ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — For nearly 40 years the Rochester Embayment has been listed as an Area of Concern (AOC) by the EPA due to pollution and contamination from industrial, urban, and agricultural sources that was so great that the broader environmental laws and regulations couldn’t address the needs of the area. But now, the NYSDEC and the Monroe County Department of Public Health have submitted plans asking for the removal of the Area of Concern with the completion of the goals set out in the Remediation Action Plan that was established along with the designation.
