Public Comment Invited About Brownfield Application for Site on Walmore Rd., City of Niagara Falls

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Elm Holdings, Inc. for a site known as Ekonol Polyester Resins, site ID #C932173. This site is located in the City of Niagara Falls, within the County of Niagara, and is located at 6600 Walmore Road.

A copy of the application and other relevant documents are available at the document repository located at:

Niagara Falls Public Library
1425 Main Street
Niagara Falls, NY, 14303

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Glenn May at 270 Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14203; via email at glenn.may@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (716) 851-7220. All comments must be submitted by April 12.

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