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About the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property

Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property

In 1992 the Department of Energy (DOE) designated two properties, the Town of Tonawanda Landfill and the mudflats area, now known as the North Youngmann Commerce Center, into the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) as a single vicinity property of the Linde Site, which is located in Tonawanda, New York. The designation was based on DOE's discovery of radioactive material at the site that appeared to have similar characteristics to material found at other FUSRAP sites. However, no record has been found indicating that the vicinity property was ever involved in past Manahattan Engineer District or Atomic Energy Commission activities.

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Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Project Status

The feasibility study and proposed plan for the Landfill OU are currently available along with the CERCLA-related documentation used in the decision-making process for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property at the link to the Administrative Record File provided below. The feasibility study outlines remedial alternatives which would be appropriate to mitigate potential future unacceptable risks from exposure to the buried FUSRAP-related material in the Landfill Operable Unit of the vicinity property. The proposed plan documents the Corps of Engineers’ preferred alternative, which is Alternative 3, Targeted Shallow Removal and Off-site Disposal of FUSRAP-related Material, to address contaminated soils in the Landfill Operable Unit. Alternative 3 will be protective of human health and the environment; complies with applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements; and is the preferred alternative among those considered, particularly with respect to short-term effectiveness, implementability and cost.

The public comment period for the proposed plan began on September 14, 2015, and ended December 14, 2015.

A public meeting regarding the proposed plan was conducted on Thursday, October 15, 2015. The presentation, posters, and transcript from the meeting are available below.

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Community Involvement

The US Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District welcomes your input at any time. Our goal is to offer timely and meaningful opportunities for public input to our projects and to promote the dissemination of project information to the community. Public involvement activities complement the Corps' mission to address environmental contamination at the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property from past Manhattan Engineer District and Atomic Energy Commission activities.

You are welcome to contact us. If you have questions, comments, or concerns regarding the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property, please send an e-mail to fusrap@usace.army.mil. You may also mail a letter to:

USACE, Buffalo District
Attn: Special Projects Branch - Outreach
1776 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14207

or call us at 1-800-833-6390 (option 4).

Community Relations Plan for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property (May 2015)

 

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  News

News from the Corps

News from the Corps - Oct 06, 2015

News from the Corps - Sep 10, 2015

News from the Corps emails are sent regularly when we have new information regarding the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property. To receive News from the Corps, please email us at: fusrap@usace.army.mil and ask to be added to our list.

News Releases

Sep 10, 2015 - Feasibility Study and Proposed Plan Available and Public Meeting to be Conducted for the Landfill Operable Unit of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property

Jul 5, 2012 - Tonawanda Landfill Operable Unit Baseline Risk Assessment Updated

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Fact Sheets / FAQs
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Public Presentations / Posters / Transcripts
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Reports
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Environmental Monitoring
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Administrative Record File

The administrative record file is a collection of documents that form the basis for the selection of a response action at an environmental restoration site. Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is required to establish an administrative record for every remedial or response action under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). The administrative record file for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property can be found at the following link:

Administrative Record File for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property
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