Hudson River PCB Cleanup

On behalf of EPA Region 2 via continuing contracts with the USACE Kansas City District, E & E is providing over $18.7-million worth of project management and remedial design support for the $750-million cleanup of PCB contamination in the Hudson River.  Under more than 20 work authorization directives encompassing over 50 work orders, E & E has coordinated the activities of about 50 technical experts, including engineers, geologists, community relations specialists, and cultural resource experts from our New York-based offices and from specialty subcontractors in EPA Region 2.  

The project location includes the Saratoga Battlefield National Historic Site, Fort Edward National Register Property, and NRHP-eligible Roger’s Island Historic Riverine, Industrial, and Transportation Historic District, as well numerous underwater historic resources.  E & E prepared a Survey of Terrestrial Archaeological and Architectural Resources plan and an Archaeological and Human Remains Unanticipated Discovery Plan as part of the early project planning process.  We supervised specialized terrestrial and underwater archaeological consultants conducting Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III archaeological investigations and supervised archaeological monitoring of construction and dredging operations.  We conducted extensive archival research and interviews with local informants as part of the evaluation of the archaeological potential of numerous locations slated for remedial actions, and organized numerous technical presentations of the results of archaeological investigations for the EPA, DEC, and NPS.  Our cultural resources staff reviewed over thirty archaeological reports documenting the results of investigations and developed an MOA amongst the EPA, SHPO, DEC, and the Town of Fort Edwards, which stipulates measures to mitigate the adverse effects of the project on historic properties.