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Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site

Second Review of Hudson River PCB Cleanup Underway

Investigating the Floodplain

Hudson River Fish Advisories

Chemicals in Hudson River fish can harm your health even if the fish look healthy and the water looks clean
Learn about New York State health advisories on eating Hudson River fish

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Hudson Dredging Data

Interactive Data Map Screenshot

Visit EPA's Dredging Data website for performance standard monitoring information and to see what activities are taking place

Dredge Area Map

River Section 1 Dredge Area Map

Map of dredge areas. [PDF 8.9 MB, 15 pp]
See map of the 40-mile project area. [PDF 265 KB, 1 pg]

Information for Project-Area Residents

From the NYS Department of Health

Cleanup Photos

Cleanup Photos Gallery

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What's New

EPA Statement on NYSDEC Hudson River Letter, August 22, 2016 [PDF 191 KB, 1 pp]
EPA White Paper "Responses to NOAA Manuscript Entitled 'Re-Visiting Projections of PCBs in Lower Hudson River Fish Using Model Emulation'" [PDF 5.5 MB, 101 pp]
- Fact Sheet Summary [PDF 1.3 MB, 4 pp]
EPA Statement on Approval of PCB Processing Facility Demobilization and Restoration Plan for Hudson River Cleanup, Nov. 12, 2015 [ PDF 13 KB, 1 pp]
GE Sediment Processing Facility Demobilization and Restoration Plan, September 2015
- Plan Text, Tables, Figures [PDF 5.9 MB, 88 pp]
- Plan Appendices [PDF 5.8 MB, 589 pp]
- Statement from EPA on Hudson River Cleanup, Oct. 1, 2015 [PDF 17 KB, 2 pp]

Latest Fact Sheets

Upper Hudson River Floodplain Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Overview Fact Sheet [PDF 4548 KB, 4 pp]
Hudson River Floodplain Sampling: 2016 Season Community Update [PDF 201 KB, 2 pp]
Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site Cleanup and Natural Resource Damage
Spring 2015 Dredging Factsheet [PDF 854 KB, 4 pp]
EPA Phase 2 Overview Factsheet [PDF 5.99 MB,16 pp]
Assessment and Restoration [PDF 1 MB, 4 pp]
EPA Technical Requirements for Phase 2 [PDF 615 KB, 4 pp]
Engineering Performance Standards [PDF 817 KB, 4 pp]
Quality of Life Performance Standards [PDF 628 KB, 4 pp]
Phase 1 Dredging [PDF 225 KB, 2 pp]

Frequently Asked Questions

More Information

Community Advisory Group, Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site

New York State Department of Health

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Hudson River Natural Resources Trustees

General Electric - Hudson Dredging

Other PCB Sediment Sites

Multimedia

Video: Returning a River to Health

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