DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Major Amendment Application and Draft Work Plan for Site on Niagara St., Buffalo

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) Major Amendment application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from Jemal’s Curtis Malting L.L.C., for a site known as Curtis Malt House Project, site ID #C915382. This site is located in the City of Buffalo, within the County of Erie, and is located at 1100 Niagara Steet.

Access the application, Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan, and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C915382/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the Project Manager, Eugene Melnyk, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 700 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209; via email to Eugene.Melnyk@dec.ny.gov; or call (716) 851-7256. All comments must be submitted by October 27, 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/emelnyktranslation.pdf