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Yesterday, Representatives Anthony Weiner and Nydia Velazquez held a press conference to ask the EPA to name Newtown Creek a Superfund site. The lawmakers want federal funding to speed up the slow progress on the cleanup of millions of gallons of oil that began in the 1940s and 1950s. Weiner said in his press conference that if the current rate of cleanup were to continue, it might not be done until 2026.
It's believed that the spill is around 30 million gallons--that's 11 million more gallons than the Exxon Valdez--and covers over 50 acres. Per the Representatives' press release:
The [Superfund] designation would trigger a lengthy four-point process. First, the site would undergo immediate stabilization, which includes a one-year clean up to stop any immediate threats to the community, if necessary, such as erecting a security fence or repairing a hazardous waste storage unit. Then the EPA would perform a comprehensive investigation of the site and analyze cleanup options. Traditionally this takes months to years. The EPA would then work to develop a plan to cleanup the site. On average this takes 2 years. Finally, the EPA would clean up the site, or force responsible parties to cleanup the site. On average, the cleanup process takes 8-11 years.Weiner and Velazquez wants the EPA to start testing the site to get the process moving.
newyorkshitty has video of press conference as well. Last year, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said the state would sue Exxon over the spill. The spill has also inspired some protest art.
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Isn't this the answer to our oil crisis? Millions of gallons of crude in Newtown Creek? yeee-haw.
Toxic Brooklyn for the Hipsters. I'd say it's a good thing. With all the pollution those hipsters will get sterilized and they can live their dreams in post adolescent arrested development without ever having the responsibility of the worst std: babies.
At $147 per barrel, you'd expect Bush to lick this site clean.
Did I just read babyhitler accusing others of "post adolescent arrested development"? Oh, the irony.
I wrote months ago that the oil could be worth a lot of money if they could only get it out. But it's not "the answer to our oil crisis." It's about two hours worth of oil when feeding the gluttonous appetite of the US of A.
Sounds like we should drill in Queens rather than in ANWAR.
This seems silly. Mobil is cleaning up the area already. And this is not really a superfund site, it's more like a superfund community. There is all sorts of infrastructure above this stuff and the oil is all over the place.
He's complaining about the 2026 date, then he says that if the EPA takes over it will approximately take til 2021. Maybe. On average. Approximately. uhuh uhuh uhuh. I feel MUCH better when people start throwing out pie in the sky dates, like Iraq, like McCain balancing the budget by 2013, like reducing our carbon emissions sometime in the next decade and a half.
This is not a simple cleanup. All you can do is drill wells and try and flush this stuff out. Then drill some more and try again. Why do our tax dollars need to make another assessment of this place?