From: | Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com> |
Date: | Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:19:57 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Mansfield Trail Dump Site (New Jersey) TCE |
U.S. agency requests Sussex County dump to be added to Superfund list Brian T. Murray Newark Star-Ledger (NJ) October 19, 2010SUSSEX COUNTY — A request was made today to add an old Sussex County dump that contaminated the drinking water of nearby homes to the Superfund National Priorities List, a move that would declare the spot one of the nation’s most hazardous waste sites. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made the proposal for the site between Stanhope-Sparta Road and the East Brookwood housing development in Byram Township. The action stems from the 2005 discovery of trichloroethylene, or TCE, in the private wells of 18 homes, which prompted the state Department of Environmental Protection to install water filters and vapor control units in the residences. "EPA is proposing to add this site to the Superfund list so we can fully address any contamination in this community, especially the toxic air contaminants that are seeping into some homes through their foundations," said EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck. .. For the entire article, see http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/us_agency_requests_sussex_coun.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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