[CPEO-BIF] "Toxic cleanup at Hillcrest [New York] site complete"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Toxic cleanup at Hillcrest site complete

by Jeff Platsky 
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin (NY)
December 22, 2016

Cleanup is complete at a Hillcrest industrial site where toxic waste was discovered 17 years ago.

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation determined measures taken over the last 18 months have adequately addressed concerns raised with the Triple Cities Metal Finishing location, 4 Nowlan Rd.,  when first detected in 1999.

Crews removed 284 tons of soil and waste sediment, along with structures, tanks and piping, according to the DEC statement. Soil that could not be excavated was immobilized to prevent contaminates from leaching into ground water.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/2016/12/22/toxic-cleanup-hillcrest-site-complete/95746996/

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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
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<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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