[CPEO-BIF] TCE prevents sale of Mayville (NY) property

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Mayville Manufacturer To Clean Up Underground Industrial Solvent

By PATRICK L. FANELLI
Jamestown Post-Journal (NY)
August 22, 2006

MAYVILLE - After purchasing 13 West Lake Road in Mayville, the present 
location of manufacturer Standard Portable, owner Julianne Baraniewicz 
ordered a cleanup of the site since a dangerous industrial solvent was 
discovered underground.

That's why she was surprised a couple years ago when the chemical was 
detected for a second time and she couldn't sell the property as a result.

"I didn't actually know there was a problem until I went to try and sell 
the property," Ms. Baraniewicz said. "It was discovered when we 
purchased it in 1996. There was a cleanup done shortly afterward, but it 
must not have been enough."

...

For the entire article, see
http://post-journal.com/articles.asp?articleID=5939

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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
http://www.cpeo.org

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