[CPEO-BIF] National Lead Site, Sayreville, New Jersey

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

October 30, 2023


DEP RELAUNCHES BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT AREA PROGRAM AT FORMER INDUSTRIAL SITE IN SAYREVILLE
MUNICIPALITIES ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR PROGRAM DESIGNATION AND BEGIN PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING LOCAL BLIGHTED PROPERTIES

Renewing its commitment to a fairer and greener New Jersey, Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette today announced the relaunch of the DEP’s nationally recognized Brownfield Development Area Program, which aims to assist selected communities across the state in designing and implementing comprehensive remediation and redevelopment plans for underutilized contaminated properties. 

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Commissioner LaTourette announced the relaunch today at the former National Lead site in Sayreville, Middlesex County, which was once contaminated with heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), radiological contaminants and other pollutants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provided technical guidance on removal of PCBs from two Superfund sites on the property. Remediation work at the 418-acre site is nearly complete after 15 years, and construction is anticipated to begin in spring 2024 to transform the property into a $2.5 billion mixed-use redevelopment project. It is the largest and most complex redevelopment project in New Jersey history. 

The former National Lead site, part of the Sayreville Waterfront BDA, has been a more than $120 million remediation effort, including $20 million in Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Funds (HDSRF) that helped leverage $100 million in private sector funding. The project developer has also applied to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) for grant funds. The NJEDA co-manages the HDSRF program.

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For the entire release, see
https://www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/2023/23_0060.htm

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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