NYSDEC Invites Public to Comment About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application for Site on Airport Rd., City of White Plains

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from the County of Westchester for a site known as Westchester County Airport, site ID #C360174. This site is located in the City of White Plains, within the County of Westchester and is located at 240 Airport Road.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C360174/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at Westchester County Airport Environmental Dept., Main Terminal, Suite 202, 240 Airport Rd., White Plains, NY 10604.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Matthew Hubicki at NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7014; via email at matthew.hubicki@dec.ny.gov or by calling 518-402-9662. All comments must be submitted by July 31, 2020.

Site information can be viewed by entering the site ID noted above at: https://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: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8450.html