Bethpage Water Plume
Navy facilities in bethpage spreads about a foot per day and is now 4 3 miles long 2 1 miles at its.
Bethpage water plume. Bethpage park estates expanded custom built ranch on 1 acre plus features expanded kitchen large family room both with radiant heat 3 5 baths 2 of them with radiant heat wooded front clear rear property florida room finished basement w 8 ceilings 6 zone heat gas radiant 200 amp electric new hot water heater new central air unit roof 16 years young 3 fireplaces 2 wood. What is the bethpage toxic plume. Cuomo speaks about the bethpage plume in farmingdale in december 2017. The groundwater pollution coming from the former northrop grumman and u s.
As one of the most experienced districts on long island we are fully committed to achieving environmental excellence and providing unparalleled service while maintaining some of the lowest water rates in the united states. Radiation from grumman plume needs to be addressed. Lawsuit filed for toxic plume in bethpage ny september 14 2016 environmental litigation. Welcome to the bethpage water district bethpage water district has been delivering an uninterrupted supply of the highest quality water to customers since 1923.
Affecting the water district well fields. The plume contains some two dozen contaminants including tce a human carcinogen and another 1 4 dioxane a likely carcinogen which is harder to filter out of the water than other chemicals. Bethpage water used to be the best tasting water in the new york state but the northrop grumman plume has ruined that. The plume is considered long island.
585 million to treat contain water contaminants in bethpage plume gov. Napoli shkolnik pllc has filed a class action lawsuit against northrop grumman corporation and northrop grumman systems corporation collectively grumman on behalf of fifteen bethpage residents who have been injured by a massive toxic plume emanating from grumman s operations. The drinking water that bethpage supplies for the annual best tasting water contest has not been negatively impacted by the northrop grumman plume. Bethpage long island wabc there s a new study trying to figure out how to get rid of a plume of contamination and make the drinking water safe for a quarter million people in the nassau.