Hempstead Intersection Street Former MGP Site -
Remedial Progress

Week Ending August 5, 2013

The latest site activities include the continuation of Deep Soil Mixing (DSM) remediation work, and other site preparation and excavation work for off-site areas. Deliveries of DSM materials will continue daily throughout the remaining DSM work. Transportation of materials for offsite disposal restarted and will continue daily for the next couple weeks and will be sporadic thereafter. Intersection St Asphalt work has been completed and the Intersection St south gate site entrance has reopened. DSM work was suspended for the week of July 29th and no site work took place on august 1st and 2nd. Normal site operation resumed on August 5th.

The January 2013 Project Update Fact Sheet was mailed out to the community to provide a project schedule update and a summary of the ongoing remediation work This Project Update mailing and the finalized Remedial Action Work Plan can also be found in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website. A link to the Fact Sheet can be found below. The work is being performed in accordance with the Community Air Monitoring Plan that was reviewed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Department of Health and the Nassau County Department of Health. There is an on-Site NYSDEC representative monitoring the project activities.

As work proceeds, the website will be updated periodically to ensure the community is informed of the project progress and schedule.