[CPEO-BIF] Westwood golf course, Amherst, New York

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Brownfield cleanup study proposed for Westwood golf course

Buffalo News (NY)
July 23, 2021

Mensch Capital Partners, the private group that has owned the Westwood Country Club property in Amherst for the past decade, is ready to start work on an environmental cleanup of the former golf course.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking public comment on a proposal that Mensch submitted under the Brownfield Cleanup Program. Previous investigations found metals in the soil, so the purpose of the new study is to determine the type and extent of any contamination in the soil, surface water or ground water of the 170-acre site.

Work will include installing and sampling soil borings, test pits and groundwater wells; testing surface water and sediments; and completing a radiation survey to see if anything is producing higher radiation levels.

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For the entire article, see
https://buffalonews.com/business/local/brownfield-cleanup-study-proposed-for-westwood-golf-course/article_1f3bc146-eb01-11eb-a4b7-4f500c7f3a40.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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