Environment DEC
From the November 2006 issue
State Environmental Board Approves Superfund/Brownfield Regulations
The New York State Environmental Board and the Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Regulation Review Board approved new regulations governing the Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) environmental remediation programs. This measure will enhance New York State's remedial programs and foster the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated sites throughout the state.
Successful projects include renovating
old factories into offices, residential
and retail space
"New York State is demonstrating its commitment to enhance private sector cleanups of brownfields," DEC Commissioner and Environmental Board Chair Denise M. Sheehan said. "The approved regulation will further our goals for cleaning up contaminated sites for redevelopment and continue the progress being made to create cleaner, healthier communities for future generations to enjoy."
New Regulations Based on 2003 Legislation
A former brownfield site, Papermill
Island Park in Baldwinsville before
its revitalization...
DEC drafted the regulations in response to the historic Superfund/Brownfield legislation signed into law by Governor Pataki in October 2003. That law refinanced and reformed the State Superfund Program, enhanced the Environmental Remediation Program and created the Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP). DEC has been administering and implementing the new and amended programs since the legislation's passage. These remedial programs provide for the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites throughout New York State by volunteers, municipalities and the parties responsible for the contamination.
...and Papermill Island Park after
The new regulations amend 6 NYCRR Part 375 by incorporating statutory changes. They also set forth certain requirements to ensure that information on specific brownfield cleanup projects is provided to the public, and that the public is afforded an opportunity to review and comment on such cleanup projects.
