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Suez Water, the county s biggest distributor, sells water to 300,000 Rockland residents, while Nyack village sells to 15,000, and Suffern uses Torne Valley water for thousands of residents.
The chemicals, a product of manufacturing, can cause kidney and testicular cancer, thyroid disease, and low birth weight, among other harmful health effects. Another chemical found in the water supply that raises concerns is perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, known as PFOS.
“Hundreds of thousands of Rockland residents having potentially toxic PFOA in their drinking water demands an all-hands-on-deck approach, including the expertise of the EPA,” Schumer said. “The fact that the drinking water system exists across state lines means a federal entity like the EPA can be helpful managing cross-state issues that arise.”