Source: http://news10.com, February 11, 2016
By: Nick Fusaro
HOOSICK FALLS, NY (NEWS10) – The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today identified Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics and Honeywell International as parties responsible for PFOA contamination in the Village of Hoosick Falls area as a result of the agency’s preliminary investigation.
DEC’s investigation has identified groundwater contamination at the McCaffrey Street site where Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics and Honeywell International used PFOA for decades.
Using state Superfund authority, DEC will hold these and possibly other companies liable for the full investigation and cleanup of PFOA contamination.
“First and foremost, under Governor Cuomo’s direction, our priority is to provide safe and clean drinking water to the people of Hoosick Falls,” DEC Acting Commissioner Basil Seggos said. “We will hold all companies responsible for groundwater contamination and make sure they pay all costs associated with the investigation and remediation of the source of the problem as well as assuring a usable drinking water source.”