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EPA Deletes Two More New Jersey Superfund Sites From the National List of Hazardous Wast Sites; State Supervised Cleanups

Release Date: 04/15/1997
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(#97069) NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently deleted two federal Superfund sites in Ocean County, New Jersey from the National Priorities List (NPL) of hazardous waste sites. All the required cleanup actions at both sites have been completed. To date, EPA has removed eleven federal Superfund sites in the state from the NPL, including six deletions in the last three years.

The bulk of the cleanup work at the Spence Farm and Pijak Farm Superfund sites in Plumsted Township was conducted from 1985 through the mid-1990s and involved the removal of chemical wastes and soils contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) developed the site investigations and cleanup plans, which EPA formally selected. The parties deemed responsible for the contamination voluntarily agreed to pay for the cleanup work, which was carried out under the supervision of NJDEP.

EPA Regional Administrator Jeanne M. Fox said, ""We are very pleased with the state's successful efforts at Spence Farm and Pijak Farm on behalf of the Plumsted Township community."

"There are twenty more NPL sites in the state where EPA has completed construction of the remedy, and operation of the remedies and monitoring are the only remaining tasks," Ms. Fox pointed out.

NJDEP Commissioner Robert Shinn said, "This is another success story in our on-going efforts to provide a cleaner environment. It proves our methods are effective, and underscores the need for continued funding of the Superfund program."

The deletion of these sites from the NPL is based on sampling and monitoring information. Post-excavation confirmatory sampling has verified that all appropriate cleanup levels for the removal of PCB-contaminated soil were met. Groundwater monitoring conducted annually for a period of five years did not detect site-related contaminants above safety levels established for the protection of groundwater.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The following sites in New Jersey have been deleted from the NPL: Friedman Property, Upper Freehold in 1986; Cooper Road, Voorhees Township in 1989; Krysowaty Farm, Hillsborough Township in 1989; M&T De Lisa Landfill, Ocean Township in 1991; Beachwood/Berkeley Wells, Berkeley Township in 1992; Monroe Township Landfill, Monroe Township in 1994; Ringwood Mines Landfill, Ringwood in 1994; Jackson Township Landfill, Jackson Township in 1995; Witco Chemical Corporation, Oakland in 1995; Spence Farm, Plumsted Township in 1997; and Pijak Farm, Plumsted Township in 1997.

All construction activities have been completed and the only remaining activities are operation of the remedies and monitoring at the following sites: Lang Property, Pemberton Township; Bog Creek Farm, Howell Township; Chemical Control, Elizabeth; Lone Pine Landfill, Freehold; Mannheim Avenue Dump, Galloway Township; Williams Property, Middle Township; Upper Deerfield Township Sanitary Landfill, Upper Deerfield Township; Denzer & Schafer X-Ray Company, Berkeley Township; King of Prussia, Winslow Township; Hopkins Farm, Plumsted Township; Renora, Inc., Edison Township; South Brunswick Landfill, South Brunswick; Lodi Municipal Well, Lodi; Vineland State School, Vineland; Tabernacle Drum Dump, Tabernacle Township; Pomona Oaks Residential Wells, Galloway Township; Wilson Farm, Plumsted Township; Combe Fill North Landfill, Mount Olive Township; Goose Farm, Plumsted Township; and Helen Kramer Landfill, Mantua Township.

When the remedies at these sites are determined by EPA to be successfully implemented and require no further federal involvement by EPA, then they will be deleted from the NPL.

For more information contact:
Rich Cahill, Press Office
EPA Region 2
290 Broadway
NY, NY 10007-1866
Voice: 212-637-3666 FAX: 212-637-5046 E-Mail: cahill.richard@epamail.epa.gov