mohonk road industrial plant

186 MOHONK ROAD

The Mohonk Road Industrial Plant Site consists of an approximately 43,000 square foot building on a 14.5 acre lot. From the early 1960s to 1972, a metal finisher occupied the Site and reportedly used solvents in the finishing and assembly of metal parts for cash registers. From 1972 to 1975, a wet spray painting facility operated at the Site. This type of painting operation would require large quantities of solvents in order to clean surfaces prior to painting. The Site was purchased by Daniel Gelles Associates in 1976, who manufactured store display fixtures until 1992, and whose operations may have involved the use of solvents. Part of the Site is currently owned by Kithkin Corp., which purchased the property in 1993, and currently leases the building to various commercial businesses. In 1994, a Mohonk Road resident contacted the Ulster County Health Department (UCHD) concerning the quality of her drinking water. The resident’s well was sampled in April 1994 and contained volatile organic compounds (VOCs) above New York State drinking water standards. Subsequent sampling identified at least 70 homes downgradient of the Site whose wells were contaminated with VOCs above New York State drinking water standards. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) had initially provided granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration units to 70 homes and businesses whose water contains VOCs above New York State drinking water standards. Since then and as a result of the ongoing monitoring program, 5 additional homes and businesses have were supplied with GAC systems. NYSDEC performed several investigations to determine the source and extent of contamination at the Site during 1996, 1997, and 1998. The potential source of contamination was identified as a 1,000 gallon septic tank on the Site property, which was subsequently removed by NYSDEC in September 1997. As a result of these investigations, the Site was added to the Superfund National Priorities List. The Site is in a predominantly residential area, with local residences and businesses until recently (December 2007) obtaining water from individual wells which draw from the fractured bedrock aquifer contaminated with VOCs from the Site.

Hazardous Ranking Score

50 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

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Region 2
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Discovery
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Final Listing On NPL
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Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        550

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $78,533

        Average Income

        259

        Occupied homes

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