The Village of Hempstead, acknowledged that the level of trichloroethylene (TCE), an industrial solvent, found in its Well No. 5 was the highest ever recorded at that well. At the moment the well remains off-line and the source of contamination is still unknown. Well No. 5 is one of the nine used to serve the village's 56,000 residents.

TCE is hazardous to human health only after prolonged exposure. A notice  released to community members stated that a person would have to drink two liters of water with the elevated level of TCE daily for 70 years to have an increased risk of developing liver problems or getting cancer.

To read complete coverage in Newsdsay, click HERE