Grumman Aerospace

The U.S. Navy has agreed to test private drinking water wells near the former Grumman facility in Calverton for PFAS.

Riverhead got the former Grumman site from the federal government for a buck. But it was no bargain. Pollution there threatens private wells and may threaten public water supply too.And the Navy, though legally responsible for cleanup, just keeps dragging its feet.

The testing plan came out of a meeting yesterday morning at the water authority’s office in Oakdale. It's the first step to securing funding needed to bring public water to the area.

Sand stockpiled at the end of the eastern runway in Calverton was excavated by the sewer district from a distant site on the property that officials say was 'virgin territory.' The highway department plans to use it to sand local roads in winter weather.