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Region 2 - Environmental Remediation Project Information

Bronx

Kings

Brooklyn Navy Yard - 224019A
The Brooklyn Navy Yard 13-Acre Parcel Site Record of Decision (PDF) (52 Page, 900 KB) was issued in March 2009. This site is located in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.

Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Project
The Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Project is located in Brooklyn, New York, including ExxonMobil Brooklyn Terminal (S224088), ExxonMobil Off-Site Plume (S224087), Former Paragon Oil (S224083) and BP Terminal (S224082). For updates on the Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Project please go to http://nysdecgreenpoint.com

On November 17, 2010, a proposed Consent Decree in State of New York v. ExxonMobil Corporation, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Bush Terminal Landfill Piers 1-4 Site - B000312
Bush Terminal Landfill Piers 1-4 Site is located in Brooklyn, New York, detailing the selected remedy for this former construction-related fill area. The selected remedy combines a soil cover with passive and active landfill gas management, ground water monitoring, sediment remediation and institutional and site use controls. The selected remedy will support the site's redevelopment as a public park.

New York

2350 Fifth Ave., New York (AKA, PS 141) Site - 231004
The 2350 Fifth Ave., New York (AKA, PS 141) Superfund Site Record of Decision (PDF) (57 Page, 3.3 MB) was issued in March, 2011.

Con Edison East 115th Street Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site - V00540
The Con Edison East 115th Street Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site Draft Decision Document (PDF) (6 Page, 698 KB) for this Voluntary Cleanup Program was issued April 2009. In the proposed plan, coal tar contamination left over from the plant's operation would be addressed by a combination of isolation, removal, containment barriers, and institutional controls, as described in the Public comments. The NYSDEC is presenting for public comment a remedy for the Con Edison East 115th Street former Manufactured Gas Plant site. This 5.5 acre site is located on the FDR Drive, south of East 116th Street. A manufactured gas plant operated on the site between 1895 and 1936. The site is currently occupied by the Manhattan Center for Science and Math and the Isaac Newton Junior High School for Science and Math.

Con Edison West 18th Street Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site - V00534
The Con Edison West 18th Street Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site Draft Decision Document (PDF) (5 Page, 219 KB) for Operable Unit No. 04 for this Voluntary Cleanup Program was issued March 2008. The NYSDEC is presenting for public comment a remedy for Operable Unit 4 of the Con Edison West 18th Street Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site. The remedy will address the block bounded by 17th Street to the south, 18th street to the north, Tenth Avenue to the east and the West Side Highway (aka 11th Avenue or Route 9A). In the proposed plan, coal tar contamination left over from the plant's operation in the late 1800's would be addressed by treatment and containment as described in the .

Queens

West Side Corporation - 241026
West Side Corporation - This site is located in Brooklyn, New York.

Kliegman Brothers - 241031

London French Dry Cleaning Company - 241035
The London French Dry Cleaning Company Site Record of Decision (PDF) (30 Page, 1.1 MB) was issued on July 31, 2007. This site is located on Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York.

Richmond

Brookfield Avenue Landfill - 243006

Former Clifton MGP Site - 25 Willow Parcel - 243023
Former Clifton MGP Site in Staten Island Record of Decision (ROD) (PDF) (42 Page, 1.1 MB) for Operable Unit No. 2 was issued on December 22, 2006. The ROD selected a remedy that includes demolition of the existing building, removal of former MGP-related structures, excavation of source materials to approximately 10 feet below grade and backfill with clean fill to existing grade, installation of vertical cutoff walls in the subsurface to prevent off-site migration of coal tar, installation of recovery wells and a site management plan. A proposed noise/vibration mitigation plan (PDF) (28 Page, 553 KB) developed by KeySpan to address noise and vibration impacts resulting from sheet pile installations at the operable unit 1 on the former Clifton MGP site was issued for circulation in April 2006 and revised in December 2006.


More about Region 2 - Environmental Remediation Project Information:

  • ExxonMobil Greenpoint Petroleum Settlement - Proposed Consent Decree and Corrective Action Plan for the Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Project in Brooklyn, New York
  • Bush Terminal Landfill Piers 1-4 - The Bush Terminal Landfill Piers 1-4 - Environmental Restoration Record of Decision details the selected remedy to cleanup this contaminated site.
  • Typical Dual-Pump Recovery Well - Larger image of diagram showing a Typical Dual-Pump Recovery Well at Greenpoint Terminal Remediation Area.
  • West Side Corporation Site - This 4.5-acre site is located at 107-10 180th Street in Jamaica, Queens, in a mixed commercial/residential area. The West Side Corporation property was used as a storage and distribution center for chemicals used in the dry cleaning industry from approximately 1969 to 1990. It is now the subject of an environmental remediation.
  • West Side Corporation Site Documents - Documents available for downloading relating to the West Side Corporation Site.