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EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Re-evaluation of the Cleanup Plan for
Woodbrook Road Dump Superfund Site
NEW YORK (August 9, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
extended the public comment period for its proposed changes to address
contaminated soil and debris at the Woodbrook Road Dump Superfund site in
South Plainfield, New Jersey to September 13-, 2023. EPA held a public meeting
at the South Plainfield Township Courtroom on July 27, 2023, to explain the
proposed changes to the public.
The proposed changes that are being announced today document that the
estimated cost of the selected cleanup rose from $45.4 million in 2018 to $70
million in 2023 due in part to inflation and increased construction costs. In
addition, in 2021, New Jersey created the Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife
Preserve which includes the Woodbrook Road Dump site.
In 2020, EPA reviewed the selected cleanup plan for the site. The results of
EPA’s review, carried out in coordination with the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection, confirmed that the 2013 selected cleanup plan
remains the best option.
EPA’s cleanup plan for the site was originally documented in a 2013 Record
of Decision and modified in a 2018 Explanation of Significant Differences. The
cleanup plan includes:
Removing an estimated 4,000 cubic yards of soil and debris that contains
capacitors, capacitor parts and PCB-contaminated soil and debris with PCB
concentrations greater than 100 parts per million (ppm) to an approved
off-site disposal facility.
Removing an estimated 143,000 cubic yards of soil and debris that contains
PCBs at concentrations greater than 1.1 ppm to an approved off-site disposal
facility.
Written comments on the proposed Explanation of Significant Differences may be
mailed or emailed to Diane Salkie Sharkey, Remedial Project Manager, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway – 18th Floor, New York, NY
For additional background and to see all of the changes in the proposed
Explanation of Significant Differences, visit the Woodbrook Road Dump
Superfund site profile page.