Endicott New York Takes Legal Action For Water Supply Contamination
Published: January 2, 2025
According to a release from the Village of Endicott on January 1, 2025, the Village has filed a lawsuit against IBM. The lawsuit is seeking accountability for the contamination of the drinking water supply wells with hazardous substances that entered the soil and groundwater in the Village, migrating into the Villageâs water supply wells, and forcing the Village to close the drinking wells.
The press release notes that the lawsuit represents the severe environmental and public health impacts caused by decades of harmful practices at IBM's industrial facilities.
The Village says that IBM, purchased, used, stored, and improperly disposed of hazardous substances and that the company is accused of knowing or having sufficient reason to know that its actions would inevitably lead to groundwater contamination, significantly polluting drinking water wells, and threatening the health and welfare of Endicott residents.
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