Sentences with phrase «state health officials assured»

State health officials assured residents for months that the water was safe to drink even though samples were well above safe federal PFOA limits.

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Hickey, who is credited with bringing the issue to light amid resistance from village officials, said he was shocked to hear that state health department officials were aware that the EPA had a preliminary warning of about 400 parts per trillion, but still assured Hoosick Falls residents that the water was safe even though multiple drinking water sources tested higher.

And long after village officials indicated concern over the detection of PFOA in the water — they requested advice from the state health department on what to tell residents — the department continued to assure the county and village that the levels of PFOA in the water were not harmful, emails show.

In a joint statement, City Councilmember Mark Levine and State Senator Adriano Espaillat said they were assured by city and state officials that the detected formaldehyde levels posed no threat to the public's health and would not impact the park's activiState Senator Adriano Espaillat said they were assured by city and state officials that the detected formaldehyde levels posed no threat to the public's health and would not impact the park's activistate officials that the detected formaldehyde levels posed no threat to the public's health and would not impact the park's activities.

Certainly, lawmakers will question state and federal officials about the slow response to the crisis in Hoosick Falls, and why the state Department of Health assured residents they could drink their water for a year before reversing that position.

Moneys received from the mandatory civil penalties imposed pursuant to this subsection upon persons required to appear before a designated official pursuant to s. 318.19 (1) or (2) shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue and deposited into the Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund to provide financial support to certified trauma centers to assure the availability and accessibility of trauma services throughout the state.