GENEVA, NY

Lake health

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) threaten freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams. Several types of cyanobacteria can produce toxins posing health risks to people and animals. The graph at rose shows reports of HABs in Seneca Lake.

DEC environmental remediation sites in Geneva

Site NameDescriptionAddress
Exchange StreetSite terminated 2004. No further action.279 – 313 Exchange St
Former Geneva Foundry SiteContaminants at the former foundry site included chromium, lead, mercury.23 Jackson Street
Market Basket SitePrior uses at the Site included the Geneva Cutlery Co,, Stearns Nursery the Market Basket Corp., general warehouse space, tool rentals and paint booth rental for do-it-yourself auto body repair. Corner of Gates Ave. & Lehigh Street
305 Main StreetFormer gas station site305 Main Street
Geneva LandfillNYS superfund investigations did not find hazardous waste.Preemption Road
NYSEG – Wadsworth St. – Geneva MGPGas regulator stationWadsworth St
Former Geneva Foundry Site – Off-SiteSurface soil samples were collected on residential and commercial properties and analyzed for metals.23 Jackson Street
Former Finger Lakes Laundry and CleanersFrom 1969 to 1989, Finger Lakes Laundry operated a laundry and dry cleaning business at the site. Releases of tetrachloroethene and Stoddard solvent resulted in soil and groundwater contamination. 511 West Washington Street
Former H.B. Fuller- Monarch Div. Prop.A boiler and circuit board manufacturer operated the facility until it was purchased in 1979 by Monarch Chemical (Monarch), a former operating division of H.B. Fuller Company. Monarch used the facility to manufacture food grade cleaners/sanitizers used in the dairy and related industries. H.B. Fuller Company sold the property and the business in 1996. Univar, Inc. is the current owner/operator of the site. Univar blends and distributes chemicals for the food industry.61 Gates Avenue
NYS Agricultural Experiment StationUse of the site as a research orchard for many decades has resulted in pesticide contamination of surface soils. Pre Emption Road

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