Camillus Clean Air Coalition

Our mission is to ensure the protection of the residents of Camillus from toxic gaseous emissions released during Honeywell’s remediation of the Onondaga Lake Superfund Site.

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Dredging

Dredging is being done to remove toxic material from Onondaga lake to Wastebed 13 in Camillus. The process is creating toxic gaseous emissions in the surrounding Camillus neighborhoods. This process is going to continue for years and these toxic emissions need to be stopped!

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Wastebed 13

Wastebed 13 in Camillus is where the toxic material ends up. The dredging process and wastebed storage methods are producing toxic gaseous emissions that are making their way to surrounding neighborhoods.

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Toxic air emissions must be stopped!

Current air quality measuring is inadequate. A safer and more reliable method (TO-16) needs to be implemented as soon as possible to improve safety and to accurately measure effects the SCA is having on our air!

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Please report any odor or health effect you experience

It is VERY important to report an odor or health effect right away. Call Honeywell (313-8068) AND DEC (426-7403) to report odors. These hotlines are open 24/7 and all calls will be logged.

Also, please log the odor at: http://www.odorreport.org

To Report Health Issues Contact:
Dr. Lax
Upstate Occupational Health
432-8899

Latest news

(04/08/2013) Air Contaminant Exposure Report

(05/15/2013) Federal judge dismisses Camillus residents' suit over Onondaga Lake cleanup

(05/15/2013) Onondaga Lake dredging lawsuit brought by Camillus residents dismissed in federal court

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Did you know?

Some interesting and shocking facts about the SCA (Sediment Consolidation Area)

Minnich & Scotto Air Contaminant Exposure Report shows residents are being exposed to VOCs in air that exceed safe levels

Minnich & Scotto Air Contaminant Exposure Report shows residents are being... + details

Did you know they are using Inadequate metal canisters for air samples?

They are currently taking air samples every 6th day in metal canisters and that... + details

Did you know that nearly 100 calls were placed to the hotline by residents during the first season of dredging?

Dredging only occured for a half season and included a 3 week shut down. Over 70... + details

Did you know that any measures taken to date to attempt to mitigate the VOCs coming off the SCA have been ONLY in reaction to the complaints of residents?

Additionally these "Band-Aids" fixes have failed to do the job.

Did you know the SCA, when complete, will have stacked geotextile bags 30 ft high, in the shape of a pyramid, then covered with dirt and grass?

The plan is to make it a park with walking trails? Is this your idea of nice... + details

Did you know the Health Risk Assessment the EPA put out is severely flawed?

EPA's HHRA is severely flawed, as they assume that the emission rates they based... + details

Did you know they dredge 24/6 from April to November each year? Do you know how the process works?

Background:

Honeywell has entered into a Consent...

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Did you know Wastebed 13 and the plans for the SCA were never disclosed to nearby residents - not by the builders, the Town of Camillus and not by the realtors. No information was ever or is currently being disclosed to potential buyers.

Also, many of the homes near the SCA were built long after the Town of Camillus... + details

Who's in charge?

To this day, it is nearly impossible to get an answer on who is ultimately... + details

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Did you know what we can't smell can be as or more harmful than what we can smell?

Benzene is a good example of this. Benzene is another dangerous coal-tar... + details

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Did you know, instead of having the solutions, the so-called "experts" at DEC are asking us, the residents, for ideas and suggestions on how to fix the SCA?

The fact is:

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Did you know they are only dredging 6.6 % of the lake and the lake will NOT be "clean" when this project is done?

Did you know napthalene gives off a very strong mothball type odor?

Health effects

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Did you know a pilot study was never done prior to the dredging beginning? The pilot study is an important step. Why was it skipped?

Did you know they are trying to cover the odors from the SCA with a misting system containing a proprietary masking substance?

Their latest idea is to put up a large windscreen at the SCA, again not to stop... + details

In 2008 the DEC was a project stakeholder in GTI’s 26-month applied R&D study that demonstrated the superiority of EPA Method TO-16 in protecting nearby communities from potentially harmful air emissions during remediation of coal-tar-related waste sites?

As a project stakeholder, DEC was on site during GTI’s field demonstration... + details