NYS DOL-licensed asbestos removal across Newark, NY and Wayne County. Pre-demolition surveys, friable insulation, floor tile, siding, vermiculite. Self-performed — not subbed.
Newark, NY's pre-1980 building stock — homes, schools, commercial structures, agricultural buildings — almost universally contains asbestos-containing materials (ACM). Backwell holds the NYS Department of Labor Asbestos Handler Contractor license and self-performs abatement in-house, including the survey coordination, ICR 56 filings, NESHAP notification, containment, removal, decontamination, and third-party air clearance.
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Newark sits in western Wayne County along the Erie Canal, inside the Finger Lakes drumlin field. Soils across the village and the Route 88 commercial corridor are dominated by Honeoye silt loam and Lima silt loam on the drumlin flanks, with Palmyra gravelly loam on the outwash benches near the canal and Canandaigua silty clay loam and Lyons silt loam in the low-lying wetland flats.
The Erie Canal and Ganargua Creek run side by side through town, and both define significant portions of the buildable land's drainage and permitting regime. Commercial site work in Newark regularly involves structural fill on the clay-loam flats, cobbly trenching on the drumlin flanks, and dewatering on canal-adjacent parcels. NYS Canal Corp review applies to any work within the canal prism. Stormwater design ties into the Ganargua Creek / Clyde River / Seneca River watershed. Shallow dolostone bedrock appears occasionally on the highest drumlin summits, but most commercial excavation stays well above rock across the village's buildable corridors.
That building inventory — typical of Wayne County — is dominated by pre-1980 housing and commercial stock with significant ACM presence. Backwell's abatement crews handle this market every month.
Any disturbance, demolition, or renovation of a building constructed before 1980 in New York State requires an asbestos survey by a NYSDOL-licensed inspector before work begins. Backwell coordinates the survey and abatement under one contract. The 10-business-day NYSDOL notification period must run before regulated work starts.
Federal NESHAP rules (40 CFR 61 Subpart M) require EPA notification 10 working days before any regulated asbestos demolition or renovation. Backwell handles this filing.
NYSDEC Part 360 governs asbestos waste handling. Material must go to a NYSDEC-permitted asbestos-receiving landfill — Backwell uses approved transporters and provides waste manifests.
Most contractors sub asbestos work to a separate firm. Backwell holds the asbestos handler contractor license in-house. One contract, one crew, faster turnaround.
We arrange the licensed inspector for ICR 56 surveys, manage bulk sample turnaround, and file all notifications.
Backwell self-performs both. Schedule abatement Monday, demolition Wednesday — no contractor handoff delay.
General liability, asbestos-specific pollution coverage, workers' comp, umbrella. Certificates on request.
Residential typically runs $2,500 – $15,000 depending on materials and scope. Pre-demolition full-house: $5,000 – $30,000. Commercial varies by project.
Yes, if the building was built before 1980. NYS Industrial Code Rule 56 requires a licensed inspector survey before any disturbance.
Residential: 2–5 days on site after the 10-business-day NYSDOL notification period.
Yes. Backwell self-performs both. Combined contract, no handoff delay.
We use NYSDEC-permitted transporters and asbestos-receiving landfills. Waste manifests provided.
Yes. Newark, NY and the surrounding Wayne County service area.
Get a free estimate: Call (315) 400-2654.