Remediation activities are about to begin at the lower part of Geddes Brook, an area that is considered part of the Geddes Brook / Ninemile Creek site under both the NY State Superfund program and the US federal Superfund Program. The area to be remediated is located just west of the NYS State Fairgrounds. Honeywell, the responsible party, will be carrying out the remediation with oversight from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the NYS Department of Health.
According to the NYSDEC, this Interim Remedial Measure includes:
- Removal of approximately 84,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil and/or sediment from the Geddes Brook channel and adjoining floodplains, the Geddes Brook culverts, the Outfall 019 drainage ditch and associated floodplains. [Expected to be complete by December 2011]
- Consolidation of removed soil/sediment at the LCP Containment System.
- Treatment of construction water at a treatment plant that is currently being constructed on the LCP Bridge Street property.
- Relocation of the Geddes Brook channel downstream of the culverts.
- Placement of clean materials throughout the area and restoration of the Geddes Brook creek bed, banks, floodplains, wetlands, and habitats. [Completion is expected in 2012.]
Removal of contaminated soil and sediment in and around Ninemile Creek downstream of Geddes Brook is expected to begin in 2012.
For more information about this Interim Remedial Measure, download the NYSDEC’s fact sheet.
To download other public documents relating to this subsite, click here.
