EPA Finalizes Groundwater Cleanup Plan for Fulton Avenue Superfund Site on Long Island, N.Y.
Garden City Park, N.Y. - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its cleanup plan to address contaminated groundwater at the Fulton Avenue Superfund site in Garden City Park on Long Island, New York. The final plan, formally known as a Record of Decision, calls for measuring contamination levels through long-term monitoring and restrictions on groundwater use to ensure residents are not exposed to groundwater contamination.
“EPA is committed to protecting families in Garden City Park by ensuring their water remains clean,” said EPA Regional Administrator Michael Martucci. “This final cleanup plan reflects years of careful study, coordination with our state and local partners, and direct input from residents. EPA will monitor to make sure contamination levels in the groundwater continue to decrease.”
The final cleanup plan will address groundwater contamination caused by past industrial activity at the site, including the presence of hazardous chemicals such as trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE).
EPA’s final cleanup plan includes:
- Installing two new monitoring wells to better track the contamination.
- Long-term monitoring to confirm that contamination levels are decreasing as a result of natural processes.
- Restrictions on the use of certain groundwater and the prevention of activities that could expose people to contamination, such as installing private wells.
This plan finalizes EPA’s 2015 interim cleanup approach that addressed PCE contamination and expands it to also address TCE contamination. EPA studied the nature and extent of the groundwater contamination, evaluated alternatives including actively treating the groundwater, and considered public comments. EPA has determined that the plan being finalized today provides the best balance of environmental protection and other criteria used by EPA to evaluate all Superfund cleanup plans.
EPA finalized the cleanup plan after a 30-day public comment period and a public meeting on July 24, 2025, in Garden City Park, where residents shared feedback and recommendations.
The final cleanup plan, EPA’s response to public comments and additional background materials will be available on the Fulton Avenue Superfund Site profile page.
Background
The Fulton Avenue Superfund site is located at 150 Fulton Avenue in Garden City Park. From 1965 to 1974, a fabric-cutting mill operated at the 0.8-acre site and used industrial solvents such as PCE and TCE that contaminated the soil and groundwater. The contamination spread to nearby groundwater sources, including public water supply wells.
EPA designated the area as a Superfund site and implemented an interim cleanup in 2015. During continued investigations, EPA detected additional TCE contamination, prompting this proposed final cleanup plan.
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