"The massive amount of PCBs that have finally been removed from this treasured river is a tremendous accomplishment that will benefit the communities along the Hudson River for generations to come." "The Hudson River has been damaged by a toxic legacy that this federal Superfund cleanup is addressing," said Regional Administrator Judith A. The dredging work is expected to be wrapped up this year, with habitat restoration to continue into 2016. To date, approximately 2.5 million cubic yards of PCB-contaminated sediment have been removed. The EPA-mandated cleanup called for the removal of an estimated 2.65 million cubic yards of PCB-contaminated sediment from a 40-mile stretch of the upper Hudson River between Fort Edward and Troy, New York. According to GE, the company has invested more than $1 billion on the cleanup project to date. The EPA is overseeing the dredging project that is being conducted by General Electric Company (GE) under the terms of a 2006 legal agreement. The historic dredging project - one of the largest and most complex cleanups in Superfund history - began in 2009. Enck announced the start of the sixth, and final, season of dredging of PCB-contaminated sediments from the bottom of the Hudson River. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A.
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