[CPEO-BIF] Jackson Steel site, Mineola, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Jackson Steel Plant Downgraded To Harmless

By Anthony Murray 
Mineola American (NY)
August 29, 2019072


The Jackson Steel manufacturing plant that is located at 435 First St. in the Village of Mineola has been officially downgraded from a Class 02 to a Class 04, meaning the vacant Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund site is no longer a significant threat to the public’s health or environment.

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), hazardous waste disposal at Jackson Steel was addressed by the implementation of a site-wide remedy, which included excavation of contaminated soil, installation and operation of a soil vapor extraction system and groundwater treatment via in-situ chemical oxidation.

The management of remaining contamination, including any required monitoring, will be addressed under the site management plan (SMP), which consists of a vapor intrusion management plan and an institutional control implementation and assurance plan. An environmental easement will be additionally recorded.


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For the entire article, see
https://mineolaamerican.com/2019/08/jackson-steel-plant-downgraded-to-harmless/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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