[CPEO-BIF] United Water property, New Milford, New Jersey

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

United Water Property: Fate to be Decided Soon
UW had been cleaning up the site under DEP supervision for the past  
few years but this spring the property will finally be ready for  
development

By Tracy Montgomery |
New Milford Patch (NJ)
February 25, 2011
The United Water property at the intersection of Main Street and  
River Road has undergone an environmental clean up dating back to  
2003 when the company stopped dumping sludge from its water treatment  
plants at the site.

That clean up and restoration process is now coming to a close. The  
Department of Environmental Protection recently cited the property as  
remediated, according to United Water, and all that remains is the  
restoration of a berm slated to be completed this spring.

"There were six lagoons on the property and there was sludge in all  
of them," said Mary Campbell, corporate counsel for United Water at  
the Jan. 10 mayor and council work session. "All 13 acres were dug  
out and there was a small area where an oily substance was found and  
remediated."

...

For the entire article, see
http://newmilford-nj.patch.com/articles/united-water-property-fate-to- 
be-decided-soon

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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>
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