Fire & Toxic Water at East Hampton Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

East Hampton: Aquifer Contamination Updaten

Summary:  We have lost a significant part of our only supply of fresh water in the Town of East Hampton.  For how long—months, years, decades—we do not know. Without access and confidence in a ready supply of fresh drinking water, how long before people stop coming to East Hampton? What will happen to property valuations?  To download the complete update (click here).

East Hampton Battery Storage Fire & PFAS Groundwater Contamination

A consequential health hazard was created when the Town of East Hampton’s primary water supply was poisoned by run-off water used to extinguish the fire at the East Hampton battery storage facility on May 31, 2023.  Toxins that can lead to cancer and other illnesses were released into our sole source of freshwater.  No public warning has been issued, nor has a cleanup effort been announced.  The Montauk facility should be taken offline while an open and transparent investigation into the fire at the East Hampton facility is performed.  To read the full analysis, tables, and exhibits  (click here).