niagara mohawk power corp. (saratoga springs plant)

EAST AVENUE & EXCELCIOR RD

The Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation site ( Saratoga Springs Plant) includes a 7-acre parcel (the NMPC Property), the former Skating Rink Property (a 2.3-acre property formerly owned by the City of Saratoga Springs) and portions of Spring Run Creek. The Site is located in the City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York. The 7-acre NMPC Property was used for coal gas manufacturing by the Saratoga Gas Light Company, a predecessor company of Niagara Mohawk, and then by various other companies from 1853 until the late 1940s. By-product materials containing hazardous substances were disposed of at various locations at the NMPC Property, and the Property's subsurface contains numerous coal tar waste deposits from these operations. Niagara Mohawk operated the site from 1950 to 1999 as a district service center and headquarters for its electric line, natural gas, vehicle and equipment repair, maintenance, storage facilities, and tree trimming crews servicing the Saratoga District. The site is located in a primarily residential area of Saratoga Springs. Approximately 10,000 people live within a 1-mile radius of the site and receive their drinking water supply from the City of Saratoga Springs. Loughberry Lake is the drinking water supply reservoir for the City of Saratoga Springs and is located 2,000 feet upgradient of the site. Approximately 1,300 people nearby obtain their drinking water from private wells located within 3 miles of the site. Site Responsibility: The Site is being addressed through Federal and potentially responsible party (PRP) actions.

Hazardous Ranking Score

35 / 100

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

Regional Contact

Region 2
Phone: (877) 251-4575

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Timeline

Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

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

        10,380

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $83,441

        Average Income

        4,236

        Occupied homes

        Potentially Responsible Parties

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