[CPEO-BIF] Victory Mills site, Victory, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DEC: Victory site is contaminated, but not a general health threat

By Stephen Williams 
Schenectady Daily Gazette (NY)
October 30, 2020

VICTORY — Industrial contamination at the historic former Victory Mills industrial site in the village isn’t a significant threat to public health, but nevertheless will require removal of contaminated soil, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has determined.

The DEC this week released a draft brownfield cleanup plan for the site, which a developer is proposing to turn into apartments with an on-site microbrewery. The cleanup has to happen first.

The old mill on Gates Avenue, which was used for various industrial purposes for more than 150 years, is the dominant feature of the village, just south of Schuylerville. The site was known to have soil and groundwater contamination, but the full extent has only now been determined.

The draft cleanup plan released for public comment this week says grossly contaminated soil will be excavated and removed from the site, while less-contaminated soil can be excavated and buried on-site with two feet of clean cover. Hard surfaces like asphalt, building and concrete could also provide cover. Ongoing monitoring will be required.

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For the entire article, see
https://dailygazette.com/2020/10/30/dec-victory-site-is-contaminated-but-not-a-general-health-threat/

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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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