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EPA Proposes Updated Cleanup Plan for Emmell’s Septic Landfill Superfund
Site in Galloway, NJ
NEW YORK (July 30, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking
public input on a proposed draft update to the 2008 cleanup plan for the
Emmell’s Septic Landfill Superfund Site in Galloway Township, Atlantic
County, New Jersey. Based on scientific study and new information, EPA is
updating its cleanup plan to address soil contamination at the site that
continues to impact groundwater quality.
The 30-day public comment period begins on July 30, 2024. EPA will host a
virtual public meeting on August 7, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the proposed
plan, which will not be finalized until the agency considers public comments.
You can register for the meeting by signing up at this link.
“The EPA encourages people to provide input on its proposal to use several
cleanup methods at the Superfund site to further protect the Galloway Township
community,” said EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. “This updated
plan will allow us to effectively tackle the remaining sources of pollution in
the soil and ensure the continued protection of the local community.”
The proposed update to the cleanup plan includes several key steps. The EPA
will remove soil down to 5 feet and dispose of soil with elevated levels of
contamination at a licensed facility off-site. For the remaining deeper soil,
which is contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the EPA will use
treatments that either bind or break down the contaminants and help prevent
the contamination from moving off-site. After treatment, the excavated area
will be filled with clean soil and replanted.
Additionally, the cleanup update proposes to eliminate the installation of
specialized wells that were required under the original cleanup. These wells,
called biosparging wells, were designed to inject air into the groundwater,
aiding naturally occurring bacteria in breaking down vinyl chloride, a harmful
contaminant. However, recent sampling shows that vinyl chloride levels have
decreased naturally and because of other remediation efforts at the site,
making the biosparging wells unnecessary.
This updated plan builds on earlier efforts by EPA to control groundwater
contamination at the site, including the construction of a groundwater pump
and treatment system completed in 2010, followed by an expansion of the system
in 2012. In 2017, the EPA further refined its cleanup plan by replacing
drinking water wells that had been impacted by site-related contamination, and
this project was completed in 2022.
Written comments on the proposed plan may be submitted to Joseph Gowers,
Remedial Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway
For additional background and to see the proposed cleanup plan, visit the
Emmell’s Septic Landfill Superfund site profile page.