Conrail Hornell Landfill Site (Hornellsville) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application

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DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application for Site on Ice House Rd., Hornellsville

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Norfolk Southern Railway Company for a site known as the Conrail Hornell Landfill, site ID #C851002. This site is located in the Town of Hornellsville, within the County of Steuben, and is located at 6324 Ice House Road.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C851002/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at the Hornell Public Library, 64 Genesee Street, Hornell, NY, 14843.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Evelyn Hussey at 625 Broadway, 12th Floor, Albany, NY, 12233-7017; via email at evelyn.hussey@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (518) 402-6787. All comments must be submitted by March 31, 2023.

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