Mar 6, 2013 10:09 AM
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The State Department of Environmental Conservation has reversed course and agreed to reclassify a two-mile-long plume of toxic groundwater in Speonk, a move that allows the state agency to continue monitoring the pollution, though there are still no plans for remediation at this time.
By changing the plume’s classification from a Class “N” site, which requires no action, to Class “C,” which involves continued monitoring, DEC officials have committed to testing the plume on a regular basis in order to keep monitoring the levels of the chemicals in the groundwater. It also allows the agency to keep tabs on any associated vapor exposure.
While it does not require the DEC to clean up the site, the change opens the door for additional reclassifications in the future—specifically, to a Class 2 inactive hazardous... more
By changing the plume’s classification from a Class “N” site, which requires no action, to Class “C,” which involves continued monitoring, DEC officials have committed to testing the plume on a regular basis in order to keep monitoring the levels of the chemicals in the groundwater. It also allows the agency to keep tabs on any associated vapor exposure.
While it does not require the DEC to clean up the site, the change opens the door for additional reclassifications in the future—specifically, to a Class 2 inactive hazardous... more
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