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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

August 4, 2000

Ms. Beverly Keith Director, Environmental Review New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development I00 Gold Street New York, NY 10036

Re: Bushwick Central I - Block 3335, Lots 44 47 Ave), Bushwick, Brooklyn CEQR & (1465-1477 Gates 400 f IPD 009K Dear Ms. Keith,

The Office of Environinental Planning and Assessment (OEPPA) Department of Environmental Protection of the 2000 (DEP) has reviewed the July eorrespondence/Remedial Plan for the above 12, proposed remedial plan was referenced site. The submitted by Tim Miller Associates, (MILLER) of Cold Spring, New Inc. York on behalf of Loewen developer, NYC Housing Development - the Partnership, and Housing Preservation Development. As a result of the and subsurface soils at the site displaying elevated levels of SVOCs and heavy metals, which exceeded NYSDEC Guidance Limits, DEP requested that an approved remedial implemented prior to starting the proposed plan be Remedial Plan was submitted in response construction project, MILLER'S to this DEp request in a June 2000 correspondence. 21,

Based upon a review of MILLER'S Remedial Plan, OEPA's recommendations for the Bushwick Central I coaunents/ site are summarized below:

• As previously recommended in our June 21, 2000 correspondence, for any areas which. will landscaped or covered with grass (not be either of two (2) feet of existing fill capped), a minimum material must be removed and replaced with clean top soil (not existing fill material from this site and/or any adjacent lots); • OEM recommends that soil within the entire limits of the proposed residential struchue/foundation be completely excavated and properly disposed of off-site at a disposal and/or recycling facility. If the excavated soil is temporarily stockpiled on-site, it should be covered with polyethylene sheeting. placed on and In no case shall this

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