[CPEO-BIF] Former Vacuum Oil refinery, Rochester, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Age old debate continues: Who should pay to clean up Vacuum Oil's mess?

by Erica Bryant
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY)
January 20, 2018 

A lot of nasty stuff sits in the soil around the old Vacuum Oil refinery on the Genesee River. Tests have found lead, arsenic, mercury and copper in the surface layer of dirt, and various difficult-to-pronounce carcinogens. Down lower, much of the soil is soaked with petroleum.

The developer DHD plans to build housing at the site, which is part of the state's Brownfield Opportunity Area Program. Some who live nearby were upset to learn that the developer may pursue a less thorough cleanup method than it had originally proposed. 

"We have waited this long, we should do it right," said Dorian Hall, vice president of the Plymouth-Exchange (PLEX) Neighborhood Association and the chair of its brownfield committee.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/01/20/rochester-brownfields-exxonmobil-cleanup-costs-dhd-ventures/1044603001/

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