[CPEO-MEF] Old Roosevelt Field (NY) plan finalized

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Old Roosevelt Field Contaminated 
Groundwater Area Superfund Site

WEBWIRE – Monday, October 15, 2007

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected 
the final cleanup plan for the Old Roosevelt Field Contaminated 
Groundwater Area Superfund site in Garden City, New York. EPA plans to 
treat the ground water, which is contaminated, and take steps to 
minimize the movement of contaminants to mitigate any potential future 
health and environmental impacts.

"Roosevelt Field's rich history includes aiding America's efforts in 
World Wars I and II, and even witnessing the takeoff of Lindbergh's 
famous trans-Atlantic flight. Today, the property is flourishing as an 
area of business," said Regional Administrator Alan J. Steinberg. 
"Cleaning up this site will ensure the safety of everyone who visits, 
works in or lives near this area."

The Old Roosevelt Field site contains ground water contaminated with 
volatile organic chemicals. It includes the land formerly utilized as an 
airfield, which currently consists of a thin strip of open space along 
the eastern side of Clinton Road, a large retail shopping mall with a 
number of restaurants, and a movie theater. Several office buildings are 
located on the perimeter of the mall.

...

For the entire release, see
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=50251

See also

Cost of cleaning up Garden City Superfund site: $13.2 million

BY JENNIFER SMITH
Long Island Newsday (NY)
October 15, 2007

It will take at least 10 years and $13.2 million dollars to clean up 
contaminated groundwater at the Old Roosevelt Field Superfund site in 
Garden City, according to a federal plan announced last week.

Chemicals used at maintenance shops on the former airfield -- where 
Charles Lindbergh took off in 1927 for his historic transatlantic flight 
-- polluted groundwater and tainted two Village of Garden City supply 
wells with potentially carcinogenic chemicals such as tetrachloroethane 
(PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE).

The Superfund site lies east of Clinton Road and Old Country Road and 
includes the Roosevelt Field shopping mall and a number of office buildings.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-liroos1016,0,4964468.story


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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