Question: Contamination Cleanup on Main Street

Farmingdale residents are invited  tonight on the ongoing environmental cleanup at the Farmingdale Plaza Cleaners site on Main Street.

The meeting, which is being sponsored by the the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health, is at 7 p.m. at 

More than a decade ago the Environmental Protection Agency was studying the  and found unusual soil levels upgradient. Additional investigation around the shopping plaza identified the dry cleaner as the source. 

The site, which lies between the intersection of Main Street and Fulton Street, consists of a single building and a paved parking lot surrounded by apartment buildings and other commercial structures. The dry cleaner and the adjacent Waldbaum’s Supermarket  and two businesses in the plaza are occupied. 

At the meeting, the state departments will announce a "No Further Action Plan" for the site, but say  and to monitor the soil to make sure the system is protecting human health and the environment. The off-site groundwater is still being investigated to determine the impact of a volatile organic compounds plume. 

The DEC will consider public comments until March 24. The entire proposed plan is available for review at the Farmingdale Public Library and the DEC’s Regional Office in Stony Brook. Comments can be sent to Mr. Chek Ng at cbng@gw.dec.state.ny.us. 

Meanwhile, the Town of Oyster Bay is also planning a community meeting this spring about the nearby, formerly contaminated 

What do you think about this contamination in Farmingdale? Do you live near these sites? Are you concerned? Tell us in the comments.