Manufactured Gas Plants
From the late 1800's to the mid 1900's, hundreds of manufactured gas plants across New York State supplied homes and industry with fuel for heating, cooking, and lighting. Today, the New York State DEC is overseeing the investigation and cleanup of contamination left behind from these plants.
The NYSDEC approach for addressing MGP sites is presented in a full color booklet entitled "New York's Approach to the Remediation of Former Manufactured Gas Plants" (19 pages, 1.29 MB PDF). This document includes a discussion of the history of manufactured gas plants as well as the technical and administrative challenges facing the remediation of these sites.
Manufactured Gas Plants in New York State
- The MGP Program at the NYSDEC
- MGP Sites in New York State
- MGP Cleanups
- Central Hudson Gas and Electric: 8 MGP Sites
- Status of Con Edison MGP Sites (PDF Version - 17.44 kb)
- National Fuel Gas: 3 MGP Sites
- Status of National Grid (KeySpan) MGP Sites (PDF Version - 21.41 kb)
- National Grid - Formerly Niagara Mohawk: 51 MGP Sites
- New York State Electric & Gas: 37 MGP Sites
- Orange and Rockland Utilities: 7 MGP Sites
- Rochester Gas and Electric: 10 MGP Sites
- Non-Utility Sites: 8 MGP Sites
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General MGP Information
- General Information About MGPs
- Investigation of MGP Sites
- Contamination at MGP Sites
- What are the Environmental Impacts Resulting from a Former MGP?
- How Can People be Exposed to Contaminants at Former MGP Sites?
- MGP Glossary
