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Autumn Colors

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8. Oh f......

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 07:55 AM

May 2016

I grew up there and have family in the Town of Newburgh (separate from the City of Newburgh). I wonder if this affecting private wells, too? Will pass this article on and tell them to get their well water tested immediately.

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A State of Emergency has been declared in the City of Newburgh due to the discovery of a contaminant [View all] In_The_Wind May 2016 OP

Just think - the TPP/TTIP will strip away as many regulations and environmental protections as they djean111 May 2016 #1

If I recall, we have DUers in or around Newburgh Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #2

I'm one of them Victor_c3 May 2016 #3

Yikes! I knew that we had DUers in the area! Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #4

WOW Zoonart May 2016 #5

Looks like we have more than a few DUers down here. In_The_Wind May 2016 #15

Thanks for this... Thespian2 May 2016 #6

I was curious about what the source might be so... tk2kewl May 2016 #7

If there is, I can't find it. In_The_Wind May 2016 #13

Oh f...... Autumn Colors May 2016 #8

If it leaches into the aquifer we're all in for some rough days ahead. In_The_Wind May 2016 #10

"an emerging contaminant" - emerging from WHERE? Divernan May 2016 #9

I just looked at a map Autumn Colors May 2016 #11

News at noon said the condition has been going on for years. In_The_Wind May 2016 #12

Oh wow ... Autumn Colors May 2016 #16

Six o'clock news cancelled the SoE but they knew about the problem two years ago. In_The_Wind May 2016 #17

K&R felix_numinous May 2016 #14