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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
BY SCOTT LEFFLER
scott.leffler@eastniagarapost.com
MIDDLEPORT — The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation is sampling soil at the Royalton-Hartland CSD property this week to determine arsenic levels in the soil, the agency says.
The sampling program, which began Monday, will require approximately four days to complete, according to the DEC, which is using a small truck-mounted sampling apparatus that will minimize damage to the fields.
The school yard has been sampled before and a partial soil removal was performed in 1996 and 1999 in the vicinity of the football field.
The DEC plans to use the results of the sampling, which is being funded by the state, to determine the extent of further soil excavation required for the school property.
In a statement released by the FMC, the company says the Roy-Hart High School property is "one of the properties at issue in FMC Corporation's disagreement with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. EPA."
"While those issues are part of recent legal filings, FMC continues to communicate with the district's superintendent to understand the plans the school might have and offered to assist if the school has needs relating to the excavation of soil," the statement continued. "FMC will continue to be a good neighbor and support the high school in its course of operations."
The company is at odds with the DEC and EPA over plans to remediate properties in the area. The DEC has offered up a plan to excavate and replace soil at a cost of $70 million — to be paid by FMC. FMC has agreed to remediation, but has suggested a plan they refer to as less invasive, which comes with a considerably lower price tag of $27 million.
“FMC Corp. remains committed to protecting human health and the environment and implementing an appropriate cleanup plan that minimizes disruption to the Village of Middleport.” the company's statement said.
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The sampling program, which began Monday, will require approximately four days to complete, according to the DEC, which is using a small truck-mounted sampling apparatus that will minimize damage to the fields.
The school yard has been sampled before and a partial soil removal was performed in 1996 and 1999 in the vicinity of the football field.
The DEC plans to use the results of the sampling, which is being funded by the state, to determine the extent of further soil excavation required for the school property.
In a statement released by the FMC, the company says the Roy-Hart High School property is "one of the properties at issue in FMC Corporation's disagreement with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. EPA."
"While those issues are part of recent legal filings, FMC continues to communicate with the district's superintendent to understand the plans the school might have and offered to assist if the school has needs relating to the excavation of soil," the statement continued. "FMC will continue to be a good neighbor and support the high school in its course of operations."
The company is at odds with the DEC and EPA over plans to remediate properties in the area. The DEC has offered up a plan to excavate and replace soil at a cost of $70 million — to be paid by FMC. FMC has agreed to remediation, but has suggested a plan they refer to as less invasive, which comes with a considerably lower price tag of $27 million.
“FMC Corp. remains committed to protecting human health and the environment and implementing an appropriate cleanup plan that minimizes disruption to the Village of Middleport.” the company's statement said.
Send an email to news@eastniagarapost.com with "email update" in the subject line.
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