2011 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 22:45:43 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Fall Brook glass manufacturing site, Corning, New York
 
Fall Brook site has loads of potential


Corning Leader (NY)
March 2, 2011

We can only imagine at this point what the future holds for the site of the former Fall Brook plant in downtown Corning.
But the fact that something is in the works is encouraging.

The 14-acre vacant lot located just a block off of Market Street is owned by Corning Inc. and is going through the Brownfield cleanup process under the guidance of the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

So far, tests show the former glass manufacturing site has contaminants and an action plan to keep the public and environment safe is being developed. Toxins found in the soil are scattered and date back a century or more when a rail yard existed there. Indications are contaminants are well contained on the property and an extensive cleanup involving removing truckloads of dirt is not necessary.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.the-leader.com/opinions/editorials/x1174961550/Fall-Brook- site-has-loads-of-potential

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