The EPA will monitor the cleanup as the work occurs, and conduct a review of progress every five years. The North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, which operates the nearby Wanaque Reservoir, likewise pushed for a pump-and-treat system, saying it would provide better protection for drinking water that is supplied to as many as 3.5 million New Jerseyans.
There is similarly contaminated groundwater under the town-owned landfill, records show. “Your environment is everywhere. All rights reserved (About Us). EPA finalizes cleanup plan for Superfund site in Fairfield, NJ. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. “Polluters have been emitting less toxic pollution, but you still have 6 million pounds of toxic pollution that’s being emitted into New Jersey’s environment,” O’Malley of Environment New Jersey said.
Federal officials have finalized a plan to remove thousands of cubic yards of soil laced with carcinogens at a former industrial site in Fairfield to prevent the pollution from reaching the Passaic River. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Rodrigo Torrejon may be reached at rtorrejon@njadvancemedia.com. The toxic nightmare will continue and the health and lives of the community will be impacted by this clean up.”. The ordinance requires new companies to apply for an environmental permit from DEP. On Wednesday morning, the New Jersey Drinking Water Quality Institute recommended the state move forward with the process of creating drinking water standards for 1,4 dioxane. We need your support. But in 2005, The Record newspaper published the investigative series “Toxic Legacy” that showed there were still large amounts of pollution at the Ringwood Mines site. Please consider supporting NJ.com with a voluntary subscription. Local: Ringwood police chief retires after 43 years, but only because he had no choice, Environment: Fairfield Superfund site plan to clean up contaminated soil finalized by EPA. Although higher than in 2017, the total 12.5 million pounds of chemical waste produced by facilities, which includes waste that was shipped for recycling or placed in landfills off site, has declined significantly over the years from the 18.5 million pounds reported in 2008.
EPA: NJ’s Toxic Chemical Waste Increased Half-Million Pounds in 2018. Subscribe now », Rodrigo Torrejon | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, New Jersey Drinking Water Quality Institute, North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, EPA has repeatedly said that the Wanaque Reservoir, a $21-million settlement last May with Ford. In a statement, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler cast Judith Enck — who served as regional administrator for EPA Region 2 under President Barack Obama — … Kim Gaddy, an environmental justice organizer for Clean Water Action of New Jersey who advocates for marginalized communities impacted by industrial pollution, said the reason so many polluters are located in lower-income communities is rooted in New Jersey’s industrial history and geography. Facilities involved in food, chemical and other manufacturing, as well as metal mining, electric power generation and hazardous waste treatment are required to submit information to the federal government about their chemical releases. Nitrates can be found in fertilizers and permeate drinking water due to runoff from farms, lawns and landfills. In Paulsboro, where Paulsboro Refining Co. released more than 1 million pounds of chemical waste, the U.S. Census reported the median household income is $42,000 — nearly half of New Jersey’s median household income of $80,000.