[CPEO-BIF] Former wastewater treatment site, Mount Kisco, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Dirty Vacant Site in Mt. Kisco is Under DEC's 'Brownfield' Cleanup
Public comment being taken for proposed site testing plan.

By Tom Auchterlonie
Chappaqua Patch (NY)
May 24, 2011

A former wastewater treatment site in Mount Kisco is being considered  
for clean up under the state's Brownfield program.

Last year, the site owner, Crème de la Crème, applied for the  
voluntary program, which is run by the state’s Department of  
Environmental Conservation (DEC) and is a way for contaminated sites  
to be cleaned up and redeveloped for commercial or residential use.

The 3.8-acre property, located at 6 Morgan Dr., was purchased in 2004  
by Crème de la Crème with the intent to build a child care center.  
However, it was subsequently discovered, with 2007 studies of soil  
and water samples, to have contaminants left over from its wastewater  
treatment use. The substances discovered include levels of mercury  
that are unacceptable for commercial use on the site, as well as  
substances such as chromium and lead, which are at tolerable levels  
for the DEC's commercial guidelines, but not for if the site were to  
be converted into residential use. Crème de la Crème, according to  
records, plans to use the site for commercial purposes.

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For the entire article, see
http://chappaqua.patch.com/articles/dirty-vacant-site-in-mt-kisco- 
considered-for-decs-brownfield-cleanup

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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