DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application for Site on 1st St., Niagara Falls

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Community services for Every1, Inc. for a site known as The Nest, site ID #C932183. This site is located in the City of Niagara Falls, within the County of Niagara, and is located at 333 1st Street.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C932183/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at the Niagara Falls Public Library, 1425 Main Street, Niagara Falls, NY, 14305.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Michael Keller at 700 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14209; via email at michael.keller@dec.ny.gov or by calling (716) 851-7220. All comments must be submitted by September 22, 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

Translation Available

Translation services are available for this notice. Additional information is available at the following link: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/der/factsheet/mktranslation.pdf