EPA Releases Proposed Passaic River Superfund Cleanup Plan
Make Your Voice Heard During the Public Hearings and Comment Period
For decades, polluters dumped dioxin and other harmful, cancer-causing contaminants into Passaic River in Newark, NJ. In an effort to remediate the abused Passaic River, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a historic cleanup plan on April 11, 2014. The EPA’s preferred cleanup method consists of bank to bank dredging of 4.3 million cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the lower 8.3 miles of the River, with a two foot cap.
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We are in favor of EPA’s plan with off-site disposal of the contaminants. Burying and capping the contaminants in Newark Bay is NOT a viable clean option. Contaminated sediments should be completely removed from the Passaic and disposed at an off-site location. The plan will be beneficial in long term effectiveness, will reduce toxicity, ecological impacts, and risk to human health and improve the environment and economy. It is time for the polluters to take responsibility and accountability for the murder of our River!
To learn more about the proposed cleanup plan, click here.
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WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP:
Make your voice heard during the public comment period.
April 21 – June 20, 2014. Submit comments to PassaicLower8MileComments.Region2@epa.gov supporting EPA’s plan of a complete bank to bank cleanup and off-site disposal!
Attend a Public Meeting!
Wed., May 7, 2014 at 7:00pm
Portuguese Sports Club: 85 Congress St, Newark, NJ 07105
Thurs., May 21, 2014 at 6:00pm
Franklin School
100 Davis Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032
To be determined: Belleville, NJ
Sign our online petition.
For more information, contact Sandra at sandra@nynjbaykeeper.org or 732-888-9870 x7.
