In August 1992, the corporation pleaded guilty to environmental law felonies and reckless endangerment. Extensive precautions will be taken to ensure that demolition work will not endanger public health in any way. This work will take several months, followed by several more months of demolition of the building and disposal of all building rubble and debris off-site. The building demolition and cleanup should be completed by next summer. At the same time, DEC is proceeding with its investigation of subsurface soil and groundwater contamination by heavy metals, industrial solvents and other substances.
Field sampling is completed and the findings are being assessed.
There are no public or private drinking water wells near the site. DEC will soon begin to identify and evaluate possible remedial strategies for the site, and will propose a remedy to the public and invite public comment this spring. DEC expects to select a final remedy for the site next summer.