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, had filed for liquidation bankruptcy, and the owner walked away from the property. The plant was purchased by St. Regis Investments, LLC, 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, manufacturing 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 was 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.
Initially, this was an RP-lead removal action without an enforcement document. However, at a point in the removal activities the RP informed EPA that he did not have the funds to continue the removal action, and asked that EPA take over. After deliberating on the turn of events, and with a written site referral from the NYSDEC, EPA agreed to complete the removal action.
In connection with this proposed activity, the OSC and members of the US Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team visited the Site on September 6, 2005 to conduct field sampling/testing on 10 drums of unknown chemicals staged at the Site. Test results revealed the presence of corrosive waste chemicals and flammable waste chemicals.
Additional funding in the amount of $100,000 was approved based on an action memo documenting additional costs. The funds were used for T & D and other direct site costs.
As of 4/28/06 all chemical containers, with the exception of a partially filled chemical tote, were shipped off-site for disposal and/or returned to original suppliers at minimal cost to the government.
The sole remaining chemical tote was going to be returned to it's original supplier, but the OSC was unable to identify the supplier. Consequently, the approx. 160 gallons of "Brightener" will be sampled and shipped off-site for disposal.
As of 5/1/06 both site trailers and the generator have been demobed. The OSC has notified the attorney for the current owner of the status of the removal action, and the anticipated completion date.
The sole remaining activity is to sample the tote of chemical brightener and ship it off-site for disposal.
Complete the removal action, notify state and local officials, and issue Final POLREP
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