The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced Aug. 12 that Stewart Air National Guard Base in New Windsor has been classified by the state as a Superfund Site.
A preliminary investigation by the state in March revealed perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) contamination in Washington Lake, Newburgh’s primary potable water source. Some of the highest concentrations of PFOS detected were found in an outfall from the Air National Guard Base that drains into Silver Stream, a primary tributary of Lake Washington, the DEC said.
Washington Lake in Newburgh on June 24, 2016. Yvonne Marcotte/Epoch Times
