Superfund Sites in Reuse in New York
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Applied Environmental Services
The 3.2-acre Applied Environmental Services Superfund site is in Glenwood Landing, New York. A chemical waste material blending facility and a hazardous waste storage facility once operated at the site. Applied Environmental Services also recovered fuels from hazardous wastes. Spills, leaks and other activities contaminated soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. EPA removed drums and tanks, installed fencing, and collected liquid waste. The site’s potentially responsible parties began soil and groundwater treatment efforts in June 1995. These systems continue to operate today. The site supports ecological reuse. It provides restored salt marsh and coastal shoreline habitat that support diverse plant and animal species, including marsh vegetation, invertebrates, fish and birds
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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BEC Trucking
The 3.5-acre BEC Trucking Superfund site is in Vestal, New York. Prior to the mid-1960s, the area was unimproved marshland. The company that later became BEC Trucking filled in the marshland. BEC Trucking used the property for truck body fabrication and painting and vehicle maintenance. In 1982, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation found about 50 improperly stored drums and evidence of spills on site. The drums contained waste motor oil, metal cutting oil, paint thinners, solvents, methanol, toluene and petroleum distillates. In 1983, the property owner took the drums off site for disposal. The property owner also dug up and properly disposed of stained soils. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. EPA later found that the 1983 cleanup actions were protective of human health and the environment. EPA took the site off the NPL in 1992. The site is in use as a storage area for construction materials.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Bioclinical Laboratories, Inc.
The Bioclinical Laboratories, Inc. Superfund site is in Bohemia, New York. From 1978 to 1981, a company made, mixed, repackaged and distributed chemicals on site. After a fire in 1981, EPA removed fire-damaged containers and industrial wastes from the facility’s sanitary systems. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. After confirming no need for more cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 1994. A 10-unit, single-story building and parking lot on site provide space for commercial and light industrial businesses.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 4 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 61 people and generated an estimated $4,613,050 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Brewster Well Field
The 30-acre Brewster Well Field Superfund site is located near the East Branch Croton River in Putnam County, New York. From 1958 to 1983, Alben Dry Cleaners operated on site and discarded dry-cleaning wastes in a nearby dry well. In 1978, testing found contamination in the village of Brewster well field’s water distribution system resulting from the improper waste disposal. Further testing identified a large plume of groundwater contamination. In 1984, the village and EPA’s Office of Research and Development installed a treatment system to remove the contamination in area drinking water. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. In 1991, cleanup crews removed contaminated site sediments, sludge and soil and disposed of them off site. In 1996, EPA put a groundwater management system in place. In 2007, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation assumed responsibility for its operations. After a car dealership began operating on site, sampling showed contaminated vapors could affect indoor air quality. This led to the installation of a subslab mitigation system. Restrictions on site and groundwater use remain in place. The car dealership continues to operate on site.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 25 people and generated an estimated $11,230,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Cayuga Groundwater Contamination Site
The Cayuga Groundwater Contamination Superfund site includes a plume of groundwater contamination in Cayuga County, New York. Contaminated groundwater extends about 7 miles from the city of Auburn to the village of Union Springs. The area of contamination includes the towns of Aurelius, Fleming and Springport. The area includes residences, farmland, woodlands and commercial areas. Some of the contaminated groundwater plume is under ancestral lands of the Cayuga Nation. The major source of the groundwater contamination is the Powerex Facility, located at 2181 West Genesee Street in Auburn, New York. Between 1951 and 1986, the General Electric Company (GE) owned the facility and made a variety of electrical components there. Disposal practices resulted in groundwater contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2002. Cleanup activities included connecting affected residences to municipal water, groundwater monitoring, groundwater treatment and restrictions on installation of drinking water wells.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Eighteenmile Creek
The Eighteen Mile Creek Superfund site is in Niagara County, New York. It includes 15 miles of creek, including the Eighteen Mile Creek Corridor (from the headwaters at the Barge Canal to Harwood Street in Lockport, New York) as well as creek sediment and soils north of Harwood Street to Lake Ontario. Most of the contamination is in the Eighteen Mile Creek Corridor and on properties along Mill Street and Water Street in Lockport, New York. Several manufacturing facilities operated on site. Their activities contaminated sediments, soil and groundwater in and around the creek. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2012. Cleanup activities include permanent relocation of some residents on Water Street, fish advisories, demolition of buildings at the former Flintkote Plant, soil removal, sediment removal, and capping. Investigations are ongoing. EPA and the city of Lockport are evaluating potential community and recreational use options for areas of the site to be addressed during the upcoming remedial action within the Creek Corridor. EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program (SRP) supported a regional seed project at the site in 2019 and 2020. As part of the project, SRP did site and land use analyses and prepared materials to assist EPA Region 2 in reuse discussions with the city of Lockport. Residential properties and Upson Park remain in continued use on site. Upson Park is a public park that people use for walking, picnicking, and other passive recreational activities.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 20 people and generated an estimated $2,525,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Facet Enterprises
The 31-acre Facet Enterprises, Inc. Superfund Site is located in the Village of Elmira Heights in Chemung County, New York. The facility was constructed in 1895 and was used to manufacture bicycles. From 1929 to 1975 bicycle parts, automotive engine components and small arms were manufactured at the facility. In 1979, EPA and the State of New York began conducting investigations at and in the vicinity of the Facility and discovered the presence of volatile organics, inorganics, pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in soils, groundwater, disposal area sediments and in surface waters. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. EPA’s cleanup plan included digging up and placing all contaminated soil and sediment under a cap, building a groundwater treatment facility and putting land use restrictions in place. EPA has installed vapor intrusion mitigation systems in residential and commercial properties where vapor intrusion was found to be occurring. Today, about half of the site property is developed. Industrial manufacturing facilities remain in continued use on site.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 68 people and generated an estimated $17,590,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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General Motors (Central Foundry Division)
The 218-acre General Motors (Central Foundry Division) Superfund site is in Massena, New York. The site borders the St. Lawrence River, the Raquette River and Akwesasne, the territory of the federally recognized St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. General Motors (GM) began operating a facility on site in 1959. Over time, PCB-contaminated hydraulic fluids used in engine production were disposed of in an unlined landfill and disposal areas on site resulting in soil, sediment and groundwater contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. GM, under EPA oversight, took several early actions to respond to contamination at the site. Actions include placing a cap over the on-site landfill, dredging sediments in the St. Lawrence River, Raquette River and Turtle Cove Tribal properties. After GM’s bankruptcy in 2009, the Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response (RACER) was formed and assumed responsibility for the Site’s cleanup. Since that time several major remediation efforts have been completed: a 150 foot waste free zone was created around the industrial landfill followed by the installation of a multilayer impermeable cap; a groundwater collection system was installed downgradient of the landfill and a treatment system was constructed; the manufacturing plant was demolished and all contaminated subsurface soils were removed; all industrial lagoons were remediated and a clean soil cover was installed across the site. Work remaining includes remediation of additional soils on Mohawk Tribal Property. EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program (SRP) supported a regional seed project at the site in 2010. The project’s reuse assessment outlines community goals for future use, documents potential remedy constraints and presents a framework for reuse of the site.
Last updated August 2021
As of December 2021, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Goldisc Recordings, Inc.
The 34-acre Goldisc Recordings, Inc. Superfund site is located in an industrial section of Long Island, New York. Between 1968 and 1983, two major companies operated at the site. Viewlex Audio Visual made audio visual and optical devices in one building. Goldisc Recordings made phonograph records in the second building. Wastes generated included large amounts of nickel-plating wastes stored in aboveground storage tanks, hydraulic oil and smaller amounts of solvents. Site leaks and spills contaminated soil and groundwater with heavy metals. In 1986, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). Cleanup activities included the removal and off-site disposal of contaminated soils and dry well sediment. Natural processes that break down contaminants are addressing the contamination in site groundwater. EPA completed cleanup activities in 1998. The successful cleanup allowed for the redevelopment of the site for commercial and industrial purposes. In 2000, a shipping distribution center was constructed on a portion of the site. EPA continues to perform groundwater monitoring. The former site buildings are being reconfigured for new businesses by new property owner.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 3 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 210 people and generated an estimated $3,940,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Reuse and the Benefit to Community: Goldisc Recordings, Inc. Superfund Site (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
Hertel Landfill
The 80-acre Hertel Landfill Superfund site is in Plattekill, New York. From 1963 to 1977, a municipal landfill operated on site. Improper waste disposal practices contaminated soil, groundwater and surface water. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. With EPA oversight, the potentially responsible parties (PRPs) cleaned up the site. The PRPs’ cleanup included removing waste material from wetlands on site and adding it to the landfill, capping the landfill, ventilating landfill gas, and disposing of waste drums off site. Cleanup also included pumping and treating groundwater on site. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing. A construction company operates out of the residence on the northern end of the site.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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Hiteman Leather
The Hiteman Leather Superfund site (Site) is located in West Winfield, New York. The Hiteman Leather Company operated a tannery on the site for over a century before abandoning the property in 1968. State and federal investigations from 1988 to 1996 found high levels of metals in site soils and river sediments. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1999. Cleanup activities included removal of the former tannery building’s foundation and excavation and on-site consolidation of contaminated soils and sediments. A soil cap and low-permeability liner now encapsulates and covers the consolidated materials. The Village of West Winfield (the Village) received a pilot grant from EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program to develop a reuse assessment and redevelopment plan for the site. EPA took the plan into consideration during cleanup. Following the completion of all remedial activities, EPA took the site off the NPL in 2012. Today, the Village’s Public Works Department uses parts of the site for storage, and the community uses biking and walking trails on site. The site also includes a wetlands area.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Site Redevelopment Profile: Hiteman Leather Company Superfund Site (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
Hopewell Precision
The 5.7-acre Hopewell Precision Superfund site is located in East Fishkill, New York. Since the early 1970s, Hopewell Precision has made sheet metal parts and assemblies on site. Operations included painting, degreasing and improperly disposing of wastes directly on the ground. These activities contaminated groundwater with volatile organic compounds. Initial cleanup activities included the installation of in-home water treatment units and ventilation systems for affected residents. The ventilation systems addressed vapor intrusion caused by the contaminated groundwater. In 2005, EPA placed the site on the National Priorities List (NPL). Cleanup includes monitoring of natural processes to address groundwater contamination. The cleanup plan also calls for an alternate water supply for affected homes. These cleanup activities are underway. EPA’s initial activities have allowed for the continued industrial use of the site property.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 22 people and generated an estimated $4,660,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Jones Sanitation
The 57-acre Jones Sanitation Superfund site is located in a rural part of Dutchess County, New York. The area includes wetland and wooded areas. The property owner disposed of septic and industrial wastes on site from 1956 to 1979. Over time, disposal activities contaminated groundwater and soil with heavy metals, oils, grease and volatile organic compounds. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. Cleanup activities included digging up, consolidating and capping of contaminated soils on site, and monitoring of site groundwater. Site use restrictions prevent development on the cap and the use of groundwater. EPA completed the cleanup in 2001. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2005. Today, a parking and truck storage area is located on part of the site. The cleanup also enabled ecological protection of wetlands and wooded areas on site.
Last updated August 2021
As of December 2021, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Kenmark Textile Corp.
The 5-acre Kenmark Textile Corp. Superfund site is located in East Farmingdale, New York. Several textile dying, printing and screening businesses operated at the site beginning in the early 1900s. Site operations have used a wide range of chemicals. Operators disposed of wastewater from the manufacturing process on site in outdoor lagoons. Storage of hazards wastes on site also took place. In 1986, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). Cleanup included removing more than 50 drums of hazardous waste and other contaminated materials from the site. In 1994, EPA determined that no further cleanup was necessary. EPA deleted the the site from the NPL in 1995. Several light industrial businesses are located at the site.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 5 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 175 people and generated an estimated $15,204,010 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Li Tungsten Corp.
The Li Tungsten Corp. Superfund site is in Glen Cove, New York. From 1942 to 1985, a metal processing facility operated on site. Facility operations contaminated site soils, groundwater, sediments, surface water and Glen Cove Creek with heavy metals, radionuclides, slag and ore residuals. EPA placed the site on the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1992. Short-term cleanup included the removal of chemical storage tanks. Long-term cleanup included excavation and off-site disposal of contaminated ore residuals, soils and sediments, as well as groundwater monitoring. Long-term groundwater monitoring is ongoing. In 2016, the local government completed construction of a ferry terminal on site. The ferry terminal is next to the Glen Isle Project, a mixed-use development that will feature apartments, a hotel and conference center, office and retail space, and parks. In 2016, EPA updated the cleanup plan for the site to make sure future site uses and redevelopment activities are compatible with the cleanup. The locality recently rezoned the former facility property for mixed uses. Plans for the Garvies Point project include over 1,100 LEED-certified residential units, hundreds of new condominiums and rental apartments, 75,000 square feet of commercial and retail space, and parking. The plans also designate about 28 acres for open space. This area will include a waterfront esplanade, parks, playgrounds, walkways, trails, a bike path and a dog park. Construction of the Beacon at Garvies Point, a condominium development, finished recently and units are listed for sale.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 7 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 14 people and generated an estimated $1,655,700 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Liberty Industrial Finishing
The 30-acre Liberty Industrial Finishing Superfund site is in Oyster Bay, New York. Starting in the early 1930s, an aircraft parts manufacturer and a metal-finishing facility operated at the site. From 1940 to 1944, site facilities made products for World War II. After the war, aircraft parts manufacturing continued through 1957. At that time, an industrial park began operating on site. Operators plated and finished metal and made fiberglass products on site. From the 1980s to 2009, the site hosted light manufacturing facilities and warehouses. Industrial activities on site contaminated soil, sediment and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. Cleanup included removal of underground storage tanks, contaminated soil and sediment, as well as groundwater treatment. Parties completed remedy construction in September 2012. Groundwater treatment systems continue to operate. With the town of Oyster Bay (the Town) interested in a park expansion on the western part of the site, EPA entered into an agreement with the Town in 2002. The agreement ensured protectiveness of the site’s remedy and enabled reuse to move forward. In return for EPA waiving potential Superfund liability for the local government and releasing Superfund liens on the site property, the Town made a substantial payment to EPA to help fund cleanup activities and reimburse the Agency for its costs. In September 2003, the Town acquired the site’s western parcel using its eminent domain authority. In July 2010, the Town took ownership of the central, 7.5-acre parcel. Following EPA’s cleanup and more soil cleanup by the Town to meet state standards for residential reuse, the Town held community planning meetings for the Ellsworth Allen Park expansion. Construction began in 2017 and finished in July 2019. The park now includes a community center, ballfields, a multi-purpose sports field and green space. Site stakeholders also redeveloped the eastern part of the site in 2010. A supermarket, bank and parking lot are located on the eastern part of the site.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 91 people and generated an estimated $21,944,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Site Redevelopment Profile: Liberty Industrial Finishing Superfund Site (PDF)
- Reuse and the Benefit to Community: Liberty Industrial Finishing Superfund Site (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
Little Valley
The Little Valley Superfund site is a trichloroethylene-contaminated groundwater plume that is about 8 miles long. The plume extends from the village of Little Valley to the northern edge of the city of Salamanca in Cattauragus County, New York. Salamanca is part of the Allegheny Indian Reservation. In 1982, county and state officials identified contamination in private wells. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1996. Two areas were identified as current sources of contamination. Three areas were identified as likely past sources. Cleanup activities included treatment of drinking water, soil treatment, soil excavation and installation of subslab mitigation systems at homes where needed. The site remains in continued residential use.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Love Canal
The Love Canal Superfund site is located less than a mile from the Niagara River in Niagara Falls, New York. The 70-acre area includes a 16-acre former industrial landfill. In the 1890s, William Love dug the canal for a hydroelectric project. Hooker Chemicals and Plastics (now Occidental Chemical Corporation) bought the canal in 1942. For more than 10 years, the company disposed of hazardous waste at the site. It then covered the landfill. The Niagara Falls Board of Education purchased the site property from Hooker Chemicals and Plastics. Beginning in the 1970s, local residents noticed foul odors and chemical residues and experienced increased rates of cancer and other health problems. In 1978 and 1980, President Carter declared two states of emergency for the site and evacuated more than 900 families from their homes. The severity of the contamination led to federal legislation dealing with hazardous waste, including the passage of the Superfund law in 1980. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1980. EPA worked with New York State to clean up the site. EPA and the state completed remedy construction in 1999. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2004. Glenn Springs Holdings (a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation) manages the site’s remedy and treatment facilities and monitors groundwater. Glenn Springs provides EPA and the state with annual monitoring reports. Today, more than 260 restored homes and 10 apartment complexes are located on site. Commercial and recreational uses are also on site. They include the Cayuga Youth Athletic Association and baseball fields. The site also includes a creek and a wetland. Vacant properties nearby are available for commercial and industrial redevelopment.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 7 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 147 people and generated an estimated $20,841,200 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Magna Metals
The Magna Metals Superfund site is located in Cortandt Manor, New York. Magna Metals conducted metal plating, polishing and lacquering operations at the site from 1955 to 1979. During operations, Magna Metals discharged wastewater containing metal salts, cyanides, sulfates and trichloroethylene into a series of connected settling tanks and leach pits in the ground. Since 1982, state sampling has found hazardous substance contamination in the settling tanks and leach pits. The tanks and pits released contamination to soil, groundwater, soil gas, indoor air, sediment and surface water. In 2019, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). Demolition of the former Magna Metals building took place in 2013. EPA started the remedial investigation and feasibility study for the site in summer 2019. Buildings on the property remain in use for offices, a laboratory and warehousing.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Marathon Battery Corp.
The 70-acre Marathon Battery Corp. Superfund site is in Cold Spring, New York. The Marathon Battery facility made batteries for military and industrial use on site. It released untreated industrial waste into the Hudson River and nearby marshes. The plant’s owners did a limited cleanup of the contamination in the 1970s. However, studies found that high levels of metals remained in river sediments and surrounding wetlands. In 1983, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). The potentially responsible parties (PRPs) demolished the battery plant and removed contaminated soils from the site and surrounding neighborhood yards. PRPs also removed contaminated sediments from the marshes and the Hudson River. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 1996. The following year, the Scenic Hudson Land Trust purchased an 85-acre parcel of land along the Hudson River that included part of the site. EPA and the Trust entered into a Prospective Purchaser Agreement that enabled the Trust to redevelop the site without liability for previous site contamination. The Trust added public hiking trails and educational points of interest to highlight the area’s history and natural beauty. Visitors walk around the on-site marsh and look at it from a platform at its edge. Some areas are open to the public for canoeing and kayaking. The 12-acre former factory parcel is awaiting development.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Site Redevelopment Profile: Marathon Battery Corp. Superfund Site (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
- Video: Watch Tom Valentine, a native of Cold Spring, NY, describe the cleanup process at the Marathon Battery Company Superfund Site in Cold Spring, NY.
Mercury Refining, Inc.
The half-acre Mercury Refining, Inc. Superfund site (Site) is located in Guilderland and Colonie, New York. From 1956 to 1998, site operations included mercury extraction from batteries and other materials. Until 1980, operators disposed of waste batteries and other materials behind an on-site processing building. This resulted in contamination of soil, sediment and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Initial cleanup by Mercury Refining included the removal and disposal of contaminated soil. In 2008, EPA selected a final cleanup plan to address remaining contamination. Cleanup included excavation and off-site disposal of contaminated sediment and surface soil and on-site treatment of deep contaminated soils via in situ solidification and stabilization. Cleanup activities finished in December 2014. EPA worked with the company to allow continued use of the site property during and after cleanup. Today, Mercury Refining uses an on-site building as an office and processes materials containing precious metals. There is also a tributary of Patroon Creek on the site.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 6 people and generated an estimated $1,367,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Mohonk Road Industrial Plant
The 15-acre Mohonk Road Industrial Plant (MRIP) Superfund site is located in High Falls, New York. Since the 1960s, industrial activities on site have included metal finishing, wet spray painting and store fixture manufacturing. In 1994, testing found contaminants affected water in at least 70 homes near the site. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1999. Cleanup included the removal and off-site disposal of contaminated soil and waste. Groundwater treatment is ongoing. In 2007, EPA built a public water supply system and water treatment facility on a 7-acre area at the site. The system provides potable water to homes and businesses affected by groundwater contamination. In 2008, EPA addressed more groundwater contamination. New York State now has responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the groundwater extraction and treatment plant and groundwater monitoring. Kithkin Corporation bought part of the site property in 1993. A new owner recently purchased the property and is continuing to lease sections of the building to several businesses, including a small woodworking company. EPA’s approach enabled the businesses to continue operating during and after cleanup.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 4 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 2 people and generated an estimated $597,880 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Newtown Creek
The Newtown Creek Superfund site is a 3.8-mile-long tidal water body in New York City. The creek is a tributary of the East River. It has five principal tributaries. In the mid-1800s, the area next to the creek was a busy industrial hub. The area included oil refineries, petrochemical plants, fertilizer and glue factories, sawmills, and lumber and coal yards. The transportation, handling and dumping of oils, chemicals and metals contributed to the creek’s contamination. In addition to the industrial pollution, New York City began dumping raw sewage into the creek in 1856. Local facilities have led remedial investigations and cleanups at their sites to stop hazardous discharges to the creek. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2010. Remedial investigations and fieldwork are ongoing. Many factories and facilities still operate along the creek. The community uses the waterway for recreational purposes such as canoeing and kayaking. The Newtown Creek Alliance and a boat club have spaces along Newtown Creek that they use for boat and equipment storage as well as for public events such as environmental education classes. Commercial and industrial reuse are also on site.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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North Sea Municipal Landfill
The 131-acre North Sea Municipal Landfill Superfund site is located in Southampton, New York. The town of Southampton operated a municipal landfill on site. It accepted trash, construction debris and septic system waste from 1963 to 1995. Site monitoring found that disposal activities resulted in the contamination of groundwater, surface water and soil with heavy metals. Monitoring also found evidence of leachate from the landfill. In 1986, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). Cleanup activities included landfill capping and venting. EPA determined that groundwater required no action because contaminant levels were within acceptable risk ranges. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation regulates parts of the former landfill under its municipal waste landfill closure program. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 2005. Today, land uses on site include a recreation center, recreation-related businesses and a recycling facility. Additionally, the potential installation of solar panels on the closed landfill cells is under consideration.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 6 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 37 people and generated an estimated $1,938,620 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Old Roosevelt Field Contaminated GW Area
The Old Roosevelt Field Contaminated GW Area Superfund site is in Garden City, New York. From 1911 to 1951, private and military aviation activities took place on site. It is likely that chlorinated solvents were used at Roosevelt Field during and after World War II. Chlorinated solvents have been widely used for aircraft manufacturing, maintenance, and repair operations since about the 1930s. Site activities resulted in the contamination of public supply wells and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2000. Cleanup included groundwater treatment, which is ongoing. The cleanup made possible the site’s reuse. The former aviation field is now home to Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall and the Garden City Plaza.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 372 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 5,139 people and generated an estimated $985,286,548 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Onondaga Lake
The Onondaga Lake Superfund site is located in the towns of Geddes and Salina, the villages of Solvay and Liverpool, and the city of Syracuse, New York. The site includes several lake tributaries and upland areas around the lake that have contributed contamination to the lake, as well as the lake itself. Industrial operators and municipal wastewater treatment plants released wastes into the lake for over a century. The state of New York banned public fishing at the lake due to contamination in 1970. Although the state reopened the lake for recreational fishing in 1986, a fish consumption advisory remains in place. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1994. Cleanup activities have included building demolition and removal, and treatment of contaminated soil and sediment. Cleanup has also included control and treatment of contaminated groundwater, and restoration of vegetation and wetlands. Cleanup of the upland areas of the site enabled commercial reuse and expansion of municipal wastewater treatment facilities. In 2014, Honeywell completed removal of contaminated sediments in the lake. In 2016, Honeywell completed lake capping activities. More than 60 species of fish now live in the lake; only nine to 12 species were recorded in the 1970s. About 90 acres of wetlands have been restored and about 1.1 million native plants have been planted. The restored habitat helps provide the resources needed for a sustainable ecosystem. More than 250 wildlife species are now found on site, including more than 120 bird species. To reduce the combined sewer overflows reaching the lake, Onondaga County developed an off-site green infrastructure network that includes rain gardens, green roofs and porous pavement. An outdoor amphitheater funded by state and local resources was built in 2015 as part of a lakefront revitalization effort. The project included nature areas, a recreational trail network around the lake, boat docks, and vendor and festival areas. In 2020, a public boat launch facility was constructed as a result of an Environmental Benefit Project established as part of an Onondaga Lake cleanup agreement between Honeywell and New York State and funded by Honeywell. Future plans include a floating fishing pier and beach construction. A biking and walking trail is located on part of the site. Other parts of the site are in continued commercial and industrial use.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 13 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 266 people and generated an estimated $70,447,640 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Site Redevelopment Profile: Onondaga Lake Superfund Site (PDF)
- Reuse and the Benefit to Community: Onondaga Lake Superfund site
- Superfund Site Profile Page
Peninsula Boulevard Groundwater Plume
The Peninsula Boulevard Groundwater Plume Superfund site includes the area within and around a groundwater plume in Hewlett, New York. Investigations conducted from 1991 to 1999 identified a groundwater plume. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2004. EPA has identified two dry cleaners that are sources of the groundwater contamination. Cleanup activities have not yet begun. Several hundred residences are located throughout the site. Most residences are single-family homes. There are several small apartment buildings at the site, as well as commercial buildings containing medical and professional offices.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 6 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 67 people and generated an estimated $7,833,420 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Peter Cooper
The Peter Cooper Superfund site is located in Gowanda, New York. The 26-acre site consists of an inactive landfill and land associated with the former Peter Cooper Corporation animal glue and adhesives manufacturing plant. From 1904 to 1972, the company manufactured animal glue and disposed of waste material on the site. The waste material contained chromium, arsenic, zinc, and several organic compounds. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1998. Cleanup activities removed concentrated areas of contamination. Cleanup activities also included construction of a containment system for remaining contamination. Long-term monitoring of the site groundwater is ongoing. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2019. The site is now a municipal park with trails and a playground. Park visitors fish in a creek that is the northern boundary of the site.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Pfohl Brothers Landfill
The 130-acre Pfohl Brothers Landfill Superfund site is in Cheektowaga, New York. From 1932 to 1971, landfilling operations took place on site. They resulted in the contamination of soil, surface water, sediment and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1994. Cleanup activities included removal of on-site drums and construction of a cap and containment system and a leachate collection and treatment system. Aero Drive and a wetland area divide the 120-acre landfill into three areas. To support future development, cleanup relocated landfilled materials along these roadways to the interior of the landfills, making about 36 acres of land available for light manufacturing or commercial uses. More soil and waste removals helped protect the wetlands area. EPA completed cleanup in 2002. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2008. EPA continues to monitor the site. The site is located next to the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) and is less than a mile from Buffalo Niagara International Airport. A New York State Thruway ramp and toll plaza are next to the site. A small lake on site is used for fishing. EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program (SRP) supported a regional seed project at the site in 2013. The project’s reuse assessment identifies reuse suitability zones and recommends ways to address potential reuse barriers at the site. Thirty-six acres of the site are available for reuse.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Preferred Plating Corp.
The 0.75-acre Preferred Plating Corp. Superfund site is in Farmingdale, New York. Metal-plating operations used various chemicals on site from 1951 to 1976, when the business filed for bankruptcy. Site activities resulted in the generation, storage and disposal of hazardous waste and wastewater. The company improperly disposed of untreated wastewater in pits on site. This activity led to contamination of soil and groundwater with metals and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. In 1994, EPA dug up and removed contaminated soil for off-site treatment and disposal. Between 1994 and 1996, groundwater sampling showed a significant decrease in contamination levels after the cleanup. VOCs decreased to levels below maximum contaminant levels. Ongoing groundwater monitoring makes sure the remedy remains protective. Today, several businesses, including a brewery, operate on site.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 3 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 19 people and generated an estimated $1,713,110 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Rowe Industries Ground Water Contamination
The 8-acre Rowe Industries Ground Water Contamination Superfund site is in Sag Harbor, New York. Beginning in the 1950s, several companies made electronic devices and transformers on site. Operators stored solvents behind the facility. Groundwater and soil contamination led EPA to add the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. Cleanup activities included removal, treatment and off-site disposal of contaminated soil. Treatment of groundwater has greatly reduced the footprint of the contaminant plume and is ongoing. EPA’s approach enabled the continued use of the site during cleanup. Businesses active on site include an electronic devices manufacturer, an ice cream company, a landscaping business and an awning manufacturer. The site also includes several acres of oak forest and a small pond, both of which are part of the Long Pond Greenbelt, a protected ecological sanctuary. There are hiking trails within the Long Pond Greenbelt.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 3 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 73 people and generated an estimated $17,806,230 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
The Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics site is in Hoosick Falls, New York. Since 1999, the facility has made plastic materials, tapes and foams on site. The facility used perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in its manufacturing process until 2003. The PFOA contaminated public and private water supply wells. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2017. Investigations and cleanup planning are ongoing. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics continues to operate its facility on site.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 121 people and generated an estimated $36,102,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Shenandoah Road Groundwater Contamination
The Shenandoah Road Groundwater Contamination Superfund site is located in East Fishkill, New York. Between the late 1960s and mid-1970s, facility operators cleaned microchip holders on site. Disposal practices resulted in the contamination of soil and groundwater. In 2000, a resident provided information to the state indicating possible contamination of a private residential well. Sampling found 60 residential wells with contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2001. Cleanup activities, conducted by EPA and the potentially responsible party (PRP), included installation of point-of-entry treatment systems, soil excavation, installation of a permanent public water supply system, vapor mitigation systems and a source control groundwater extraction and treatment system. Residential homes remain on site. The PRP is responsible for the ongoing operation and maintenance of the treatment system, as well as ongoing groundwater monitoring.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Smithtown Ground Water Contamination
The Smithtown Ground Water Contamination Superfund site is in eastern New York state. The site is in the villages of Nissequogue and Head of the Harbor and the hamlet of St. James. The site is an area of contaminated groundwater that affects local drinking water supplies. Groundwater is contaminated with tetrachloroethylene (PCE), a solvent used in dry cleaning and metal cleaning. The source of the contamination has not been identified. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1999. Cleanup activities included providing alternate water supplies to homes affected by contamination, groundwater and surface water monitoring, and restrictions on the use of contaminated groundwater. The site is in a residential area and includes ecological uses. A horse farm operates on site. The Nature Conservancy owns a property in the center of the site. It has trails that people use for hiking, bird watching and other nature-related activities.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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SMS Instruments, Inc.
The SMS Instruments, Inc. Superfund site is located in a light industrial area in Deer Park, New York. The site consists of a 34,000-square-foot building on a 1.5-acre lot. The building and asphalt cover about 90 percent of the site. From 1971 to 1983, SMS Instruments maintained military aircraft components and dumped wastewater into a leaching pool. The firm also stored jet fuel in an underground tank and stored corroded and leaking drums in an unprotected outdoor area. These improper handling and disposal practices contaminated groundwater and soil. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. To clean up the site, EPA removed the jet fuel tank, pumped, filled and sealed the leaching pond, cleaned up contaminated soil, and treated groundwater. After the cleanup finished and groundwater met drinking water standards, EPA deleted the site from the NPL in 2010. Commercial and industrial businesses currently operate on site.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 20 people and generated an estimated $8,713,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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- Reuse and the Benefit to Community: SMS Instruments, Inc. Superfund Site (2014) (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
Syosset Landfill
The 38-acre Syosset Landfill Superfund site is in Oyster Bay, New York. A landfill operated on site from 1933 to 1975. During this time, it accepted commercial, industrial, residential, demolition, agricultural, sludge and ash wastes. A site inspection in 1982 found that landfill practices had contaminated soil and groundwater. These practices also created the potential for exposure to landfill gas. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup activities included putting in a ventilation trench that prevents potential migration of gas vapor to neighboring homes and an elementary school. The cleanup also capped waste buried at the site. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2005. The town of Oyster Bay then returned the site to productive use. A salt storage facility and equipment storage facility are now located on site. There is also a vehicle parking area for municipal sanitation trucks. The Oyster Bay Civil Service Employees Association and the Oyster Bay Animal Shelter also operate on site. In 2009, the town received funding through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles Pilot Program. The funds helped the town build a compressed natural gas fueling station at the site. In 2011, the town completed the station. It fuels 44 sanitation trucks.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 4 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 58 people and generated an estimated $122,600 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Tronic Plating Co., Inc.
The half-acre Tronic Plating Co., Inc. Superfund site is located in Farmingdale, New York. From 1968 to 1984, the Tronic Plating Company operated on site, providing electroplating and metal protective coating services for the electronics industry. Facility operators discharged industrial wastes into a storm sewer and four underground leaching pools. The wastes contained copper, silver, iron, zinc, lead and cadmium. These practices contaminated groundwater, soil and sediment with volatile organic compounds and metals. EPA placed the site on the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. Cleanup included removing contaminated soil and sediment. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 2001. Today, small businesses operate on the part of the site formerly occupied by the Tronic Plating Company.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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Vestal Water Supply Well 4-2
The Vestal Water Supply Well 4-2 Superfund site is in Vestal, New York. The site consists of a municipal water supply well. A nearby bulk chemical handling facility contaminated the well with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). After sampling identified the contamination in 1980, the city of Vestal took the well out of service. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup activities included installation of an air stripping system with carbon filtration and removal of contaminated soils near the chemical handling facility. EPA took the site off the NPL in 1999. In 1988, the city of Vestal returned the municipal well to public service use.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Wide Beach Development
The 55-acre Wide Beach Development Superfund site is located in Brant, New York. The site is a suburban development of about 60 homes in a small community on Lake Erie, north of the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation. Lake Erie is the western boundary of the Wide Beach Development. Between 1968 and 1978, the Wide Beach Development Homeowners Association sprayed thousands of gallons of waste oil onto the community’s dirt roads for dust control. Some of the waste oil contained polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a suspected carcinogen. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. In 1985, in response to PCB contamination in homes, EPA performed an emergency response action. This included paving of roadways, drainage ditches and driveways, and decontamination of homes. Subsequently, EPA selected and implemented a remedy for the site that included excavation, treatment and replacement of the contaminated soil from roads, driveways, and yards. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 1994. The site remains in residential use.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Wolff-Alport Chemical Company
The 0.75-acre Wolff-Alport Chemical Company Superfund site is located in Ridgewood, Queens, New York. From the early 1920s until 1954, the Wolff-Alport Chemical Company operated on site, extracting rare earth metals from monazite sand. Until 1947, the company disposed of generated wastes in the sewer and through burial on the property. These disposal actions resulted in radiological contamination of on-site structures, soils, sewers, and sewer sediments. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2014. To date, cleanup has included installation of concrete, lead and steel shielding inside some site buildings and a portion of the adjacent sidewalk. Cleanup also included installation of a radon mitigation system in one site building. Future remedial actions include relocation of all on-site tenants, demolition of all site buildings, removal of contaminated soils and sewer sediments, jet cleaning or removal of contaminated sewers, and off-site disposal of all contaminated materials. The site is currently in continued commercial and residential uses. On-site buildings contain a delicatessen/grocery, office space, residential apartments, several auto repair shops, an appliance store, and warehousing space.
Last updated August 2021
As of October 2022, EPA had data on 5 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 22 people and generated an estimated $535,200 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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