FT EDWARD & WM ST
The GE Moreau site is located just west of Fort Edward Road in the Town of Moreau, Saratoga County, New York, approximately 40 miles north of Albany and less than one mile from the Hudson River. The site is in a semi-rural area and includes a 10-acre fenced hazardous waste containment/ treatment system area on the western end of a 26-acre property owned by the General Electric Company (GE). The surrounding area includes residences, undeveloped land, a utility right of way, and a former sand pit. From 1958 to 1968, the site was used by GE for the disposal of industrial waste. A 30- by 40-foot pit at the site received approximately 452 tons of waste material, including trichloroethylene (TCE), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), spent solvents, oils, sludge, and other miscellaneous waste. The dirt roads at the site were also treated with PCB-contaminated oil as a dust suppressant. A 4,800-foot long by 2,000-foot wide ground water plume, containing TCE and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs), emanates from the former disposal pit and flows southward under homes along Bluebird Road. The plume continues southward under undeveloped land owned mostly by the Town of Moreau (i.e., park land and the Moreau Elementary School nearby to the west) and the Village of Fort Edward (watershed property), where it discharges at the base of an escarpment into Reardon Brook. A downstream air stripper treats the water in Reardon Brook, which then flows into the Village of Fort Edward reservoir system. Approximately 14,300 people are served by the ground water in this semi-rural area. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through federal and potentially responsible party's actions.
4,035 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$62,833 |
Average Income |
1,763 |
Occupied homes |
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