Welcome!
The Newburgh Clean Water Project (NCWP) is a nonpartisan grassroots group of Newburgh residents. We engage our community in advocating for Newburgh’s long-term access to clean drinking water, comprehensive health resources for those who’ve been affected by PFAS and lead, and the restoration of our watershed— now and for future generations.
We welcome all who are concerned about the health of our community and clean water security. We are grateful to collaborate with local and regional advocates as well as a national network of frontline communities. Together, we work to hold our government and PFAS manufacturers accountable, share resources, and create equitable water solutions that keep our communities healthy.
Archived Resources
PFAS Chemicals
PFAS, or polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a large group of man-made toxic chemicals. (PFAS are sometimes also called PFCs, or perfluorinated compounds.)
Watch the film to find out what PFAS chemicals are, where they come from, what health effects they are associated with and what you can do about it!
Source: National PFAS CONTAMINATION COALITION
A National Issue
Tragically, the PFAS-contamination issues facing the City of Newburgh, NY are present and growing throughout the country.
"As of March 2019, at least 610 locations in 43 states are known to be contaminated, including drinking water systems serving an estimated 19 million people."
Source: Environmental Working Group
Polluters, particularly the Department of Defense and PFAS manufacturers, have not taken responsibility for the contamination, comprehensive cleanup or harm done to the public.
Our Allies
Newburgh Clean Water Project is informed by the work of these organizations and is honored to collaborate on our shared goals of clean drinking water, watershed restoration, and the health & economic wellbeing of our community.
Quassaick Creek Watershed Alliance
Conservation Advisory Council
Our watershed clean up is delayed by the Dept of Defense for 25 years! TODAY, Wednesday October 21st, is your chance to ask what we can do about it. #newburghfreelibrary Posterboard session 4:30-6:30, RAB meeting 6:30-7:45. #ourwatercantwait ... See MoreSee Less
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Our community is grateful for the work Lily & Stael have created to help strengthen our understanding and the advocacy around PFAS contamination and the harms so many experience. Bonus: their work will be part of the Community posters at tonight's Stewart Air National Guard Restoration Advisory Board Posterboard session and RAB meeting.TONIGHTWhen: October 21st, 2026Time: 4:30-6:30 posterboard session followed by RAB mtg 6:30-7:30pmLocation: Newburgh Free Library, BOE roomTen years after PFAS contamination in Newburgh’s watershed was made public, its effects are still being felt. 🌊 Current student Stael Toussaint '27 and Lily Rubino, visiting faculty in science, mathematics, and computing, are using the power of public archives to support the community’s intergenerational fight for environmental justice. Their work earned a 2026 Barnabas McHenry Hudson River Valley Award from the Open Space Institute. Congratulations! #bardianandproud(Stael Toussaint ’27 and Lily Rubino, presenting their poster at the McHenry Awards Annual Celebration in August 2026.) ... See MoreSee Less
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📣Attention Newburgh!📣With a 25 year delay to clean up PFAS at Stewart Air National Guard Base, the clean up is stalled until 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣1️⃣‼️‼️‼️‼️As the Pentagon delays PFAS clean-ups around the country, our community now faces another generation inheriting a legacy of contamination and the fight to restore our watershed! 💧Though we are currently provided clean, safe drinking water from the Catskill Aqueduct, you never know. As our autonomy has been removed, we can never assume safe drinking water an absolute, and so we need the clean-up, complete and without interruption or pause.Adding to this insult- an inflated estimated cost of over $93.2 MILLION TAXPAYER funding‼️This is unacceptable and we must tell them NO!💪🏽Join us at tomorrow's Restoration Advisory Board Posterboard and RAB mtgWhen: Wednesday, Oct 21st, 2026Time: 4:30-6:30pm (posterboard), 6:30-7:30 RAB mtgLocation: Newburgh Free Library Board of Education Room, 124 Grand Street, Newburgh******📣📣¡Atención Newburgh!📣📣Con un retraso de 25 años para limpiar en la Base de la Guardia Nacional Aérea Stewart, la limpieza está estancada hasta el 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣1️⃣‼️‼️‼️Mientras el Pentágono decide retrasar las limpiezas de los PFAS en todo el país, nuestra comunidad ahora enfrenta otra generación que hereda un legado de contaminación y la lucha para restaurar nuestra cuenca.💧Aunque actualmente se nos proporciona agua potable limpia y segura del acueducto Catskill, nunca se sabe. Como nuestra autonomía ha sido eliminada, nunca podemos asumir que el agua potable es absoluta, por lo que necesitamos la limpieza, completa y sin interrupción ni pausa.Además de este insulto, ¡un costo estimado inflado de más de $93.2 millones de fondos para los contribuyentes‼️ ¡Esto es inaceptable y debemos decirles NO!💪🏽Únase a nosotros en el póster del Consejo Asesor de Restauración y en el RAB mtg del mañana.Cuándo: Miércoles 21 de octubre de 2026Hora: 4:30-6:30pm (cartón de póster), 6:30-7:30 RAB mtgUbicación: Newburgh Free Library Board of Education Room, 124 Grand Street, Newburgh ... See MoreSee Less
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Looking forward to gleaning insights from the engineers and Dept of Defense staff who have been working on this project for 9 long years!