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Small fish from a creek in the Seneca Army Depot emptying into Seneca Lake are contaminated with the “forever chemical” PFAS at tens of thousands of times the state’s limit for drinking water. Findings indicate that Kendaia Creek could be contaminating Seneca Lake. State test of fish from Kendaia creek showed PFOS levels from 81,000 ppt to 374,000 ppt. The state Department of Health requires public water systems to implement expensive cleanup measures if it exceeds 10 ppt.
The EPA has requested that the Army conduct a survey of private drinking water wells within onr mile of the former depot boundary since the extent of the contamination is not defined. According to Bill Roege, president of the Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association, “We clearly know the (former Seneca Army) Depot had a lot of PFAS chemicals and PFOA in particular with the firefighting foam. Given how stable the chemicals are, we fully expect to find some level of PFAS in the lake.”