PCB dredging questioned

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Paul Post

SCHUYLERVILLE >> Local officials say Hudson River PCB dredging isn’t achieving its cleanup goals and that infrastructure should be left intact until a decision is reached on whether to expand the project’s scope.

Plans call for dismantling a Fort Edward dewatering facility after the 2015 dredging season, when General Electric Co. expects to complete its more than $1 billion, federally mandated removal of polychlorinated biphenyls from the main river channel.

However, local leaders and environmentalists say that while work crews and facilities are in place the project should be expanded to include nearby flood plains, backwater areas and sites such as the Old Champlain Canal, where PCBs are also found.

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