GE becomes a Superfund Site
- Date Range
- 1995 – 2003
- Title
- GE becomes a Superfund Site
- What occurred
- Once GE signed off on the agreement with NYS for investigating contamination, the plant became a superfund site. Superfund sites in NY are controlled by the NYSDEC, the agreement allowed the state to take control of the project, paying for the investigation and cleanup. When the state suspects or is aware of immense amounts of hazardous waste that may have been improperly disposed of at a specific location they can discuss with the company responsible to start an investigation. Inactive hazardous sites like the Schenectady GE plant go through a process of investigation, evaluation, cleanup and long term monitoring. The investigation period lasted from 1995 to 2003.
- Location
- 1 River Rd, Schenectady, NY 12345
- Image Citation
- https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8439.html
- Student name(s)
- Olivia Salvador