[CPEO-BIF] Schweizer Aircraft, Big Flats, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Schweizer proposes brownfield clean-up
N.Y. agency will review plan to rid site of degreasers, cleansers.

By G. JEFFREY AARON
Elmira Star-Gazette (NY)
March 1, 2006

State officials want public input on a proposal to clean up soil and 
groundwater at Schweizer Aircraft in Big Flats.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., the Connecticut-based parent company of 
Schweizer, voluntarily submitted a clean-up proposal to New York's 
Department of Environmental Conservation in April 2005. Companies whose 
plans qualify for the state's Brownfield program are eligible for tax 
credits to offset the costs of the clean-up plan once the projects are 
completed.

A spokeswoman for the New York State Department of Health said the 
contaminants - most likely chemical cleansers and degreasers used in 
Schweizer's manufacturing process - pose no danger to the neighboring 
community surrounding the Schweizer property. Schweizer General Manager 
Randy Simpson said the materials have not contaminated the factory's 
water supply or that of the nearby Elmira- Corning Regional Airport.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060301/BUSINESS/603010323
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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>
http://www.cpeo.org


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