[CPEO-BIF] Landfill gas beneath homes, Irondequoit, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Methane gas found beneath two Irondequoit homes

Alan Morrell
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY)
October 2, 2009


Methane gas has been found beneath two Irondequoit homes that were built 
on a former landfill site, and officials quickly alerted residents 
Thursday to address concerns.

The homes are on Timrod Drive, near the Genesee River on the west side 
of Irondequoit.

Officials from the town's engineering firm stressed that the levels were 
low and that the gas has been detected only underground, not in homes. 
An official from the Monroe County Health Department also said there was 
the potential for the gas to seep into homes, but not necessarily 
explosive levels.

....

A state Supreme Court judge in Monroe County previously sided with the 
Lighthouse Pointe developers, but appellate judges reversed that 
decision earlier this year.

Alan Knauf, a lawyer for the Lighthouse Pointe developers, said in a 
telephone interview that the testing was done to disprove the state's 
contention that the levels of contamination at the dump were negligible, 
and to protect residents.

....

For the entire article, see
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20091002/NEWS01/910020359/1002/RSS01

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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