Bethpage Water Pollution
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Bethpage water pollution. Currently the bethpage water district continues to aggressively monitor the pollution from the former grumman plant and to improve our facilities to provide high quality water to our customers which meet all federal and state regulations. This statement is not any type of woodward bernstein expose yet it is a statement in the obvious. Navy site in bethpage to specific potential. To the lay person it may sound shocking and an ah hah moment but to the person that has been following any of the events in the last 6 decades will recognize that this.
Friday february 17 2017 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. Long island s water is the most contaminated in the state. A state department of health report for the first time has linked groundwater pollution before 1976 in a well near the former northrop grumman and u s. Monday june 10 2019 news.
Navy facilities in bethpage spreads about a foot per day and is now 4 3 miles long 2 1 miles at its widest point and up. 2019 report 2018 report 2017 report 2016 report 2015 report 2014 report 2013. The state released a 585 million proposal to clean up groundwater pollution from the former northrup grumman and navy site in bethpage and stop its spread. Hundreds packed bethpage high school to hear an ambitious state plan to contain and treat groundwater pollution from a toxic plume that has affected 11 public water supply wells and threatens.
August 29 2018 environmental litigation the naval weapons industrial reserve plant of bethpage also known as the northrop grumman site facility was a government owned facility that was first officially established in 194. Annual drinking water quality reports. Each newsletter is less than 1 mb in file size and can be viewed and printed from adobe acrobat reader. To save the newsletter right click on one of the newsletters and save to your hard drive.
During a mandatory public comment. Bethpage water district blog. Grumman paid for new water mains new fire hydrants and a new 1 500 000 gallon water tower to supply these new commercial customers again at no cost to bethpage customers.