Garden City: Who's Been Watching Your Groundwater?

Toxic Plumes "could pose 'significant potential risk' of cancer and other health hazards"

Newsday reports that "It will take at least 10 years and $13.2 million dollars to clean up contaminated groundwater at the Old Roosevelt Field Superfund site in Garden City, according to a federal plan announced last week..." Read more.

Two Village of Garden City supply wells have been contaminated with potentially carcinogenic chemicals such as tetrachloroethane (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE).

What's in your water? Who's watching the pot?

Can we trust the multitude of water districts in Nassau County to protect the public?

MTBE, PCE, TCE. What will they find in our drinking water next?

The contamination at the Garden City Superfund site dates back to the 1960s. Isn't it time we had timely testing and honest reporting from the folks who are supposed to be keeping our water safe?

Isn't 10 years too long a time to clean up a site that's been polluted for the past half century? And who's to blame for contamination to our groundwater to begin with? Is no one held accountable?

Think its time to consolidate water districts, professionally manage our water supply, cut the waste, and clean up this mess? Michael Uhl thinks so.

On Tuesday, November 6th, send Michael Uhl to the Nassau County Legislature, and tell them to clean up their act!