Housing Complex for OEF and OIF Veterans Contaminated

CONTAMINATED SOIL FOUND AT LONG ISLAND HOUSING COMPLEX FOR VETERANS
WABC News New York
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

ISLANDIA (WABC) -- Authorities have made a disturbing discovery at a Long Island housing development for veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Officials in Suffolk County say test results show contaminated soil at Veterans Way in Islandia, where six affordable housing homes were built for veterans.

The ground tested positive for hazardous pesticides, metals and petroleum.

The Suffolk County Water Authority and health department have been contacted to test the well water.

Among the contaminants found at the Veteran's Way development were petroleum byproducts, pesticides including DDT and chlordane, and metals such as chromium, cobalt, lead, nickel and zinc.

"The highest levels of contamination were found to be in the berm on the property, and that means the fill in the berm has to be removed," Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota said. "We have called in the Suffolk County Water Authority and the County Health Department to review these results and develop plans for well testing and other measures to ensure the safety of the drinking water for this development."
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