The Rockland Task Force on Water Resources Management last night held a presentation and panel discussion on the state of Rockland’s water. Last summer, New York lowered the levels of acceptable amounts of chemicals known as PFOAs, which are used in the production of Teflon, that can be in the water. The new levels are tougher standards than the federal government permits. Rockland County Health Department hydrology expert, Dr. Daniel Miller, said the most recent testing here in the county shows a slight decrease in those levels…
Carol Walczyk is VP of Water Quality with SUEZ, and said the company does quarterly compliance testing…
Sean Mahar is with the state DEC, and said they’ve already ruled out major sources of contamination in the county…
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