Over two consecutive days in April, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans and actions designed to ensure drinking water safety for residents of New York and California communities where the drinking water is or has been contaminated.
On April 3, 2024, the EPA issued a final cleanup plan to address groundwater contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at a portion of the New Cassel/Hicksville Groundwater Contamination Superfund site in N.Y. at the Towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead, and Oyster Bay in Nassau County.