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C&D POWER SYSTEMS (C&D BATTERIES)
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Environmental Protection
Agency JANUARY 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
is proposing to approve a polychlorinated biphenyl
(PCB) cleanup plan submitted by AECOM, the
consultant for the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) for the
C&D Power Systems (C&D Batteries) site in
Huguenot, New York. The EPA PCB Cleanup and
Disposal Program, under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA), focuses on cleaning up
contaminated sites and returning them to beneficial
use. EPA's approval will establish the requirements
that NYSDEC property owner must meet to clean
PCB contamination at the site.
The Proposed Plan
The proposed cleanup plan calls for removing
contaminated soil with PCB concentrations greater
than 50 parts per million (ppm). NYSDEC plans to
remove PCB contamination greater than 50 ppm
from the lagoon and dispose of it at an off-site
facility. Also, the plan calls for limiting the spread of
PCB contamination below the lagoon, which has
PCB concentrations less than 50 ppm, by using a
process called in-situ, or in place stabilization. The
cleanup for sediment and floodplain soil with PCB
concentration greater than 1 ppm will include
removing and disposing contaminants off-site or
stabilized and consolidated in the bottom of the
lagoon before being covered with clean fill and
asphalt pavement.
NYSDEC will implement a Site Management Plan
("SMP") and restrict the site to commercial or
industrial use to maintain and monitor the site long-
term. While NYSDEC has the lead for the work, the
owner of the site also is responsible for certain
tasks under the approval. In addition, any future
development of the site must meet relevant TSCA
cleanup requirements.
Public Participation
The proposed approval for PCB cleanup is
available for public comment from January 26,
2022 to February 25, 2022. This 30-day public
comment period allow the public to participate in
and contribute to site cleanup decisions by
providing EPA with comments. To provide
comments to EPA:
- Read the document on EPA's webpage. You can
also read the document at the information
repositories listed below.
- Write your comments and include the title of the
document.
- Send comment to EPA by email at
everett.adolph@epa.gov or standard mail at the
address below:
Adolph Everett
Chief, Land and Redevelopment Programs Branch
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
290 Broadway, 25th Floor
New York, NY 10007
EPA must receive your comments online or in an
envelope postmarked by February 25, 2022. EPA
will consider comments submitted during the
comment period before making a final decision. If
EPA issues an approval, NYSDEC and the property
owner must subsequently accept the approval in
writing. Site cleanup activities will follow.
What are Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)?
PCBs are organic chlorine compounds used in
various commercial and industrial products.
They have a range of toxicity and vary in
consistency from thin, light-colored liquids to
yellow or black waxy solids.
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Past Activities
C&D Power Systems investigated the site between
1981 and 2008. NYSDEC finalized their first cleanup
plan for removing metal and PCB contamination at
the source area at the lagoon in a Record of
Decision (ROD) in March 2002. NYSDEC issued a
second cleanup plan to remove contaminants of
concern both on and off the site, including the
lagoon, soil, sediment, and groundwater, and
updated the 2002 plan for addressing contamination
at the source area at the lagoon in March 2015.
NYSDEC continues to investigate and clean the site
under the New York State Superfund Program.
Site Background
The 17+ acres site is approximately four miles
northeast of the City of Port Jervis and on the banks
of the Neversink River in Huguenot, New York
(Figure 1). While taking samples at the monitoring
wells shown in Figure 2, NYSDEC found PCB
contamination in lagoon soil and Tributary
sediments at concentrations above the regulated
standard.
Figure 1: The shaded area represents the
location of the C&D Power Systems site.
Figure 2: Groundwater monitoring locations
(sampling points) and cleanup areas.
Information Repositories
Copies of cleanup documents for C&D Technologies
(C&D Batteries) site are available at the locations
below. You may also access cleanup documents on
EPA's webpage. Information about the site is
available at NYDEC's webpage.
EPA Region 2 Record Center
290 Broadway, 25 Floor, New York, NY 10007
Deer Park Town Hall - Drawer A Route 209
North, Huguenot, NY 12746
EPA Contact Information
Donette Samuel
Community Involvement Coordinator
212-637-3570
samuel.donette@epa.gov
Wilfredo Palomino
Project Manager
212-637-4179
palomino.wilfredo@epa.gov
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