Remedial investigation & proposed plan released: Niagara Falls Storage Site vicinity property H prime

Submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District, completed a remedial investigation (RI) report and proposed plan (PP) for Niagara Falls Storage Site (NFSS) vicinity property H prime (VP-H’). A public comment period for the proposed plan will take place from Sept. 15 to Nov. 13, 2025. A public meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Town of Lewiston Senior Center at 4361 Lower River Road. A court reporter will be present to record public testimony.

This proposed plan recommends no remedial action for NFSS VP-H’, a 4-acre parcel that is currently owned by Chemical Waste Management (CWM) Inc. and located in the Town of Porter. The USACE completed a remedial investigation and determined that the levels of radionuclides detected at VP-H’ do not pose unacceptable risk for current and reasonably anticipated future industrial use of the site. The proposed plan summarizes information presented in greater detail in the VP-H’ remedial investigation report issued concurrently with this proposed plan. It provides information about the site, its history, and its current condition.

USACE is addressing the NFSS VP-H’ site under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. Under FUSRAP, USACE identifies, investigates and, if necessary, cleans up sites throughout the U.S. that were used as part of the nation’s early atomic weapons and energy program. USACE follows the phased investigation process required in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended, and the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), when implementing FUSRAP.

Supporting documents, including the remedial investigation and proposed plan, that provide details of why no remedial action is necessary, can be viewed at the Lewiston Public Library located at 305 S. Eighth St.; and the Youngstown Free Library, 240 Lockport St. They are also posted on the Niagara Falls Storage Site project website:https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Missions/Projects/Article/3612360/niagara-falls-storage-site/.

For additional information or to be added to the email distribution list for updates regarding the site, email fusrap@usace.army.mil or call 800-833-6390, Option 4.