“Petroleum Contaminated Soil Re-use Application in Dover,” TMI, March 17, 2010
March 17, 2010
The Millbook Independent covered the Dover Planning Board Meeting of March 15, 2010 at which the Rasco Application was discussed:
“We have concerns about the contaminated soil leeching through the Swamp River and traveling up to our reserve,” [Sibyll Gilbert, Vice Chair of the Oblong Land Conservancy] said from the podium. “Why should the Harlem Valley be the site for contaminated soil dumping from other areas?”
Gilbert suggested RASCO go through the State Environmental Quality Review, or SEQR, and that the planning board extend the public hearing period. She also submitted at letter to the Planning Board that stated: “The Oblong’s preserve, located downstream on the Swamp River, could be damaged by spills of soluble contamination, and the conservation of amphibian and reptilian species, for which this preserve was created, could be irreparably harmed. These species are particularly vulnerable to low levels of contamination.” She also stated that the environmental impacts are very complicated and “require knowledgeable technical support to provide adequate advice to the Planning Board. The SEQR process must be used to advantage to provide adequate time and the necessary resources to review this application.”
The Housatonic Valley Association stated in their written comments that they are concerned that the proposed operation involving the storage and use of petroleum contaminated soils (PCS) is close to a New York State-designated Critical Environmental Area (CEA) and that they would like to see a full environmental review (SEQR) conducted for the project: “We believe that the DEC permit was issued prematurely and that a more thorough review should have been taken by the agency to account for any remnant contamination that may be present on the site.”
- See article in The Millbrook Independent, March 17, 2010.
*Note: printed post date is for chronological clarity. Actual post date is August 13, 2010.
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