DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plans for Site on North Main St., Port Chester

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application, Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan, and Interim Remedial Measure Work Plan from Abendroth Green LLC for a site known as 29-45 North Main Street, site ID #C360236. This site is located in the City of Port Chester, within the County of Westchester, and is located at 29-45 North Main Street.

Access the application, Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan, Interim Remedial Measure Work Plan, and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C360236/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library, 1 Haseco Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the Project Manager, Oliver Wolfe, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7014; via email to Oliver.Wolfe@dec.ny.gov; or call (518) 402-9732. All comments must be submitted by May 26, 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