[CPEO-BIF] EPA completes removal of over 100, 000 cubic yards of contamination at the Raymark Superfund Site, Stratford, Connecticut

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
EPA Region 1 Press Office
May 14, 2024

EPA completes removal of over 100,000 cubic yards of contamination at the Raymark Superfund Site
$113 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding addresses legacy contamination and ensures the protection of human health


STRATFORD, CONN. – Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash joined members of the Connecticut Congressional delegation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Mayor of Stratford, and local community members to highlight the significant progress made at the Raymark Industries, Inc. Superfund Site under funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

"This unprecedented funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has allowed EPA and its partners to deliver on our promise to protect the community from legacy contamination, as well as cleanup and restore land for reuse in Stratford," said EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash. "Though there's still a long road ahead of us, we're looking forward to continuing full steam ahead, restoring additional properties and bringing the Raymark cleanup to completion."

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the Stratford, Connecticut site propelled the cleanup forward, thus far EPA and its partners have been able to complete the following activities:

	• More than 100,000 cubic yards of contamination excavated and removed;
	• 28 properties cleaned up and restored, including 12 active businesses;

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For the entire release, see
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-completes-removal-over-100000-cubic-yards-contamination-raymark-superfund-site

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org
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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