New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Environmental Enforcement Original Orders of Consent

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series consists of non-routine consent orders involving cases relating to hazardous waste; cases encompassing multiple Department of Conservation (DEC) regions; cases involving novel issues of policy or law; cases appearing to conflict with DEC policy; or cases involving sensitive or controversial issues. Each consent order includes finding of violation, remedial program description, compliance timetable, interim proposals, orders to pay costs of investigation and remediation, penalties for non-compliance, and provisions for modifications or summary abatement orders.
Title
Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Environmental Enforcement original orders of consent
Quantity
9 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
16942
Creator
Arrangement

Unarranged.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of non-routine consent orders involving cases relating to hazardous waste; cases encompassing multiple Department of Conservation (DEC) regions; cases involving novel issues of policy or law; cases appearing to conflict with DEC policy; or cases involving sensitive or controversial issues. Each consent order includes a finding that a violation exists, remedial program description, compliance timetable, interim proposals, orders for the respondents to pay costs of a DEC investigation and subsequent remediation, penalties for non-compliance, and provisions for modifications or summary abatement orders.

16942-16: This accretion deals with DEC's efforts to remediate the St. Lawrence/Grasse River area, including restoration of natural resource damages (NRD), dated 1987-1990. The area is listed on New York State's Registry of Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites (Site 645015 in Massena, N.Y.).

Other Finding Aids

Transfer lists are available at the repository.

16942-21: Folder list of cases is available at the repository.

Acquisition Information

16942-13, 16942-14, 16942-15: These accretions includes records from transfer list 990051.

16942-16: This accretion includes records from transfer list 99051B.

16942-20: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 990051 and 010105.

16942-21: This accretion includes records from transfer list 000101.

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