On June 20, 2016, FMC announced it has agreed, upon request from the NYSDEC and USEPA, to perform additional soil sampling of the flood plain and adjoining properties of the Jeddo Creek tributary between Francis St. and the Eire Canal. This agreement only includes additional soil samples within this stretch of the creek. It does not necessarily mean anything more including remediation will be done. Several weeks later FMC extended this study area along the creek to Pearson/Stone Rd.
Property owners involved will be contacted and get an explanation what the study means to them. A request to each owner to access their property will be made. Owners have the right to refuse and no samples will be taken without written permission.
To review the announcement from Shawn Tollin of FMC click here [3].
To review the work plan click here [4].
Or go to the Document Repository in this site and find these and other documents. The referenced documents are in the category Study and Work Plans.
This agreement between FMC and the Agencies does not change the other current activities at the Middle and High Schools or in the "M" and "K" blocks in residential areas. The NYSDEC began work on Park Ave. several weeks ago and will begin work at the school soon after the school year ends which is June 24. FMC has no involvement in this work and the DEC is using the taxpayer funded State Superfund to pay for the activity.
