DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan for Site on Webster Ave., Bronx

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from Webster 1099 Realty LLC for a site known as 1099 Webster Ave Redevelopment Site, site ID #C203167. This site is located in the City of New York, within Bronx County, and is located at 1099-1135 Webster Avenue.

Access the application, Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan, and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C203167/. The documents are also available at the document repositories located at Community Board District 4, 1650 Selwyn Avenue, Suite 11A, Bronx, NY 10457 and the Morrisania Library, 610 East 169th Street, Bronx, NY 10456.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to Shawn Roberts, Project Manager, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7016; or via email at Shawn.Roberts@dec.ny.gov; or call (518) 402-9799. All comments must be submitted by June 30, 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