50 Holt Drvie, Stony Point

DEC Certifies Cleanup Requirements Achieved at State Superfund Site on Holt Drive In Stony Point

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DEC Reclassified The Former State Superfund Site From Class 2 To Class 4: Site No Longer A Significant Threat To Public Health

The New York State Superfund site at 50 Holt Drive in Stony Point was recently reclassified as a Class 4 site that no longer presents a significant threat to public health and/or the environment. The site is commonly referred to as the Kay-Fries Industrial Site.

The DEC announced the reclassification to Class 4 indicating that it no longer presents a significant threat to public health and/or the environment, giving the following rationale and forward-looking conditions:

  • Human exposures to residual contamination at the site will be addressed through implementation of an Environmental Easement that limits the use and development at the site to commercial or industrial use;
  • Use of groundwater at the site as a source of potable water or process water is prohibited without prior approval;
  • Compliance with the approved Site Management Plan by the property owner includes a monitoring and sampling plan and will ensure that the institutional controls remain in place;
  • The potential for soil vapor intrusion has been evaluated on the site and it was determined that there is not a health concern.

Stony Point Town Supervisor Jim Monaghan said, “The reclassification is good news for both the environment and the town. It opens up opportunity for commercial development. The property owner worked very hard with the DEC to accomplish the clean-up and the reclassification.”


50 Holt Drive, Stony Point

The DEC classifies Superfund sites in “Registry of Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites” based on environmental risk.

Classification Code: 2

This classification is assigned to a site at which:

  1. the disposal of hazardous waste has been confirmed and the presence of such hazardous waste or its components or breakdown products represents a significant threat to public health or the environment: or
  2. hazardous waste disposal has not been confirmed, but the site has been listed on the Federal National Priorities List (NPL).

Classification Code: 4

This classification is assigned to a site that has been properly closed but that requires continued site management consisting of operation, maintenance and/or monitoring. Class 4 is appropriate for a site where remedial construction actions have been completed for all operable units, but the site has not necessarily been brought into compliance with standards, criteria, or guidance (e.g., a groundwater extraction and treatment system has been installed and is operating properly but groundwater standards have not been achieved yet). The Record of Decision should define the remedial action objectives that need to be achieved during site management. If a Certificate of Completion (CoC) is to be issued for a site, the CoC is issued concurrently with the reclassification.

Site specific (site number 344023) documents can be accesses at the DEC website.

The Kay-Fries site is part of the River & Rail Brownfield Redevelopment Floating Zone (RRBR), passed by the Town of Stony Point in 2022 to invigorate the waterfront and open up new economic opportunities in the former industrial area.

“Having access to the train tracks make the property eligible under the Town’s new floating development zone. New development centered around the train won’t adversely impact traffic, while creating tax rateables and jobs. It’s a win-win for Stony Point,” Monaghan stated.