Environment
Community meeting planned on Calverton plume as frustration with Navy boils over
The county health department will share new data about the Calverton plume that's polluting wells, groundwater, ponds, lakes and the Peonic River at a community meeting April 28.
Government
LaLota announces $2.25M for Calverton water main extension to serve area affected by former Grumman site pollution
The Riverhead Water District extension will serve 28 homes southeast of the former Navy-owned site, affected or threatened by a plume of groundwater contamination.
Community News
Navy seeks interviews with former employees at Grumman facility in Calverton
All information shared during the interviews will be kept confidential, the Navy said in a press release. The Navy is seeking information to help ensure a thorough and effective environmental restoration of the property, it said.
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.
Editorial
Grumman’s toxic legacy shows why strong regulations are needed. Will Zeldin’s EPA step up?
The Navy’s latest dodge in its ongoing — and so far successful — effort to avoid responsibility for plumes of contaminated groundwater traveling off the former Grumman site in Calverton has officially entered the Twilight Zone.
Environment
Navy seeks community feedback on cleanup of former Grumman site in Calverton, sets next public advisory board meeting for Oct. 29
The Navy is seeking community feedback on the cleanup of the former Grumman site in Calverton via a 7-question survey. The next public meeting of the community advisory board is set for Oct. 29.
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.
