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Update distributed: Veolia’s acquisition pauses DEC review of Fort Edward PFAS permit; local ZBA process remains
Summary
An update distributed at the meeting reported Veolia closed on Clean Earth assets and requested DEC suspend review of the Fort Edward PFAS permit application; DEC suspended review and canceled hearings. The update outlined options for Veolia and noted a Village ZBA hearing scheduled July 16.
Chairman Henke distributed a one‑page update from Ben Bramlage at the June 30 Public Works Committee meeting summarizing recent developments in the Fort Edward PFAS permitting process related to Clean Earth/ESMI and Veolia.
The update said Veolia closed on Enviri’s Clean Earth portfolio, including ESMI, on June 1 for $3.04 billion. On June 2, Veolia formally requested that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) suspend review of the PFAS permit application for the Fort Edward facility; DEC complied and canceled the public hearings and the reopened public comment period. The update cites FOILed records indicating ESMI advised DEC on May 22 that a suspension request was forthcoming so Veolia could review the application internally.
The distributed note outlined the options available to Veolia: resume the review with the existing application and allow DEC to re‑schedule hearings; submit a modified application (where DEC would decide whether to resume or treat it as a new application); submit an entirely new application; or withdraw the application. The update stressed that local land‑use reviews at the Village ZBA (and possibly the Town) remain separate and would continue to pose legal challenges under home‑rule authority; the update encouraged attendance at a Village ZBA hearing scheduled for Thursday, July 16 at 6 p.m. at the Fort Edward Fire Department.
The committee minutes attribute the content to a distributed update from Ben Bramlage; the update was distributed by Chairman Henke because Mr. Bramlage was unable to attend. The minutes do not record a committee vote or directive related to the update.
