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Stevens & Thompson Paper Company

All POLREP's for this site Stevens & Thompson Paper Company
Middle Falls, NY - EPA Region II
POLREP #4
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On-Scene Coordinator - Paul L. Kahn 8/24/2005
Emergency - Removal Action Pollution Report (POLREP) #4
Start Date: 11/12/2004 Completion Date: 11/16/2004
Pollution Report (POLREP) #4
Site Description
The Site is a defunct tissue paper manufacturer aka paper converting) located in a rural area of Greenwich, NY, 20 miles east of Saratoga Springs, NY.

The company became defunct 2 years ago and had filed for liquidation bankruptcy; the owner walked away from the property.  The plant was purchased by a company based in California.  The original intent was to reopen the plant, but due to economic considerations the plant will be demolished and sold for residential development.

The Site occupies 27 acres in a rural/residential area, and is perched on the edge of a cliff over the Battenkill River. It has    one large brick and wood, multi-level manufacturing consisting of a warehouse, two hydroelectric power plants, manufaturing areas, a lab,
offices, and repair shops. There is a boiler house and an associated 20,000 gallon AST for waste oil.  There are a number of small out-buildings used for vehicle and misc. equipment storage.

Security guard service wsas in-place from 8AM to 6PM, seven days a week, but was discontinued.  The facility has limited access via a dirt road, however, the property is unfenced and the buildings are unlocked and unsecured.