Environment DEC
From the May 2007 issue
DEC Announces Statewide Brownfield Grants
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced $8,164,000 in Environmental Restoration Program (ERP) grants for the remediation and investigation of environmental contamination at sites in Newburgh, Orange County; Haverstraw, Rockland County; Adams, Jefferson County; Syracuse, Onondaga County; Peekskill, Westchester County; Rome, Oneida County; Rochester, Monroe County, Ellisburg, Jefferson County; Albany, Albany County, and Ilion, Herkimer County. The grants are being funded through the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act.
"These grants exemplify the positive initiatives that New York State takes to clean up brownfields and provide environmental, recreational, economic and health benefits from the reuse of these sites," Commissioner Grannis said. "The state's brownfield cleanup programs will continue to be an important tool as we move forward in the economic and environmental revitalization of our municipalities."
ERP Funding
This former brownfield was cleaned up and transformed into a banquet hall
The chosen communities are eligible for state assistance through the ERP because they are not responsible for having caused the contamination. These grants provide up to 90 percent of eligible costs for on-site and up to 100 percent of eligible costs for off-site remedial activities. The grant recipient will fund the balance of the costs.
To see a complete list of recipients, grant amounts and project details, please use the links below to read the relevant press releases.
Related Links
DEC Announces Statewide Brownfield Grants
DEC Announces Brownfield Grants For Albany And Herkimer Counties
