NYSDEC Extends Public Comment Period 30 Days to September 24, 2018 About the Proposed Remedy to Address Contamination Related to the Wastebed B/Harbor Brook Site, Town of Geddes and City of Syracuse

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Proposed Plan for the site on July 25, 2018. A public notice which discussed the issuance of the Proposed Plan was published in the Syracuse Post Standard on July 26, 2018 and provided to those subscribed to the DEC listserv and the Onondaga Lake Listserv. Based on a request from the public, the comment period is being extended 30 days to September 24, 2018.

The Proposed Plan, Remedial Investigation, and Feasibility Study are available at the following locations. Information is also available on DEC’s website at www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/37558.html

Onondaga County Public Library
447 South Salina Street
Syracuse, New York 13202
315-435-1800

Solvay Public Library
615 Woods Road
Solvay, NY 13209
315-468-2441

Atlantic States Legal Foundation
658 West Onondaga Street
Syracuse, New York 13204
315-475-1170

NYSDEC
615 Erie Boulevard, West
Syracuse, New York 13204 2400
315-426-7400
Please call for an appointment

NYSDEC, DER
625 Broadway, 12th Floor
Albany, New York 12233 7013
518-402-9676
Please call for an appointment

Comments received during the comment period, as well as oral comments received at the August 16, 2018 public meeting, will be documented and addressed in the Responsiveness Summary section of the Record of Decision, the document which formalizes the selection of the remedy. All written comments should be addressed to:

Mr. Tracy A. Smith, Project Manager
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway, 12th Floor
Albany, NY 12233 7013
email: tracy.smith@dec.ny.gov
(Indicate “WBB/HB Proposed Plan Comments” in the subject line of the e-mail)