Guide to the Greenpoint Remediation Records Brooklyn Public Library Greenpoint Branch 107 Norman Street Brooklyn, NY 11222

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Descriptive Summary Creator: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) / New York City Office of Environmental Remediation (NYCOER) / Environmental consulting agencies Title: Greenpoint Remediation Records Date span: 1979-2019 Abstract: Documents pertaining to remediation projects taking place in the Greenpoint community that have been added to the library repository to facilitate sharing them with the public. These projects include the Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Project. Extent: Documents for 15 projects Location: Greenpoint Library’s Environmental Education Center (at Leonard during construction)

History This history of industrial pollution in the Greenpoint region is excerpted from the USEPA Newtown Creek Superfund Site website and the NYSDEC Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Project website.

In the mid-1800s, the area next to the 3.8-mile-long [Newtown] creek was one of the busiest industrial areas in New York City. More than 50 refineries were located along its banks, including oil refineries, petrochemical plants, fertilizer and glue factories, sawmills, and lumber and coal yards. Newtown Creek was crowded with commercial vessels, including large boats bringing in raw materials and fuel and taking out oil, chemicals and metals. In addition to the industrial pollution that resulted from all of this activity, the city began dumping raw sewage directly into the water in 1856. During World War II, the creek was one of the busiest ports in the nation. Currently, factories and facilities still operate along the creek. Various contaminated sites along the creek have contributed to the contamination at Newtown Creek.

On September 2, 1978, the U. S. Coast Guard was making a routine helicopter patrol of Newtown Creek when it noticed the signs of an oil spill entering Newtown Creek from the area at the end of Meeker Avenue. A subsequent investigation concluded that the area of the spill under the Greenpoint area was in excess of 52 acres and the total spill volume, as estimated in 1979, was approximately 17 million gallons of petroleum products.

Scope and Content This collection is comprised of remediation reports that have been sent to the Brooklyn Public Library as part of our role as a document repository. Making remediation documents accessible to the public is one of the requirements for eligibility in government cleanup programs. The collection includes reports, work plans, correspondence, charts and graphs, and maps pertaining to remediation sites.

Restrictions

Access restrictions The collection is housed in the Greenpoint Library on Norman Street. The documents may only be used in the library, and are not available through interlibrary loan. Requests to view the collection must be made at least 48 hours in advance of visit.

Use restrictions While all documents have been made publically available, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The borrower assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.

Access Points

Subject Topics: Brownfields -- New York (State) -- New York. Environmental monitoring -- New York (State) -- New York. Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.) Hazardous waste sites -- New York (State) -- New York. Oil spills -- Cleanup -- New York (State) -- New York.

Names: ChevronTexaco (Firm) Exxon Mobil Corporation New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation New York (State). Office of Environmental Remediation Texaco, Inc. Administrative Information

Provenance This collection was deposited at Brooklyn Public Library over time by the companies involved and the NYSDEC.

Preferred citation This collection should be cited as the Greenpoint Remediation Records, Brooklyn Public Library – Greenpoint.

Related materials We have made many of our remediation reports available online through our Greenpoint branch website; documents with digital versions do not appear on this finding aid. For items that have a broad date range, such as progress report, there may be a mix of hard copies and digital ones. Consult the spreadsheet to determine the location of the exact report you’re looking for (generally, the more recent the report, the more likely it is to be a digital file). There is no overlap between this physical collection and the digital one. If you would like to consult a hard copy of a digital report, you can check at our fellow document repository, the Brooklyn Community Board #1.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has a searchable database of remediation projects here. The NYSDEC also hosts documentation of the Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Project on its website here and here.

The New York City Office of Environmental Remediation has documentation of Brooklyn projects arranged by address available here and here.

Information on using these related sites can be found in the User Guide

Arrangement The documents in this collection are organized by worksite with the exception of documents pertaining to the Greenpoint oil spill and subsequent remediation project which are organized by company (ExxonMobil or Texaco Inc.).

Series 1: ExxonMobil This series consists of documentation of the remediation efforts at the ExxonMobil sites in Greenpoint as a part of the Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Project. These documents were prepared by Roux Associates on the behalf of ExxonMobil.

Title Date Location Operable Unit One: Proposed 2016 Binder 2015-2017 Decision Document

Operable Unit Two: Proposed 2016 Binder 2015-2017 Decision Document

Operable Unit Six: Proposed 2016 Binder 2015-2017 Decision Document

Operable Units One, Two, and 2016 Binder 2015-2017 Six: Factsheet

Greenpoint Remediation Project: 8/2007 Bright Green-3 Response to NYSDEC August 3, 2007 Notice of Incomplete Application SPDES and Long Island Well Permit Applications

Notice of Incomplete 8/7/2007 Bright Green - 6 Remediation Project

Engineering Plan for the 9/28/2007 Bright Green-4 Evaluation of Treatment Systems Performance and Necessary Facility Upgrades

Public Participation Plan 10/17/2007 Bright Green-5

Series 2: New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program This series consists of documentation of unprocessed remediation reports that were collected by the library.

Title Date Location 2013/2014 Remediation Reports 2013-2014 Black binder

2015-2017 2015-2017 White binder

Series 3: Newtown Creek Superfund Site This series consists of documentation of remediation documents relating to the Newtown Creek Superfund Site. These documents were prepared by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Title Date Location Newtown Creek: Slides 6/20/2011 Newtown Creek Superfund folder Newtown Creek: Overview 9/26/2011 Newtown Creek Superfund folder Site Location Map 1/2009 Newtown Creek Superfund folder Site Inspection Report (Disc) Newtown Creek Superfund folder Newtown Creek (DVD) 2012 Newtown Creek Superfund folder This is Superfund: A Community 8/2011 Newtown Creek Superfund Guide to EPA’s Superfund folder Program (Booklet)

Series 4: Greenpoint Environmental Benefits Project This series consists of documents collected by the Greenpoint Community Advisory Panel regarding the establishment and use of the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund

Title Date Location Greenpoint Community Advisory 11/21/2010 Greenpoint Environmental Panel Contact List Benefits Project folder

Request for Application #12-006 7/8/2012 Greenpoint Environmental Benefits Project folder Request for Application #12- 7/25/2012 Greenpoint Environmental 006 : Pre-Application Meeting Benefits Project folder Summary

Preliminary List of Community 6/29/2012 Greenpoint Environmental Project Ideas Benefits Project folder

Article: Cuomo Announces 11/17/2010 Greenpoint Environmental Settlement with ExxonMobil to Benefits Project folder provide comprehensive cleanup of Greenpoint Oil Spill

Consent Decree: State of New 2/1/2011 Greenpoint Environmental York against ExxonMobil Benefits Project folder

ExxonMobile Consent Decree: Greenpoint Environmental PowerPoint Overview Benefits Project folder Greenpoint Remediation Project 11/17/2010 Greenpoint Environmental map Benefits Project folder

Memorandum of Agreement 2011 Greenpoint Environmental between NY OAG/DEC and Benefits Project folder Enviro-Services Engineering/Arc Engineering & Construction PC

Work Plan for Independent 1/9/2012 Greenpoint Environmental Community Outreach Consultant Benefits Project folder

Community Advisory Panel: Greenpoint Environmental Internal Protocols Benefits Project folder

Community Advisory Panel 12/2011-10/2013 Greenpoint Environmental Meetings: Summaries and Benefits Project folder Agendas

Community Meeting: Preliminary 3/21/2012 Greenpoint Environmental List of Community Project Ideas Benefits Project folder

Community Meeting bulletin Greenpoint Environmental Benefits Project folder Community Meeting 1: 3/21/2012 Greenpoint Environmental PowerPoint Benefits Project folder

Community Consultation: Fact 2012 Greenpoint Environmental Sheets 1-4 Benefits Project folder

Request for Proposals 2013 Greenpoint Environmental Benefits Project folder FAQ Sheet and Addendum Greenpoint Environmental Benefits Project folder Small Grants Full Proposal 2013 Greenpoint Environmental Narrative Benefits Project folder

Large/Legacy Grants Pre- 2013 Greenpoint Environmental Proposal Narrative Benefits Project folder

Tip Sheet Greenpoint Environmental Benefits Project folder

Series 5: Equity Former Manufactured Gas This series consists of documentation of the remediation efforts at the Equity Former Manufactured Gas site located at 254 Maspeth Ave. These documents were prepared by Aecom on the behalf of West Terminal LLC.

Title Date Location Community and Environmental 7/2012 A-1 Response Plan (CERP)

Remedial Investigation Work 7/2009 A-2 Plan

Site Investigation and 7/2012 A-3 Remediation

Remedial Investigation Report 3/2016 Misc.

Series 6: Former Carter Spray Finishing Corporation This series consists of documentation of the remediation efforts at the Former Carter Spray Finishing Corporation site located at 65 Eckford Street. These documents were prepared by EBC on the behalf of 65 Eckford Realty LLC.

Title Date Location New York State Brownfield May, 2015 O-1 Cleanup Program Application and Supplemental Information

Series 7: Former Cleaners Sales & Equipment Corp This series consists of documentation of the remediation efforts at the Former Cleaners Sales & Equipment Corp site located at 135 Kent Avenue. The majority of these documents were prepared by John V. Soderberg, P.E. on the behalf of 135 Kent Avenue Management Corp.

Title Date Location

Request Information : 135 Kent July, 2010 S-2 Ave. Management Corp.

Citizen Participation Plan November, 2013 G-2

Sub-Slab Depressurization System March, 2014 R-1 Design Document

Sub-Slab Depressurization System October, 2015 G-1 Operation Maintenance & Monitoring Plan

Sub-Slab Depressurization System March, 2016 R-2 Construction Completion Report

Series 8: Former Consolidated Freightways Truck Terminal This series consists of documentation of the remediation efforts at the Former Consolidated Freightways Truck Terminal site located at 11 West Street. These documents were prepared by AMC Engineering and EBC on the behalf of M & H Realty LLC.

Title Date Location New York State Brownfield April, 2014 L-1 Cleanup Program Application and Supplemental Information

Remedial Investigation Work April, 2014 L-3 Plan – Draft

Remedial Investigation Report February, 2015 (revised July, L-4 2015) Remedial Action Work Plan February, 2015 (revised August, L-2 2015)

Series 9: Former Dutch Masters Paint and Varnish This series consists of documentation of the remediation efforts at the Former Dutch Masters Paint and Varnish Co. site at 29-41 Wythe Avenue and 180 N. 14th Street. These documents were prepared by EBC on the behalf of False Alarm LTD and M.A.J. Associates, Inc.

Title Date Location Remedial Investigation Work 7/2018 Binder Plan

Series 10: Former Lombardy Street Lacquer and Soap Manufacturing This series consists of documentation of the remediation efforts at the Former Lombardy Street Lacquer and Soap Manufacturing site located at 171 Lombardy Street. These documents were prepared by URS on the behalf of 20 Rewe Street Ltd.

Title Date Location Citizen Participation Plan 10/2015 Purple-2

Executive Summary Remedial 10/2015 Purple 1 Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan

Series 11: Former NuHart Plastic Manufacturing This series consists of documentation of the remediation efforts at the Former NuHart Plastic Manufacturing site located at 280 Franklin Street. These documents were prepared by the FPM Group and GZA on the behalf of Dupont Street Developers LLC.

Title Date Location Supplemental Remedial 8/2015 Darker Green 4 Investigation Report Feasibility Study Report 8/24/2016 Darker Green 11

Citizen Participation Plan 4/2011 Darker Green 1

Citizen Participation Plan 1/2012 Darker Green 2

Series 12: Greenpoint Marina This series consists of documentation of the remediation efforts at the Greenpoint Marina site at 43-57 West Street and 2-24 Oak Street. These documents were prepared by Langan on the behalf of 57 West LLC and 24 Oak LLC.

Title Date Location Request Information : 24 Oak 8/2013 S-1 LLC & 57 W. LLC

Series 13: Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation This series consists of documentation of the remediation efforts at the Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation site located at 42-02 56th Road. This document was prepared Ted Yen & Associates on the behalf of multiple contractors.

Title Date Location Site Specific Cap Plan April 2007 (revised July 2007) Misc.

Series 14: 548 Varick Avenue This series consists of documentation of the remediation efforts at the 548 Varick Avenue site. These documents were prepared by Galli Engineering on the behalf of Brooklyn C&D.

Title Date Location Renewal Engineering Report for September 2002 (revised May Misc. a Construction and Demolition 2015) Debris Processing Facility, Volume I

Series 15: Williamsburg Works This series consists of documentation of the remediation efforts at the Williamsburg Works Former Manufactured Gas Plant site. These documents were prepared by GEI on the behalf of National Grid.

Title Date Location Remedial Investigation Work 2/12/2009 K-7 Plan Addendum