ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state lawmakers will continue their hearings into drinking water contamination in communities around the state.

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's health commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker, and Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos are slated to speak Wednesday at the joint Senate-Assembly hearing in Albany.

While much of the discussion will likely focus on the Rensselaer County village of Hoosick Falls, lawmakers say it will also include a broader look at problems in other areas.

A Senate hearing last week focused on Hoosick Falls, where numerous residents say the Cuomo administration took too long to warn people of the presence of the toxic chemical PFOA.

The DEC is overseeing an investigation and cleanup that includes carbon filtration systems on contaminated public and private wells.

[STORY BY: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

 

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