Reply #29: Thank you.

[H2O Man]

I want to make clear: I don't live in the area that is so heavily contaminated near Binghamton. But a few years back, a number of people from Binghamton approached me, in part from work I've been involved with on other SuperFund Sites.

The level of TCE, among other things, that pollutes Binghamton and the surrounding areas is reason for alarm. There have been "suspected" cancer clusters reported. But in NYS, the Dept. of Health is not interested in helping people: it is an advocate for industry. I am not sure the exact numbers at this time, but there was a time I did .... at a public meeting on the Sidney Center/Richardson Hill SuperFund Sites, the NYSDOH reps said there was no evidence of a cluster; I asked them how many of the past 385 reported clusters had they found "negative"? Of course, it was 385. They refuse to admit that TCE and PCBs are related to health concerns.

In the Binghamton/triple cities area, there is a neighborhood that has had a luekemia cluster. I don't give a shit if the DOH says "no." There is.

So I'm asking people to help, because this type of contamination hurts any person who comes in contact, including and especially children.

Chemicals flow downstream. So this problem in Binghasmton will flow down the Susquehanna River, to communities located below it. And it will flow downstream in time, and will damage the quality of life for families inthe future.

Please support these people. Their willingness to advocate for their neighborhoods may one day help you, if you have to deal with the EPA.