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SEVEN HUDSON DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES TESTED FOR PCBS BEFORE DREDGING BEGINS
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July 21, 2008
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The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release:
The State Department of Health recently provided drinking water test results for PCBs to seven water supply systems that receive their drinking water from the Hudson River. Drinking water test results for Waterford, Stillwater, Halfmoon, Poughkeepsie, Green Island, Rhinebeck and Port Ewen were all within drinking water standards as set under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. This testing is part of a monitoring program funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
DOH began monitoring these drinking water supplies for PCBs in May 2008 to establish a baseline before General Electric begins dredging ...
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