1681-1689 Main Street Site (Buffalo) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sent this bulletin on 12/15/2021 01:30 PM EST
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DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan for Site on Main St., 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 1681-1689 Main Street LLC for a site known as 1681-1689 Main Street, site ID #C915378. This site is located in the City of Buffalo, within the County of Erie, and is located at 1681-1689 Main Street.

Access the application, Draft Remedial Investigation/ Interim Remedial Measures Work Plan and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C915378/. The documents will also be available at the document repository, located at the Buffalo and Erie County 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 Matthew King at 270 Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14203; via email at matthew.king@dec.ny.gov, or by calling (716) 851-7220. All comments must be submitted by January 14, 2022.

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 500 contaminated sites statewide and incentivized redevelopment. There are more than 550 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