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Suffolk County's Francis S. Gabreski Airport is a general aviation facility located in the Village of Westhampton Beach near the scenic south shore of Long Island, approximately 78 miles from midtown Manhattan.  Also based at Gabreski Airport, is the New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing which operates HC-130 Hercules and MH-60G Black Hawk helicopters performing aerial search and rescue services.  Additionally, the 106th Rescue Wing provides coverage for the NASA space shuttle launches, deploys its aircraft to combat illegal dumping in the thousands of acres of the Pine Barrens Forrest and protects other environmentally sensitive areas.

The Air National Guard, through its Environmental Restoration Program, investigates and remediates hazardous waste sites caused by historical disposal/operation activities at military installations.   In continuation of over 10 years of Environmental Restoration Program support at the 106th Rescue Wing, PEER completed a

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Remedial Action (RA) at the Southwest Storm Drainage Ditch (Site 5) in May of 2009.  The Remedial Action consisted of excavating approximately 34 tons of soil which was impacted with low levels of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metals due to surface water runoff from the southern portion of the base.  The soils were transported to a recycling facility for incorporation into batch asphalt.

Following the excavation of the contaminated soils, confirmatory samples were collected from the sidewalls and floors of the excavation.  Additional excavation was conducted in areas where positive analytical results were obtained until all of the contaminated soils were removed. 

PEER is currently in the process of preparing a No Further Response Action Planned Decision Document as a part of the closure process for Site 5.  The Decision Document will be presented to all stakeholders for review and approval.

In addition to the remedial action at Site 5, PEER is preparing a Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PRAP) and providing Public Affairs Support for Sites 2, and 3.  In addition, PEER will prepare a Record of Decision (ROD) for Site 3.  These sites were previously investigated as a part of the Environmental Restoration Program for the Air National Guard.  Based on the results of the previous investigations, Sites 2 and 3 contained no contaminants of concern (COCs) in either soil or groundwater.  The PRAP will summarize and document the findings and present the basis for a recommendation of no further action for these sites.

The documents will be submitted for a 30-day Public Review Period.  At the end of the Public Review Period, PEER will conduct a Public Meeting to discuss any questions or comments from state regulators, local health officials and area residents.  The Final versions of each document will then be prepared and will contain a record of any comments or questions that were addressed during the Public Comment Period and the Public Meeting.