*>EPA Redevelopment Opportunity Sites Kentucky Avenue Well Field Kentucky Avenue Horseheads, New York 14845 The location of the Kentucky Avenue Well Field site in New York ~~al Size Over 70 acres, including two discrete properties, an industrial drainageway and an area of groundwater contamination. a Existing Site Infrastructure TH The site is located next to Interstate 86 and active rail lines. All major utilities are available for parts of the site. Buildings occupy part of the site. Current Site Uses A portion of the Koppers Pond area of the site is fenced; the Koppers Pond area is not in use. The facility part of the site remains in industrial use. Use Restrictions Institutional controls will restrict activities in the Koppers Pond area of the site. SETTING: The site includes the Kentucky Avenue Well, a former municipal water supply well, the 59-acre former Westinghouse Electric Corporation's Industrial and Governmental Tube Division facility (facility), the 12-acre Koppers Pond, an industrial drainage way and an area of contaminated groundwater. The site is surrounded by existing residential and industrial uses. The facility includes two wastewater treatment plants and areas of grass lawn, pavement and buildings. The village of Horseheads, Hardinge, Inc., the Elmira Water Board and Silagi Development and Management, Inc. own parts of the site. Surrounding population: 1 mile, 2,830 people; 3 miles, 23,451 people; 5 miles, 53,113 people CLEANUP STATUS: Manufacturing processes at the facility led to soil, sediment and groundwater contamination at the site. The Kentucky Avenue Well closed in 1980 following the discovery of contamination. EPA added the site to the Superfund program's National Priorities List in 1983. EPA connected 95 residences and three commercial properties to the public water supply between 1985 and 1994. In 1995, short-term cleanup included removing buried drums containing waste from areas at the facility. In 2007, EPA collected indoor air samples at residences located near the facility and installed systems to prevent contaminated vapor entry. Cleanup activities for soil and sediment finished in 2000 and 2003. The groundwater treatment system operated until 2014. The potentially responsible parties conducted cleanup activities at the Koppers Pond area of the site, including capping the pond. A Site Management Plan has been approved. Disclaimer: EPA does not warrant that the property is suitable for any particular use. Prospective purchasers must contact the property owner for sale potential. Contacts Jaclyn Kondrk Redevelopment Coordinator U.S. EPA Region 2 (212) 637-4317 kondrk.iaclvn@epa.gov Pietro Mannino Remedial Project Manager U.S. EPA Region 2 (212) 637-4287 mannino.pietro@epa.gov eel Site Summary: www.epa.gov/superfund/kentuckv-avenue Learn more at: www.epa.gov/ superfund- redevelopment December 2022 intellectual property of Esri under license. Copyright© ghts reserved. Esri and EPA. 0.6 I miles O NORTH ------- |