[CPEO-BIF] Former Avis Headquarters, Carle Place, New York

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

NYS Recommends Cleanup at Former Avis Property on Old Country Road
Department of Environmental Conservation Now Accepting Public Comments

Written by Cory Twibell
Westbury Times
August 19, 2011

In a publicly released report, The New York State Department of  
Environmental Conservation and the New York State Department of  
Health recently recommended a cleanup at the former Avis Headquarters  
at 900 Old Country Road in Carle Place.

While both entities claimed that the site "does not pose a  
significant threat to public health or the environment," the NYSDEC,  
in compliance with the New York Brownfield Cleanup Program, recently  
offered measures to address contamination at the site.

...

According to the DEC, previous manufacturing operations have resulted  
in impacts by metals, petroleum and chlorinated solvents to soil,  
soil vapor and groundwater. The site has been vacant since 2001, with  
the exception of an active furniture store adjacent to the former  
Avis building, the report noted.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.antonnews.com/westburytimes/news/17135-nys-recommends- 
cleanup-at-former-avis-property-on-old-country-road.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
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