Public Comment  Invited About Brownfield Application and Interim Measures Work Plan for Site on Waring Ave., Bronx

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Interim Remedial Measures Work Plan from New York City School Construction Authority for a site known as 650 Waring Avenue, site ID #C203068. This site is located in the Borough of Bronx, within the County of Bronx, and is located at 650 Waring Avenue.

A copy of the application, Interim Remedial Measures Work Plan and other relevant documents are available at the document repositories located at New York Public Library - Van Nest Library, 2147 Barnes Avenue, Bronx 10462 and Bronx Community Board 11, 1741 Colden Avenue, Bronx 10462.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Nigel Crawford at NYSDEC-Region 2, 1 Hunter’s Point Plaza, 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101; via email at nigel.crawford@dec.ny.gov; or by calling 718-482-7778. All comments must be submitted by April 27, 2018.

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