ROME, NY (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its decision to remove nearly 3,000 acres on the former Griffiss Air Force Base from the Superfund list.
That means all appropriate Superfund cleanup work has been completed, and the properties pose no significant threat to public health or the environment. But remediation work will continue on other parts of the base.
The former base covers approximately 3,550 acres. The Air Force has spent more than two decades and $138 million on cleanup work.
A Local Reuse Authority has been working to establish new businesses within the former base property. The land removed from Superfund listing will now become available for development.
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