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Rally to stop PFOS pollution set for Saturday
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U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer points to a set of tanks that are part of a carbon-filtration system removing PFOS from
Washington Lake. A rally is scheduled to take place at the site on Saturday.
contaminated the city’s drinking water supply after
flowing into the lake from Silver Stream. The source of
the contamination was traced back to the nearby Stewart
Air National Guard Base. Owned by the DoD, the base
was the site of two major releases of PFOS-containing
fire foam concentrate in 1990.
The DoD has so far taken no action to abate PFOS hot
spots on and near the air base, despite repeated calls
by residents, local, state and U.S. officials to stop the
PFOS flowing into Silver Stream. The stream flows to
Washington Lake and the Moodna Creek, which leads to
the Hudson River.
Dozens of private wells have been contaminated along
with the city’s drinking water. The city was forced to
switch to using water from the Catskill Aqueduct when
the contamination was revealed in May last year. The city
is scheduled to switch back to Washington Lake water in
the fall.
Rallygoers are asked to park in vacant lots on the
west side of Route 300. Attendees are asked not to park
at Moroney’s or the NY Granite Corp., which are busy
on Saturday.
For more information, contact Genie Abrams at 845-
764-0635 or [email protected].
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