[CPEO-BIF] Vacuum Oil site, Rochester, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Developer, city to study Vacuum Oil site contamination

By Jeremy Moule
Rochester City Newspaper (NY)
October 1, 2014

The properties around the old Vacuum Oil site in the Plymouth- 
Exchange neighborhood have a long history of pollution. And though  
it's probably going to take a long time to clean them up, there is  
some progress to report in what's known as the Vacuum Oil Brownfield  
Opportunity Area.

The owner of 5 and 15 Flint Street - a  private development company  
called One Flint St. LLC - is preparing to resume an investigation  
into contamination at the properties, according to a notice sent out  
yesterday by the State Department of Environmental Conservation.

The DEC says that One Flint St.'s study will include the site's soil,  
surface water, and ground water. The work is meant to confirm the  
findings of past site investigations and to provide a better  
characterization of contamination at the site, says the DEC notice.  
The findings will be used to develop a cleanup plan. The site  
includes a former auto salvage yard and part of the old Vacuum Oil  
refinery.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/NewsBlog/archives/2014/10/01/ 
developer-city-to-study-vacuum-oil-site-contamination

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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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