Settlement reached in Hopewell Precision Superfund case
The EPA and Hopewell Precision, Inc. (“Hopewell”) entered into two consent orders this month, settling the Superfund statute civil lawsuit for $1.2 million. Hopewell is accused of, among other things, dumping hazardous solvent waste on the Hopewell Junction, NY Superfund site, “causing solvents… [to be] released into the environment, …[and leaching] into the groundwater … beyond the [Hopewell] properties, affecting drinking wells and homes in an area extending about a mile-an
EPA sets forth plan to cleanup Byram Superfund Site
The EPA has proposed a $11.5 million cleanup and monitoring plan for the Byram, NJ Superfund site. The site, which was a privately owned dumping site until the 1970s, has contaminated the groundwater and tainted the private drinking wells of local residents. The EPA intends to conduct a review of the cleanup every five years. https://www.njherald.com/20190716/epa-proposes-115-million-cleanup-of-byram-superfund-site
EPA announces remediation plan for Matteo Superfund Site
The EPA has announced a $72 million remediation plan for part of the Matteo & Sons, Inc. Superfund site in West Deptford, NJ. The 82.5 acre site was a privately owned unregistered landfill, and has caused contamination of lead and other harmful substances into the soil and groundwater. The remediation plan is slated to take approximately three years and includes removal of “the main source of contamination within the Matteo site to address the potential exposure pathways.” ht
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