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Issue Position: Fighting PFOA/PFOS Contamination

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2020
Issues: Health and Health Care

Too many communities in New York State, including the city of Newburgh, are dealing with drinking water contaminated by PFOA/PFAS and other chemicals. In 2019, we passed significant legislation combating PFOA/PFAS, including banning its use in firefighting foam, which caused the contamination of Newburgh's Washington Lake.

After repeatedly urging the Department of Health to help stem this crisis and adopt new standards recommended by the New York State Water Quality Commission, Senator James Skoufis and I held a joint press conference at the city's Water Filtration Plant in July of 2019. We were joined by Maureen Cunningham from Environmental Advocates of New York and representatives from other local and statewide environmental groups. That week, the DOH moved to adopt stricter standards on PFOA/PFOS and 1,4-dioxane levels in drinking water.


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