McCague, Steven J (DEC) steven.mccague@dec.ny.gov Attachments
11:38 AM (22 minutes ago) to Zoe Evans, Cat Viega, Pollock, David (DEC), Saucier, Sarah K (DEC), Richard, Ryan W (DEC), Brown, Janet E (DEC), Doroski, Melissa A (HEALTH), Petronella, John W (DEC), George, Meena (DEC), Gandhi, Vijay (DEC), Drumm, Brian R (DEC), Hubicki, Matthew S (DEC), Dan Shapley, Fagel, Jason R (DEC) "Doroski, Melissa A (HEALTH)" melissa.doroski@health.ny.gov, "Petronella, John W (DEC)" john.petronella@dec.ny.gov, "George, Meena (DEC)" meena.george@dec.ny.gov, "Gandhi, Vijay (DEC)" vijay.gandhi@dec.ny.gov, "Drumm, Brian R (DEC)" brian.drumm@dec.ny.gov, "Hubicki, Matthew S (DEC)" matthew.hubicki@dec.ny.gov, Dan Shapley dshapley@riverkeeper.org, "Fagel, Jason R (DEC)" jason.fagel@dec.ny.gov date: December 31, 2025 11:38 AM subject: Site inspection Perx Properties, Red Hook, NY #B00177
Zoe Evans and Cat Viega,
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) conducted a site inspection on November 25, 2025, at the Perx Property Remediation site in regard to the reported dumping of drums and debris on the property. Staff inspected areas of the site that were inaccessible during the May 15, 2025, inspection, including the southern and western areas of the property adjacent to the residential properties along Cambridge Drive to the south and Smith Street to the west.
Staff observed evidence of historic dumping, especially in the southern area on and below the embankment adjacent to the residential properties along Cambridge Drive. The observed dumping, which included tires and rusted barrels (drums) that were photographed and reported by residents, is consistent with non-hazardous debris. There was also evidence of more recent scattered dumping of non-hazardous household waste such as discarded fencing, flowerpots, and plastic buckets. Staff did not observe any hazardous waste during the inspection and there is no evidence of a potential release. Images of the observed debris and dumping are attached.
As DEC stated in the email response on July 17, 2025, soil sampling was previously conducted in areas of the site that were not remediated. These samples met the restricted residential soil cleanup objectives and are within the Environmental Easement (EE). The inspections performed on May 15, 2025, and November 25, 2025, did not discover any contaminated areas of concern.. The observed debris from dumping in the wooded area along the southern border of the site is not characterized as hazardous waste and additional action concerning remedial investigation at the site is not warranted.
Regards,
Steven McCague, P.E. Regional Hazardous Waste Remediation Engineer, Region 3
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 21 S Putt Corners Rd., New Paltz, NY 12561 P: 845-256-3146