[CPEO-MEF] PFCs: "Contamination Found In Public Water Sources In Westhampton And Quiogue, " Long Island, NY

[Lenny Siegel]

Contamination Found In Public Water Sources In Westhampton And Quiogue

By Erin McKinley
Southampton Press (NY)
November 8, 2016

Everything seemed perfect when Wesley and Daniela Bennett moved into their new Quiogue home in April.

The couple and their two children—Tyler, 7, and Sofia, 1—were thrilled with their decision, with Ms. Bennett explaining that they spent countless hours researching their new hometown, including checking out local  schools, and searching the public record for any potential safety concerns before closing on their Peters Lane property.

That is why she says she was shocked to learn three months after moving in that contaminants from nearby Francis S. Gabreski Airport actually had been found in the public water supplying her home, as well as others in the area, three years earlier, in 2013.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Westhampton-Beach-Surrounding-Areas/500590/Contamination-Was-Found-In-Public-Water-Sources-In-Addition-To-Private-Wells-In-Westhampton-On-Quiogue

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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<lsiegel at cpeo.org>
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