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Westchester Co. Airport Landfill
Westchester Co. Airport Landfill
2024 Rating of 79
Pawling Landfill
Pawling Landfill
2024 Rating of 73
Prisco C&D Landfill
Prisco C&D Landfill
2024 Rating of 71
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) established the The Clean Water Infrastructure Act of 2017 program to investigate and remediate solid waste sites that may be contaminating drinking water. These reports outline the program’s findings through the years and presents plans for mitigating affected sites.
The program prioritizes inactive solid waste disposal sites, particularly landfills, and their impact on New York’s drinking water, focusing on emerging contaminants like PFAS and 1,4-dioxane. These human-made chemicals, commonly used in industrial and consumer products, are increasingly found in groundwater.
Key activities under the Inactive Landfill Initiative (ILI) Program include:
Creating an inventory of inactive landfill sites, gathering records, and confirming locations.
Developing a priority ranking system to assess contamination risks.
Conducting preliminary groundwater investigations at high-risk sites.
Sampling drinking water wells near impacted landfills.
Initiating further investigations and remediation where necessary.
These report includes the summary of completed and ongoing efforts as stated in updated and linked years.
Reports
The Google Earth map we created follows information shared by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Environmental Working Group, and various other sources. Additional information can often be found in pins on map. The file is too large to download and upload to a map that would keep you on this webpage. We apologize for any inconvenience and we hope you find this information helpful.
Superfund sites can be found in Red in this image below.
Inactive Landfills can be found in Orange. The numbers by their pinpoints are a number that is provided to them from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC). The highest value in our area is a 79. This valve is at the Westchester Airport and we would think this is a contamination from Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), which is what contaminated Newburgh, NY. Darren has not found out what these true values are, but based on the NYSDEC Inactive Landfill report, he has a guess that 79 is around 2,200 ppt PFAS. The 2024 PFAS regulation is less that 10 ppt. These are guess numbers from the NYS DEC report and the best way to find out what your water quality is, is to test your water for PFAS. A PFAS test needs to be performed by a state certified laboratory. Some municipalities are drilling new wells because the high PFAS levels.
Filter your water or your body becomes the filter.
Sources
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What do the colored pins and lines mean on the Google Earth map?
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Red are/were Superfund Sites.
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Orange are Registered Inactive Landfills in New York State.
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Yellow are in relation to North Carolina's Brunswick County - Chemours & the GenX issue/lawsuit. Please note, Palmer Plumbing LLC is not a licensed plumbing company in North Carolina.
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Blue are to assist customers outside of Palmer Plumbing's work area. We hope it helps distant neighbors understand what their/other governing agencies are saying about the PFAS contamination.
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Brown are Registered Inactive Landfills in Connecticut.
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Grey are Dams found on the CT Inactive Landfills Report in Connecticut. We are unsure of why there are shown in the inactive landfill map, but we marked the dams accordingly.
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Pink are in relation to Charleston, SC and their watershed/reservoir system.
We have not quite figured out how to share this interact map well. There is a lot of data that may need to be discussed with Darren. All of the data on the map does have links, but you may have to view the links in the side bar. We admit -- it is a bit confusing, but this is a very complex issue. Please do your own research. Information provided is general and may not apply to every situation. We are not liable for any damages resulting from reliance on this information.
There are roughly 160 registered inactive landfills in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester County. These inactive landfills have varying levels of PFOA, PFOS and 1,4 Dioxane. These chemicals have been linked to numerous health side effects. Palmer Plumbing is determined to educate their family, friends and neighbors on their possible risk of prolonged exposure. The end goal is for our communities to be protected. We would love to provide the water treatment, but we would rather see a happy and health community than hoard this knowledge for profit.
Filter your water or your body becomes the filter.
Brewster & Carmel, NY
Brewster & Carmel, NY
Bedford & Pound Ridge, NY
Bedford & Pound Ridge, NY
PFAS in the Water?
PFAS in the Water?
PFAS can be found in Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF). AFFF was commonly used to extinguish fire. The Department of Defense (DOD) is trying to move away from the use of AFFF. The EPA did not know that PFAS exposure resulted in negative health side effects until the early 2000s (SC lawsuit). It wasn't until the fire in the USS Forrestal (1967), that the US Military started to really use AFFF. For over forty years, solders and neighboring communities have been exposed to PFAS. "DOD uses AFFF in about 1,500 facilities and over 6,800 mobile assets worldwide to suppress fires. Release of AFFF into the environment, either through accidental releases, or for fire training and emergency use, has resulted in PFAS detections in drinking water and groundwater in and around DOD installations." - Source The use of AFFF has lead to many areas having a PFAS contamination. It is unknown what levels were prior to testing for PFAS, but we have all had some level of exposure. Prior to 2012, there was no monitoring. Regulation on PFOA & PFOS did not begin until 2016. In 2024, regulations strengthened to include six PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, PFBS, and HFPO-DA).
What are safe levels of PFAS?
What are safe levels of PFAS?
There are no safe levels of this man-made chemical • avoid ingesting. One of the easiest ways to lower your risk of exposure is to properly filter your drinking and cooking water and lessen consumption of PFAS contaminated foods.
The EPA regulates municipal water.
The FDA regulates bottled water.
Private wells are the responsibility of the home owner.
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) recommends testing one's well every 2 - 5 years.
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