SEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response
(5201 G)
July 2000
Superfund Redevelopment
D!lr\ /o	L' Tungsten
1IIUL&	Glen Cove, NY
EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) is a nationally coordinated effort to facilitate the return of Superfund
sites to productive use by selecting response actions consistent with anticipated use. The SRI Pilots are intended to
help local governments enhance their involvement in the Superfund decision-making process by assisting EPA in
predicting future land uses for Superfund sites. Under the Pilot Program, EPA will provide up to $100,000 in financial
assistance and/or services to local governments for specified activities. Applicants are offered several types of program
assistance, including funding through a cooperative agreement, access to facilitation services, and/or the availability of
personnel under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA).
BACKGROUND
EPA selected the City of Glen Cove, New York, for a
Superfund Redevelopment Pilot. Glen Cove is home to
the Li Tungsten Superfund site, which is in an industrial
area along the north bank of Glen Cove Creek in
Nassau County. The site includes the former Li
Tungsten facility and the former Captain's Cove dump.
From the 1940s to the early 1980s, the facility received
tungsten ores from around the world and smelted them
to produce tungsten carbide powder, tungsten wire, and
welding rods. The heavy metals and radioactive ore
residues from the production process contaminated the
property. In October 1992, EPA added the site to its list
of hazardous waste sites needing cleanup. The City of
Glen Cove has been designated as a Brownfields
Showcase Community.
OBJECTIVES
Glen Cove's goal is to have 30 acres of prime waterfront
property, including a portion of the Li Tungsten site,
cleaned and ready for development. The city will use a
"community revitalization vision" to identify options for
reuse of the site. The city is not requesting any Pilot
funds but will participate in EPA's ongoing public
outreach efforts related to both Superfund and
Brownfields program activities. As part of the
Waterfront Revitalization Program, various businesses,
property owners and government agencies have formed
partnerships to develop creative approaches for
implementing the program.
PILOT SNAPSHOT
Albany
Li Tungsten

Applicant Name: Glen Cove, NY
Site Name: Li Tungsten
Date of Selection: July 2000
Anticipated Award: Not Applicable
Profile: The city's goal is to prepare prime
waterfront property along Glen Cove Creek,
including the Li Tungsten Superfund site, for
development in 2001.
Contacts:
Dan Forger	Superfund Hotline:
U.S. EPA Region 2	(800) 424-9346 or
(212) 637-4402	(703) 412-9810 (DC Metro Area)
forger.dan@epa.gov	reuse.info@epa.gov
Visit the EPA Superfund Redevelopment Web site
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/recycle/pilot.htm

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