[Brownfields-CPEO] U.S. EPA abandons active cleanup at the Hopewell Precision Superfund Site in Dutchess County, New York

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
U.S. EPA Region 2
October 2, 2026

NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the update to its original cleanup plan to address trichloroethylene, or TCE, contamination at the Hopewell Precision Superfund Site in Hopewell Junction, New York. The update to the plan will address groundwater that was contaminated by past industrial practices at the Hopewell Precision, Inc., facility, where solvents and chemicals were improperly managed in the past.

“Finalizing this cleanup plan is a major step forward for Hopewell Junction and a powerful investment in the community’s future,” said EPA Regional Administrator Michael Martucci. “By advancing this work, we are protecting clean water and air, strengthening public confidence, and delivering meaningful progress for residents today and for generations to come.”

The final cleanup plan is to rely on natural processes that are already reducing the levels of contaminants with a goal of meeting drinking water standards. This cleanup method is called monitored natural attenuation. EPA will regularly monitor and test the groundwater to ensure that natural processes—like biological or chemical reactions—are safely breaking down the contamination.

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For the entire release, see
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-finalizes-groundwater-cleanup-plan-hopewell-precision-superfund-site-dutchess

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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http://www.cpeo.org
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