[CPEO-BIF] Hopewell Junction (NY) goes final on "Superfund" list

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

EPA adds Hopewell Junction site to the Superfund List

Mid-Hudson News
April 27, 2005


The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday announced the listing
of the Hopewell Precision Area Contamination site in Hopewell Junction
to its National Priorities List of the most hazardous waste sites. 

EPA has already installed drinking water treatment systems at 37 homes
and air ventilation systems at 42 homes to address the worst
contamination at the site. "Hopewell Junction is a community where we
were able to take quick action to protect people from an immediate
risk," said Acting EPA Regional Administrator Kathleen Callahan. "This
listing ensures that this site will continue to get the attention it
needs." 

Debra Hall, who has single-handedly fought for this designation,
credited Congresswoman Sue Kelly for backing her effort. The Hopewell
Precision Area Contamination site is in a predominantly residential
area, which is served by private wells and septic systems. In February
2003, EPA began sampling tap water of homes served by private wells in
the vicinity of Hopewell Precision, Inc., a manufacturer of sheet metal
parts and assemblies. The Agency found volatile organic compounds,
including trichloroethylene, at concentrations up to 250 parts per
billion, which is above the federal drinking water standard of 5 parts
per billion.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/HopPre_EPA-27Apr05.htm

See also

E. Fishkill site joins Superfund

Tainted-home owners hail more options

By Dan Shapley
Poughkeepsie Journal
April 27, 2005


The Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday designated a neighborhood
north of Hopewell Junction as a Superfund site, opening up new options
for addressing groundwater contamination that has fouled wells and
tainted the air in dozens of homes.

The EPA can now spend money to investigate options for cleaning up the
site and for providing a permanent source of clean water to affected
homes. To date, the EPA has worked at the site under an emergency
program to install filters and ventilation systems that prevent exposure
to hazardous chemicals.

"I feel very confident that the EPA is going to do what they have to do
to get us cleaned up. I have no doubt," said Debra Hall, a resident who
has been actively lobbying for a thorough cleanup.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/today/localnews/stories/lo042705s3.shtml

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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