Bethpage Newsgram (11/20/20)

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Friday, November 20, 2020

Vol. 80, No. 47

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TOYS FOR TOTS KICKOFF

Local officials attended the Toys For Tots Kickoff at Millers Ale House in Levittown, Saturday, November 14, with Major Chuck Kilbride -United States Marine Corps and Founder of Toys for Tots. Above, Leg. John Feretti, County Legislators Rose Marie Walker and James Kennedy and his children Logan and Emma; Jim McDermott, President of Nassau County PBA and his son Collin, Marines Gun. Sgt. John Sardine, Raul Pillo; Drew Reynolds, Chris Nevins, and Lance Wolff,of Millers Ale House; Ramon Miller, President, Tier Rats and Frank Sammartano.

Driver charged with grand larceny

Edward Seyfert

An Amazon driver who worked out of the company’s Bethpage warehouse was arrested for grand larceny by Nassau County Police on November 13. According to detectives, police investigated a larceny of approximately $5600.00 worth of merchandise from the warehouse, located on 80 Grumman Road West. Police say that the merchandise was being loaded onto one of the

delivery trucks but was being rerouted to another location. Amazon driver Edward Seyfert, 48, of Deer Park allegedly brought the stolen items to his home in Deer Park and police say he threatened physical bodily harm to a 28-year-old male coworker to not tell the authorities. No injuries were reported. Proceeds recovered included a television and chair.

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Deferment for water treatment in Hicksville

The Hicksville Water District has received a compliance deferral from New York State allowing the District additional time to install the necessary infrastructure upgrades to treat for 1,4-dioxane. The two-year deferral process is only available to those water providers throughout the state that have shown significant progress in installing the now required advanced oxidation process (AOP) treatment system for the removal of 1,4-dioxane to meet the newly established maximum contaminant levels (MCL). “We have been working on solutions to this issue well before the state started the process to regulate 1,4-dioxane,” said HWD Chairman William Schuckmann. “Our driving principle is to provide our residents with the highest quality water possible, period. The state’s action levels are extremely conservative in nature so your water remains safe to consume while we complete this herculean effort to improve our already high-quality water for future generations.” According to the Health Department, “The MCLs are set well below levels known to cause health effects in animal studies. Therefore, consuming water with PFOA, PFOS or 1,4-dioxane at the level detected does not pose a significant health risk. Your water continues to be acceptable for all uses.” On August 26, the New York State Health Department finalized regulations establishing MCLs for 1,4-dioxane at 1 part per billion (ppb) and for PFOA and PFOS at 10 parts per trillion (ppt). While PFOA and PFOS are not a concern of the District’s at this point in time as any detection to this point has been below the state’s MCL, 1,4-dioxane is present at 10 of the District’s 14 well sites above or nearing the state’s MCL. To make the capital improvements necessary to install AOP treatment at each of these well sites, the District is in the middle of making a more than $70 million investment. The District already has its first two AOP treatment facilities online at Plants 1 and 4. “We are working as quickly as possible to finish construction on the remaining treatment facilities, added Commissioner Schuckmann. “Our goal is to have all of this treatment up and running well before the two year extension expires, and, in the meantime, will make operational changes to ensure we are limiting any potential exposures to these contaminants as much as possible.”

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