DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan for Site on Water St., Ossining

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Action Work Plan from WB 30 Water Street, LLC for a site known as Ossining Gas Works DPW Site, site ID #C360172. This site is located in the Village of Ossining, within the County of Westchester, and is located at 30 Water Street, Ossining, NY 10562.

Access the application, Draft Remedial Action Work Plan, and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator. The documents are also available at the document repository located at the Ossining Public Library, 53 Croton Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the Project Manager, Rachel Savarie, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Remediation, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7014; via email to Rachel.Savarie@dec.ny.gov; or call (518) 402-9717. All comments must be submitted by September 16, 2023.

Site information can be viewed by entering the site ID noted above in the remediation database.

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 in 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 on DEC’s website.