Environmental Pollutants
Other Contaminants Superfund Sites NYNew York Superfund Site: Sarney Farm
Fight Air Pollution & Water Pollution With an Environmental Toxic Tort Lawsuit
 |
Do you need a Toxic Tort Attorney in The Excelsior State? The US EPA has designated Sarney Farm in New York as a Superfund site because of its amounts of toxic pollution and harm to the environment. You can read the report for the site below.
Some Superfund sites are on the National Priority Site Lists. The National Priorities List ("NPL") is the list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for long-term remedial action financed under the federal Superfund program. Environmental Protection Agency regulations outline a formal process for assessing hazardous waste sites and placing them on the NPL. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation.
Sites are listed on the NPL upon completion of Hazard Ranking System (HRS) screening, public solicitation of comments about the proposed site, and after all comments have been addressed. EPA may delete a final NPL site if it determines that no further response is required to protect human health or the environment. Sites where a remediation was completed through the Superfund program are typically deleted from the NPL.
Living near Superfund Sites in New York may place you and your family more vulnerable to getting sick from proximity to the site and experiencing a loss of value for your property, but action is being taken to fight back: The EPA says,
[We have] set up a "Post Construction Completion" (or PCC) strategy to ensure that Superfund response actions provide for the long-term protection of human health and the environment. EPA's Post Construction Completion activities also involve optimizing remedies to increase effectiveness and/or reduce cost without sacrificing long-term protection of human health and the environment.Regardless, most of the Superfund sites still pose a health hazard to the well-being of local residents.
By choosing Weitz & Luxenberg, you can trust the legal experience of accomplished Toxic Tort lawyers who will help fight back against polluters and get you and your community the financial compensation and remediation to which you are entitled.
Below you can read the EPA report for the Sarney Farm Superfund site. If you, a loved one, or someone in your community has suffered due to toxic pollution in Sarney Farm, or if your property has lost value because of pollution, you will need a toxic tort lawyer who knows the people of the State of New York . Take your first step filling out this simple form. There is no obligation, and your case will be evaluated within 24 hours. To refer a friend, neighbor, or loved one, click here to let them know about the environmental toxic tort lawyers at Weitz & Luxenberg.
Sarney Farm
This site is not a Federal Facility.
Sarney Farm
New York
Epa Region 2
Dutchess County
Site Description
conducted in a farming area in Amenia, New York. Several small villages are located nearby.
A former owner was permitted to use a 5
rial and municipal wastes were disposed at locations throughout
the site. The site received a variety of hazardous materials from 1965 until 1969.
Groundwater contamination was confirmed by the Dutchess County Department of Health in
tate in 1984. The site is adjacent to Cleaver Swamp, which has
provided water for farm livestock in the past. There are 22 residential wells utilizing the
bedrock aquifer within 3,000 feet of the site. There are no public water supplies located within
area. Approximately 3,000 people live within 1 mile of the site; 10,000 live within 3 miles
Site Responsibility:
Threats and Contaminants
th the site is contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
including toluene, dichloroethane, and vinyl chloride. Residential wells in the vicinity of the
site are routinely tested to ensure compliance with State and Federal drinking water
s. Threats posed by exposure to contaminated soils have been addressed through
Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in two stages: immediate actions and a long
Response Action Status
Immediate Actions:
In an effort to reduce the levels of organic pollutants and to reduce the
potential for migration of contaminants to Cleaver Swamp, the EPA installed a
aeration treatment system in 1987. The system was used to treat leachate
and wastes from the original dump site and migratory areas. The system consisted of a grid
of french drains with perforated drain piping flowing into a concrete pit, aeration equipmen
the pit, a control building, a nutrient batching system, pumps, electrical power supply, and
process controls. The system operated until the initiation of the long
to expedite the removal of hazardous waste and contaminated soils that are buried on
The EPA completed an investigation into the type and extent of contamination at the site in
used to select a cleanup remedy for the site which is documented
in the September 1990 Record of Decision (ROD). The cleanup action plan includes
(phase 2), and a confirmatory hydrogeological investigation. The first
phase of the Remedial Action (drum removal) was initiated in March 1992 and was completed
" containers were excavated and disposed of off
thermal treatment remedy (phase 2) was completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in
the summer of 1995. The phase 2 remedy was completed by a responsible party (PR
Pitney Bowes, Inc., under a Unilateral Administrative Order in September 1998. Pitney
ROD Groundwater Investigation which describes the findings of
limited area of the site has groundwater contamination at levels of concern following the two
phases of Site cleanup. This contamination will be
groundwater investigations will be removed and sealed during the
Cleanup Progress
The following materials were excavated and sent off
674 55
gallon pails, and 20,353 small containers for approximately
17,050 gallons of total contained liquid wastes.
2) 120 tons of contaminated soils excavated (75 cubic yards x 1.6 tons/cubic yard = 120 tons)
system under Phase II (approximately 6570
Amenia Town Hall, Mechanic Street, Amenia, NY 12501; (914) 373
source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Act Now! It is essential that you inquire about your pollutant lawsuit as soon as possible. New York law may limit your time to bring a legal claim to protect your rights. Your legal review is free and there is no commitment. You case will be evaluated immediately, so get started on your claim today!
see also:
Sms Instruments, Inc.
Environmental Pollution in New York- Site: Sms Instruments, Inc.Sms Instruments, Inc. Superfund Site Info - Fight Air Pollution, Water Pollution
Sinclair Refinery
Environmental Pollution in New York- Site: Sinclair RefinerySinclair Refinery Superfund Site Info - Fight Air Pollution, Water Pollution
Sa - Sz
New York Superfund Sites: Sa - SzNew York Superfund Site Info - Fight Air Pollution, Water Pollution
