<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Community Update: Navy Grumman Groundwater Plume<br class="">Northrop Grumman Bethpage Facility and Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant Sites<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">New York State Superfund Program</div><div class="">February, 2023</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">
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<div class="column"><p class=""><span style="font-size: 10.000000pt; font-family: 'ArialMT'" class="">The New York State Departments of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) and Health (DOH) are working
to protect the public health and environment of the
towns of Oyster Bay and Hempstead as part of the
comprehensive investigation and cleanup of the
Navy Grumman groundwater plume. The agencies
investigated the source of contamination, selected a
comprehensive cleanup plan, and are closely
overseeing the implementation of actions underway
by the parties responsible for the contamination,
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy. New York
State is committed to keeping the community
informed about the cleanup. This community update
provides a summary of recent cleanup activities and
includes information about a new </span><span style="font-size: 10.000000pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: 700" class="">Community
Participation Working Group </span><span style="font-size: 10.000000pt; font-family: 'ArialMT'" class="">to engage the
community in actions going forward. </span></p><div class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 10pt;" class="">Historic operations at the Northrop Grumman
Bethpage Facility and Naval Weapons Industrial
Reserve Plant Sites in Bethpage created one of the
largest groundwater plumes in the nation. DEC will
continue to hold Northrop Grumman and the Navy
accountable for costs and meeting stringent
standards for the cleanup of Bethpage Community
Park and the Navy Grumman groundwater plume.
The health of the Bethpage community is New York
State’s top priority and the cleanup plan is
designed specifically to protect the public and the
environment from potential contamination, both
now and into the future. </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 10pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div></div></div></div>…<br class=""><br class="">For the entire fact sheet, see<br class=""><a href="https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/der/factsheet/130003abupdate0223.pdf" class="">https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/der/factsheet/130003abupdate0223.pdf</a><br class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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