[CPEO-BIF] Ithaca Gun Factory site, Ithaca, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Ithaca Falls lead contamination cleanup declared finished by NY DEC

by Sarah Mearhoff
Ithaca Journal (NY)
September 27, 2017

The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Wednesday that no further action will take place at the Ithaca Falls Overlook, where soil tested positive for lead in 2015 and water tested positive for trichloroethylene (TCE) in 2013.

According to the release, the contaminated area was excavated multiple times over the years, removing over 2,000 tons of contaminated soil and more than 300 tons of concrete from the site. A cover was also constructed over northern portion of the Western Accessway and the Former Walkway to replace the excavated soil.

The contaminated area was previously home to Ithaca Gun Factory. Millions of dollars have been gone into cleaning up the area, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared an "imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and welfare" in 2015.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2017/09/27/ithaca-falls-lead-contamination-cleanup-declared-finished-nys-dec/708644001/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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