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ICYMI: Hicksville Water District Sues Dow Chemical, Shell Oil

Check out this story reported last week on Hicksville Patch.

HICKSVILLE, NY — The Hicksville Water District plans to host a community water forum as it sues The Dow Chemical Company, Ferro Corporation, Vulcan Materials Company, Procter & Gamble Company and Shell Oil Company in federal court over groundwater contamination.

A question-and-answer session is planned Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Hicksville Community Center on Carl Street.

"With so many headlines surrounding the quality of Long Island's drinking water due to emerging contaminants, we want to make sure the Hicksville community is getting the information they need," the district wrote in a Facebook post.

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