NYSDEC Chief Announces Changes in Brownfield Cleanup Efforts
NYSDEC Commissioner Pete Grannis announced changes that aim to speed up the process for turning vacant industrial land into shovel-ready Brownfield development sites.
The new policies would shorten the amount of time from when a parcel is approved for inclusion in the state's Brownfield Cleanup Program to execution of cleanup pacts.
The current process can take many months in some instances. By expediting the review, Grannis said the goal is to send applicants cleanup agreements within 45 days, if not sooner.
Click here for the full article in The Buffalo News. |
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EPA Seeks Comments on Impact of TCE for IRIS Database
EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of Trichloroethylene (TCE) that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. The document was posted in November on the EPA website (click here). Public comments will be collected until Feb. 1, 2010. |
Reclaiming Contaminated Sites
The NYT published a feature article on the current realities of Brownfield development... "It takes a strong stomach for a developer to pursue brownfield redevelopment: building condominiums on a former oil storage site, housing where an aluminum bat factory blew up, a store on the site of a chemical plant explosion, or a town center on a onetime dump..." Click here to view the entire article. |
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Public Funds Delayed For Hamden Cleanup
The Hamden Economic Development Corp. has received an Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields cleanup grant of $373,000 through the Regional Growth Partnership to remove underground storage tanks, metals, and cyanide beneath the slab and other chemicals in the soil, including arsenic and lead.
The cleanup was to begin around Nov. 1, but a federal budget delay postponed the start of the first phase of cleaning up contaminated property on Goodrich Street.
Click here for the full article in the New Haven Register. |
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NEW VAPOR INTRUSION WHITEPAPER PROVIDES INSIGHT TO CURRENT REGULATIONS
The Center for Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO) has developed a new "Stakeholder's Guide to Vapor Intrusion" which provides an updated and comprehensive explanation of current vapor intrusion practices. The CPEO promotes and facilitates public participation in the oversight of environmental activities, including but not limited to the remediation of federal facilities, private "Superfund" sites, and Brownfields.
The VI document is available on the CPEO website (click here). |
YORK REVISES
CHAIN OF CUSTODY DOCUMENT
York has updated its chain of custody document to further enhance the ease of use in the field and improve clarity of analysis for login staff. This month, York's couriers are delivering hard copies of the new chain with carbon backing to all clients. If you would like us to email you an electronic copy of the chain that can be filled out in the office, please email us.
Revisions to our chain of custody document include:
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increased writing space for project information and analysis
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additional testing parameter examples for immediate referencing
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check box for state of sample origin
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expanded options for rush turn-around time
A properly complete chain of custody document is the most important element to ensure rapid and accurate sample reporting. Incomplete and/or inaccurate chain of custody documents continue to be the number one issue impeding timely sample analysis.
As a value-added service, York is available to conduct professional chain of custody training workshop. These 30 to 60 minute sessions can be conducted in-person, over-the-phone or via webcast. Please contact us if you would like our help in training your teams. We would be happy to assist you. |
 The Citizens for Clean Groundwater is a year old Connecticut-based, non-profit organization who is educating the public on local contamination sources that affect aquifers and groundwater quality. Industrial contaminants found at federal and state hazardous sites often are not detected in potable water tests used by homeowners. Their website (click here) allows users to match up their homes with state and federal hazardous waste sites that threaten groundwater quality and may impact water supply wells. |
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New Somerville Transit Village Receives Increased Public Funding
Former Somerville, NJ landfill being developed into one of the largest transit villages receives new Brownfield designation. This designation increases public funds earmarked for the project for investigation and remediation from $3 million to $5 million.
Click here to read the full story from The Star Ledger on the site designation and funding.
Click here to read a feature story from The Courier News on the development project.
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Pall Corp. to pay $2M to clean Glen Cove waste site
One of Long Island's largest companies - Pall Corp - has agreed to pay New York $2 million to clean up hazardous waste at a state Superfund site in Glen Cove where the firm once manufactured high-tech filters. The settlement covers contaminated soil and groundwater down to 60 feet below the surface at 30 and 36 Sea Cliff Ave. NYDEC is still investigating deep groundwater contamination at the site and could pursue further legal action. Click here for the full article in Newsday. | |
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