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EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Plan to Address Contamination at the
Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund Site in Brooklyn
NEW YORK (April 17, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
has proposed a plan to protect people living and working in residential and
commercial buildings at the Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund Site in the
Greenpoint/East Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. Groundwater and soil in the
area is contaminated with chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs),
which can vaporize into soil and seep into buildings through their
foundations. The agency is extending the public comment period, which was set
to end on May 10 to a new deadline for public comments of June 25. The EPA
held a public meeting on April 16 to explain this proposed plan.
Under the proposal, EPA would install special systems called sub-slab
depressurization systems where needed and take preventative measures such as
the sealing of cracks and gaps in the lowest level of a structure, where
necessary. Sub-slab depressurization involves connecting a blower (an
electric fan) to a small suction pit dug into the slab in order to vent vapors
outdoors. EPA’s plan reflects the estimated costs for mitigation of up to
100 structures within the Meeker Ave site study area. The plan estimates that
EPA’s work will be conducted on an ongoing basis for at least 5 years, the
approximate time frame needed for EPA to complete the vapor intrusion sampling
necessary.
The EPA is working closely with property owners and area residents to ensure
that work is done with minimal disruption. EPA is continuing to investigate
the entire site to determine the full nature and extent of contamination.