Public Comment Invited About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application for Site on Clinton St., Batavia

The public comment period for this Brownfield Cleanup Program application has been extended through October 27, 2017.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from CNH Industrial Baumaschinen GmbH for a site known as the Ex-Eaton Site, site ID #C819022. This site is located in the City of Batavia, within the County of Genesee, at 22-40 Clinton Street, Batavia NY 14020.

A copy of the application and other relevant documents are available at the document repository located at the Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross Street, Batavia NY 14020.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Timothy A. Schneider at NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 6274 East Avon-Lima Rd. (Rtes. 5 and 20), Avon, NY 14414-9516; via email at timothy.schneider@dec.ny.gov or by calling (585) 226-5480. All comments must be submitted by October 27, 2017.

Site information can be viewed by entering the site ID noted above at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/derexternal/index.cfm?pageid=3

What is the Brownfield Cleanup Program?

New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) is designed is to encourage private-sector cleanups of brownfields and to promote their redevelopment as a means to revitalize economically blighted communities. The BCP is an alternative to “greenfield” (land not previously developed or contaminated) development and is intended to remove some of the barriers to, and provide tax incentives for, the redevelopment of brownfields. Since its inception (2003), the BCP has catalyzed the cleanup of more than 300 contaminated sites statewide and incentivized redevelopment. There are more than 350 active sites in the BCP.

Additional information on the State's Brownfield program is available at DEC’s website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8450.html