Public Comment Invited About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application and Draft Investigation/Remedial Measures Work Plan for Site on Elmwood Ave., Buffalo

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation/Interim Remedial Measures Work Plan from EC445, LLC for a site known as 441 Elmwood Avenue, site ID #C915334. This site is located in the City of Buffalo within the County of Erie, and is located at 441 Elmwood Avenue.

A copy of the application, Draft Remedial Investigation/Interim Remedial Measures Work Plan and other relevant documents are available at the document repository located at Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Damianos Skaros at NYSDEC – Reg. 9, 270 Michigan Ave., Buffalo, NY 14203-2915; via email at damianos.skaros@dec.ny.gov or by calling 716-851-7220. All comments must be submitted by September 8, 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 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