On April 18, the DEC updated their remediation plans for 2019 construction season.
Phase 5 of the Roy-Hart school remediation project will begin in April. Areas to the south, west, and north of the high school and areas north of the middle school will be cleaned up. This includes all that area in front of both schools to the State St. right-of-way. The first work to be done will most likely be removal of the trees along State St. Approximately 12,000 cubic yards of soil will be removed. All the work continues to be performed under the over-site of the DEC without FMC involvement. For now, cost will be paid for from The New York State Superfund.
Phase 5 of the Air Deposition Area will also begin in April. Up to 33 properties will be cleaned up this year. The areas includes:
- The north side of State St. between Hammond Parkway and Butler parkway.
- Both the east and west side of East Ave.
- The first two properties on the east side of Butler Pkwy from State. (The other properties on this street have “No further action required” status except for the two on either side at the end of the street next to the canal [as of 2018]. Their status may have changed for 2019.)
- The grassy island within the circle in Hammond Pkwy.
- The residential property immediately east of the Middle School on State Rd.
- The east and west sides of Maple Ave. between State and Park.
- The north side of Park Ave. between Maple and Vernon.
- Two properties on the south side of State Street east of Maple. (The third property forms a break point as it has 'No further action required” status.)
- The east side of Vernon Street between Park and State.
- Required restoration work not completed during the 2018, Phase 4 effort.
Some properties within these areas will not be remediated as they have “No further action required” status and some may be properties whose owners refuse. The DEC will work with owners to determine what must be removed and how the property will be restored. Work will be conducted by National Vacuum Environmental Services Corporation of Niagara Falls under the over-site of the DEC on weekdays generally between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Full time air monitoring will be employed.
After this year's phase, all that will remains in the Air Deposition Area is State Street between William and Vernon and two feeder streets north of State (William and Washington). All properties on Robertson St. have “No further action required” status. Also, some fields east of the village remain to be done pending owner approval.
To download the DEC announcement for Phase 5 of the Air Deposition Area cleanup,
click here [3].
