Category Archive: Westhampton Water

Authorities are still working to pinpoint the source of pollution responsible for contaminating more than 100 private wells near and around Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton more than a year after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency first identified a pair of unregulated chemicals in the drinking water. Starting this fall, representatives of the State Department…Read the article

Partner Marie Napoli confirmed to Newsday that Napoli Shkolnik PLLC has filed a notice of claim against Suffolk County and the state Department of Environmental Conservation on behalf of approximately 200 Westhampton residents. The Westhampton community believes that they have been exposed to the hazardous chemical PFOS, which was part of the liquid foam used by…Read the article

Marie Napoli recently appeared on News12 Long Island in order to discuss the health risks associated with contaminated well water in Westhampton, New York. Like most people living in Westhampton, resident and Napoli Shkolnik client, Jerome Liggon said he never questioned the quality of the water coming out of his tap. However as he told…Read the article

There have been rumblings about the drinking well water being contaminated in the Westhampton, NY area for years. It is why the majority of locals had their water periodically tested and were relieved to receive negative results. Unfortunately perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) were never included in the testing as they were not…Read the article

The New York State Department of Health has recently come under pressure to provide biomonitoring for Westhampton residents whose private wells were contaminated by PFOS associated with firefighting activity at Gabreski Airport. No specific details on the testing have been provided by the Department of Health yet but they did issue a statement saying that…Read the article