North Salem News 09.16.21

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Vol. 7 No. 26 Visit TapIntoNorthSalem.net for the latest news. Thursday, September 16, 2021

May Board of Ed moves forward
we with filtration project
never
forget BY CAROL REIF issued for Meadow Pond Ele-

A ceremony of remembrance was held at STAFF WRITER mentary School in South Salem.)
the North Salem rehouse on the evening
of Saturday, September 11. e community, In 2019, Albany unveiled new
along with local rst responders, gathered
to honor those who lost their lives on the e North Salem Board of drinking water standards for al-
20th anniversary of 9/11. See more photos
from the event on page 10. Education last week approved lowable levels of PFOA and

spending $845,690 on its long- PFOS. e state’s Maximum

awaited middle school/high Contaminant Levels (MCLs) are

school water ltration project. now 10 parts per trillion (ppt) for

According to John Sieverding, PFOA and 10 ppt for PFOS. (It

the district’s director of facilities also adopted a 1 part per billion

and transportation, the new sys- standard for 1,4-Dioxane, a syn-

tem was intended to just remove thetic chemical and likely human

iron and manganese from water carcinogen.)

supplies, as these elements con- State health o cials said in

tribute to clogging pipes, pres- March that PQ’s initial tests

sure tanks and water heaters. found PFOA levels ranged from

Pipes and a priming system were 70 ppt to 90 ppt. Tests conduct-

also to be replaced, he said. ed at the middle/high school

e water situation at – which is a half-mile north on

Pequenakonck Elementary June Road – did not show levels

School is a separate matter. that violated the state standards,

Last spring, school o cials schools Superintendent Dr. Ken-

were noti ed that  per uorooc- neth Freeston said at the time.

tanoic acid (PFOA)  and per- However, that project had to

uorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), be tweaked to include special

known as “forever chemicals” lters to remove PFOA/PFOS.

because they don’t break down in e only currently accepted

the environment and accumulate method of removing the chemi-

in the bodies of living things, had cals is by a granulated activated

been found in PQ’s wells. e carbon (GAC) system.

levels of PFOA triggered an im- Engineering plans for the pro-

mediate “Do Not Drink” adviso- posed PFOA/PFOS ltration

PHOTO: TOM WALOGORSKY ry from the state Department of SEE PROJECT PAGE 5
Health. (A similar warning was

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BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 19
CLASSIFIEDS 18 Varsity Sports Recap
LEGAL NOTICES 18 pg 15
LEISURE 17
OPINION
SPORTS 8
15

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EDITOR: 914-302-5830 Friday, September 17, at 9 a.m. the training of our dogs. thanks to all those who served the Tuesday, Sept. 21, from 10
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St. James Episcopal of the pandemic. A barbecue will a.m. - 1 p.m.
ADVERTISING TEAM breakfast and putting contest 7:15 Church follow the service. St. James is a e County Clerk’s Mobile
PAUL FORHAN a.m. -8:45 a.m. Barbecue lunch welcoming inclusive community of
served after gol ng with beer & WELCOME SERVICE faith and is located at the intersec- Passport O ce will be outside
(914) 806-3951 wine included. Lots of great priz- Sunday, Sept. 19, at 10 a.m. tion of Titicus and June Roads in North Salem Town Hall, located
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