’s formal request that the Army test for PFAS chemicals in two creeks that run through the former Seneca Army Depot.

Reeder and Kendaia creeks are “potential pathways of PFAS to Seneca Lake,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had said in a paragraph removed this week from its website page that summarizes cleanup steps at the former base, a Superfund site.

The EPA had asked the Army to test surface water and sediment in the portions of the creeks that flow through the depot “to determine whether Army activities … may have impacted the two creeks.”

Reeder Creek originates within the boundaries of the former depot. Kendaia Creek originates just east of the site and runs across it. Both empty into Seneca Lake.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2024/07/11/at-armys-request-epa-deletes-website-reference-to-request-for-pfas-tests-of-creeks-in-former-seneca-army-depot/

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