[CPEO-BIF] Waterfront Park, Plattsburgh, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Rail Yard To Become Waterfront Park

WPTZ TV-5 News
September 15, 2008

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- The city of Plattsburgh is cleaning up a 
contaminated Canadian Pacific rail yard and turning it into a waterfront 
park.

The site, at the end of Dock Street, is considered a Brownfield 
Contamination site and has tested high for contaminants, which allowed 
the city to get grants from the state to clean it up.

Contractors recently removed petroleum-soaked soil from the site and 
transported it to a secure area.

"It really wasn't bad. We cleaned up the soil and brought it to a secure 
facility. In terms of cleanup, it was relatively minor," Plattsburgh 
City Engineer Kevin Farrington said.

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For the entire story, see
http://www.wptz.com/news/17479772/detail.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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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