CORAM, N.Y. (AP) - The state Department of Environmental Conservation and the town of Brookhaven are investigating the continued dumping of construction debris and other trash at a park on Long Island.
Newsday reports (https://nwsdy.li/2iZJeDp ) the DEC first started investigating illegal dumping at Tanglewood Park in Coram in November.
DEC officials say the probe is ongoing and the agency is still trying to figure out how the waste arrived at the park and who’s responsible.
A spokesman for Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota says his office conducted a site investigation and found no evidence of hazardous or contaminated materials among the waste.
DEC officials say the Tanglewood Park situation does not appear to be part of a large-scale dumping effort.
Penalties for dumping solid waste can be as high as $11,250 per violation.
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Information from: Newsday, https://www.newsday.com
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