Upcoming
Calverton Restoration Advisory Board meeting set for May 29
The U.S. Navy is set to host its 61st Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting for the Former Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant...
Environment
Calverton well testing finds PFAS levels mostly under EPA limit, Navy says
Nearly all private drinking water wells sampled as a part of an expanded testing area surrounding the former Northrop-Grumman plant in Calverton did not contain harmful “forever chemicals” above the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Navy said this week.
Environment
‘Forever chemicals’ are polluting the Peconic River. New data makes strongest case yet that former Navy site is to blame.
New data and maps released last month by the Navy as part of the cleanup process of the former Grumman site in Calverton show groundwater contaminated by PFAS is migrating off-site towards the Peconic River.
Environment
Military adopts ‘action level’ policy for PFAS cleanup that’s 3 times federal EPA standard
The Defense Department's new policy allows the Navy to further delay action to remedy drinking water contamination by plume migrating off Calverton site.
Upcoming
Calverton Restoration Advisory Board meeting set for Oct. 29 at the Residence Inn
The Restoration Advisory Board (RAB)for the former Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP) in Calverton will hold its next meeting on Oct. 29, at the Residence Inn in Riverhead.
Environment
Riverhead Town and Suffolk County launch probe into groundwater pollution at former Calverton Grumman site
The Riverhead Water District and Suffolk County Department of Health Services are investigating a groundwater pollution plume in and around the former Northrop Grumman site in Calverton to determine if it may impact a Riverhead Water District well.
Environment
Navy to community advisory board: PFAS cleanup in Calverton off the agenda due to strict new federal limits on ‘forever chemicals’
The Navy says it cannot discuss PFAS cleanup until the Department of Defense ‘issues policy’ on compliance with the federal Environmental Protection Agency's new rule establishing maximum contaminant levels for PFAS chemicals polluting the Calverton site and surrounding area.
Letters
Congressman LaLota: We need your help to hold Navy and Northrop Grumman accountable for groundwater contamination in Calverton
A member of the Calverton Restoration Advisory Board asks Rep. Nick LaLota to come to the board's meeting to learn firsthand about contamination emanating from the Navy/Grumman site in Calverton and work to ensure it's remediated.
Community News
Discussion of PFAS issues on the agenda for next Calverton Restoration Advisory Board meeting
PFAS, the synthetic “forever chemicals” contaminating drinking water wells in various locations in and around the Calverton area, are once again on the agenda of the U.S. Navy for its next meeting of the Calverton Restoration Advisory Board scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 6 at Manorville Fire Department.
Environment
Navy will update the community next week on investigation into water pollution near former Grumman site in Calverton
Navy representatives and their consultants will present updates to the investigation into PFAS chemicals and the monitoring of other volatile organic compounds in wells surrounding the former Grumman site at the next meeting of the Calverton Restoration Advisory Board, Wednesday, April 19.
