TimesUnion.com
The Hurley Town Landfill in Ulster County, New York, was recently added to the state’s registry of Superfund sites. The Hurley Landfill was categorized as a Class 02 which presents a “significant threat to public health and/or the environment”. Placement of the Hurley Landfill on the state's Superfund registry will allow the town to access more than $1 million of state remediation funds.
The contaminants of concern at the Hurley Landfill are PFOS and PFOA contamination which was detected on-site groundwater monitoring wells, in a leachate collection tank, in surface water and sediment samples adjacent to the site, as well as in private drinking water wells downgradient of the site. Additional investigation is required to further determine the extent of contamination and the appropriate actions to mitigate potential exposures.