Proposed Plan for the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works
DERP-FUDS Site
Public Comment Period:
May 30, 2025 to July 30, 2025
Public Meeting:
Town of Lewiston Senior Center located at 4361 Lower River Rd, Youngstown, NY 14174, on Tuesday June 24, 2025, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District is pleased to announce the release of the proposed plan for the Former Lake Ontario Ordnance Works (LOOW) Site for public comment. The site is being addressed under the Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Restoration Program & Formerly Used Defense Site program (DERP-FUDS) in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
USACE, under the DERP-FUDS programs works with the DoD to identify and remediate DoD generated contaminates.
USACE has concluded that no further action is required at the LOOW Site to protect human health and the environment. Under the preferred alternative of No Further Action, as outlined in the proposed plan, no remedial action would be performed, and no institutional controls would be implemented.
The public is encouraged to review and provide their comments on the proposed plan. The 60-day public comment period begins May 30, 2025, and ends July 30, 2025. A public meeting will be conducted at the at the Town of Lewiston Senior Center located at 4361 Lower River Rd, Youngstown, NY 14174, on Tuesday June 24, 2025, beginning at 6:30 p.m. A court recorder will be available to record verbal public comments during the meeting after the presentation.
Written comments may be provided the evening of the public meeting; emailed to derpfuds@usace.army.mil (by July 30, 2025), or mailed to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District,
Attention: Environmental Project Management Section, 478 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202, postmarked by July 30, 2025.
The proposed plan and supporting documents are available on the LOOW project website https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Mission/Projects/Article/3663181/lake-ontario-ordnance-works-loow/. The administrative record is available for viewing electronically at the Lewiston Public Library, 305 S. 8th Street, Lewiston, NY 14092, (716) 754-4720, or the Youngstown Free Library, 240 Lockport Street, Youngstown, NY 14174, and at the USACE Buffalo District Office Library located at 478 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14202, call 1-800-833-6390 (Option 4) for an appointment.