May 2018 Records Search Report Hudson Valley Regional Airport Site 18 Griffith Way Town of Wappinger Dutchess County, New York NYSDEC Site# 314129 Prepared for: COUNTY OF DUTCHESS 1626 Dutchess Turnpike Poughkeepsie, New York 12603 Prepared by: C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES 652 Route 299, Suite 204B Highland, New York 12528 (845) 883-0964 FAX (845) 883-0965 C.T. Male Project No: 18.8090 Unauthorized alteration or addition to this document is a violation of the New York State © Copyright 2018 Education Law. C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES ENGINEERING, SURVEYING, ARCHITECTURE & LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, D.P.C. C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES RECORDS SEARCH REPORT HUDSON VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT 18 GRIFFITH WAY, WAPPINGER FALLS, NY TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Purpose .............................................................................................................. 3 1.2 Scope of Work ................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Limitations and Exceptions of the Records Search Report ........................ 4 2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................. 5 2.1 Site Location ...................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Property/Business Owner .............................................................................. 5 2.3 Current and Former Site Uses ........................................................................ 5 2.4 Site Buildings and Structures ........................................................................ 6 2.5 Site Operations ................................................................................................. 7 2.6 Site Utilities ....................................................................................................... 8 2.7 Surrounding Land Uses .................................................................................. 8 2.4 Administrative Orders for Site ....................................................................... 8 3.0 INTERVIEWS / FACILITY PERSONNEL .............................................................. 9 3.1 Information from Current or Former Property Owner(s) .......................... 9 3.2 Information from the Airport Director ......................................................... 9 3.3 Information from the Site Occupants ............................................................ 9 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD SOURCES.......................................................... 10 4.1 State Solid Waste Facilities ............................................................................ 10 4.2 State Hazardous Waste Sites ........................................................................ 10 4.3 State Petroleum Bulk Storage (PBS) Tank and Chemical Bulk Storage (CBS) Facilities .................................................................................. 11 4.4 Previous Environmental Site Investigations and Spills ............................ 11 4.5 Aerial Photographs/Historic USGS Topographic Maps.......................... 11 4.6 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps ....................................................................... 11 4.7 Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Requests .......................................... 11 4.8 Records Reviewed Provided by Hudson Valley Regional Airport, Dutchess County, NYSDEC and NYSDOH ................................ 12 -i- C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES RECORDS SEARCH REPORT HUDSON VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT 18 GRIFFITH WAY, WAPPINGER FALLS, NY TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 5.0 SITE RECONNAISSANCE ..................................................................................... 13 5.1 Conditions of the Reconnaissance ............................................................... 13 5.2 Site Drainage ................................................................................................... 13 5.3 Site Waste Profile ............................................................................................ 14 5.4 Observed Evidence of Potential or Known Site Contamination ................................................................................................ 15 5.5 Facility Permits ............................................................................................... 15 6.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................... 17 6.1 Conclusions ..................................................................................................... 17 6.2 Recommendation for Areas of Concern...................................................... 18 7.0 CERTIFICATION ...................................................................................................... 19 8.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................ 20 LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX A: Figures/Maps APPENDIX B: Site Visit Photographs APPENDIX C: Environmental Database Report APPENDIX D: Records Reviewed -ii- C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES 1.0 INTRODUCTION This report presents the findings of a Records Search conducted by C.T. Male Associates Engineering, Surveying, Architecture & Landscape Architecture, D.P.C. (C.T. Male) at the Hudson Valley Regional Airport (the “Site”) which is located in the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York. This Records Search has been performed pursuant to a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Order on Consent and Administrative Settlement, dated March 28, 2018 and in accordance with the NYDEC, Division of Environmental Remediation’s, Technical Guidance for Site Investigation and Remediation (DER-10), Section 3.12 and Appendix 3A. 1.1 Purpose The purpose of this Records Search was to reasonably identify any areas of concern (AOCs) on the property in accordance with NYSDEC DER-10. An AOC is defined in DER-10 as: “any existing or former location at a Site where contaminants are known or suspected to have been discharged, which is considered a source area. These include locations where contaminants were generated, manufactured, refined, transported, stored, handled, treated, disposed or where they have or may have migrated.” The identification of AOCs related to potential Per & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination was the primary focus of the Records Search. However, this report also includes information and records related to previously identified AOCs which were investigated and remediated in the past under management/oversight by the NYSDEC, NYSDOH and Dutchess County DOH. 1.2 Scope of Work This Records Search consisted of the following scope of work: • Site reconnaissance, including a walkthrough of the Site buildings and Site grounds to identify areas of potential environmental concern; • Interviews with Site representatives knowledgeable of current and former Site operations; • Review of municipal property records and information provided by local government agencies; • Review of historical information and documents; -3- C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES • Review of federal and state agency database information for the Site and neighboring properties to identify potential concerns that could adversely affect the environmental conditions at the Site; and • Preparation of a report documenting the findings of the search. 1.4 Limitations and Exceptions of the Records Search Report The information presented in this report is limited to the search conducted as described in the referenced DER-10 guidelines. The findings of this search are based on the data and information reviewed, and observations and conditions that existed on the date and time of the Site visit. Specific limitations included the following: • Access Limitations: None, except to the interior portions of approximately 20 small hanger/storage spaces located on the north-central portion of the Site. These small spaces are owned by the County and leased to private parties. • Physical Obstructions to Observations: None, however the roofs of buildings on-site were not accessed as part of this records research. • Outstanding Information Requests: None • Historical Data Source Failure: None • Other: The information presented in the report is based on information gathered. Information provided by Site contacts and local, State and County officials known to be responsible for regulating and enforcing Site area environmental conditions was utilized. The accuracy of the information included is, therefore, dependent upon the accuracy of the information provided. -4- C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES 2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION 2.1 Site Location The subject Site is located at 18 Griffith Way in the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York. The subject Site was identified on the Town of Wappinger tax map as a tax parcel with section/lot/block number 135689-6259-03-225301-0000. The following Site maps are located in Appendix A: Figure 1 - Site and Surrounding Area Map; Figure 2 – Areas of Concern; Figure 3 – AAG Hangars (AOC). 2.2 Property/Business Owner Hudson Valley Regional Airport (POU), a publicly-owned, public-use, General Aviation facility, serves the aviation needs of Dutchess County, metropolitan New York City area, and the southeastern region of New York State. According to assessment records, the current property owner for parcel located at 18 Griffith Way, with tax map number 135689-6259-03-225301-0000 is Dutchess County. 2.3 Current