The Sarney Property site is in the eastern portion of Dutchess County, New York, in the Town of Amenia. The area surrounding the site is sparsely populated with about 80 persons residing within 2,500 feet of the site.
All residences rely upon private groundwater wells for drinking water.
Residential wells are developed in the bedrock aquifer. Information about contaminant migration in the bedrock aquifer indicate that groundwater is not flowing towards the private wells. The site is categorized as an indeterminant public health hazard . The available data do not indicate that humans are being or have been exposed to levels of contamination that would be expected to cause adverse health effects. However, data or information are not available for soil-gas and ambient air.