Military adopts ‘action level’ policy for PFAS cleanup that’s 3 times federal EPA standard

November 1, 2024

Read the full article by Denise Civiletti (Riverhead Local)

"It’s easy to comply with the rules if you’re the one writing them.

That was the sentiment among angry community residents and local officials at a meeting with Navy representatives in Riverhead Tuesday night, convened to discuss the cleanup of groundwater pollution caused by operation of the former Grumman site in Calverton.

Residents who’ve been waiting months to hear the Navy’s plans for complying with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s tough new drinking water standard for PFAS contamination learned at the meeting that the Department of Defense has adopted a standard all its own — and it’s three times higher than the maximum limit adopted by the EPA in April."

Topics:

• ChemicalsPFAS
• SourcesMilitary bases
• AgenciesEPA
• Measurement Techniques
• Monitoring Data
• PFAS Uses