EPA starts construction of the
Metal tec Superfund site
groundwater remedy
Community Update
January 2008
EPA will conduct additional
testing of groundwater at the
Emmell's Septic Landfill site.
All testing will be conducted
on the site property. EPA
anticipates this additional
testing will be initiated in late
January 2008.
Planned Activities:
Existing test wells at the Site
will be cleaned prior to addi-
tional testing.
Two additional test wells
(piezometers) will be in-
stalled at the southwestern
corner of the site.
The two newly installed test
wells and several existing
wells will be sampled to de-
termine current groundwater
quality.
Tests will be conducted to
determine the most effective
method for removal of iron
from groundwater extracted
from the site.
EPA's cleanup plan for the ground water at the Metaltec Si
Construction on the remedy to address contamination in the ground water at the Metaltt
which was selected in a 1990 Record of Decision by theU. S. Environmental Protectioi
water and treating it by air
stripping to remove the volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Any remaining organic co
groundwater will be discharged into a tributary of Wildcat Brook.
EPA completed an extensive pre-design investigation which had been complicated by ti
Additionally, an endangered species of turtle, the bog turtle, was found at the site. EPA
that site activity would not impact the turtles.
Where is the Metaltec site located?
The Metaltec site is located on a 15 1/2-acre property at the intersection of Wildcat and
lin in Sussex County, New Jersey. The site lies in a valley drained by a small unnamed
River. Franklin Pond is located about 3/4 miles northeast of the site. The now-closed Fra
supply source, is about 400 feet east of the property. Approximately 4,000 people live v
What contaminants are at the Metaltec site?
Metaltec Corporation, operated a plant on the property which manufactured metal ballp
other metal products from 1965 to mid-1980. As part of the manufacturing process, th
metal parts.
In 1980, the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection (NJDEP) began sampling the facility's wastewater lagoon an<
the presence of volatile organic compounds and heavy metals in soils and groundwater.
leached from the lagoon into surrounding groundwater, and upon sampling residential \
levels above Federal standards for drinking water. The Franklin Water Supply Well and
residents were connected to the Borough's primary water supply
What cleanup has been done at the Metaltec site?
In 1986, EPA selected a remedy for cleaning up the sources of contamination at the site
featured: (1) excavating and treating 10,000 cubic yards of soils contaminated with VO
site for disposal at an EPA-approved landfill; (2) excavating 4,000 cubic yards of conta
and 4 and disposing of them off site at an EPA-approved landfill; (3) providing an alter
replace lost drinking water capacity; and (4) studying the site further to identify the extf
and to evaluate the best options for cleanup. In 1988, EPA excavated 5,000 cubic yards
transported them to an approved landfill and backfilled the excavated areas with clean f
pipeline to ]
in 1991. Ck
www.EPA.gov/region2/superfund/npl/emmellslandfill
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soils.
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Community Update
January 2008
INFORMATION REPOSITORY
Atlantic County Library
Galloway Township Branch
300 East Jimmie Leeds Road
Galloway, New Jersey 08205
EPA encourages public partici-
pation. If you have questions
or would like additional infor-
mation, please contact:
Joe Gowers,
Remedial Project Manager,
U.S. EPA
290 Broadway 19th Floor
New York, New York 10007
(212) 637-4413
gowers.j oe@epa.gov
Cecilia Echols, Community
Involvement Coordinator,
U.S. EPA
290 Broadway 26th floor
New York, New York 10007
(212) 637-3678
echols.cecilia@epa.gov
What contaminants are at the Mercury Refining Site?
Ground water, surface water, sediments, and soil are believed to be
contaminated with mercury. The soil was also contaminated with
PCBs. Although some contaminated soil has been excavated and
moved off-site, an unknown amount of additional contaminated soil
remains beneath an old furnace building at the MERECO facility.
Does the Mercury Refining Site pose a danger to my family or
me?
Although the ground water is contaminated, there are currently no
known private households or others using ground water in the imme-
diate vicinity of the site. Because the area receives its drinking water
from the Latham Water District municipal water supply, which is not
affected by the site, it is unlikely that people would be directly ex-
posed to ground water contaminants.
The risks to personal health may include exposure to contaminated
surface water and sediments in Patroon Creek and other ponds and
tributaries near the site. Eating contaminated fish caught near the site
also represents a potential risk to personal health. Because the
MERECO facility is currently covered with asphalt, site workers and
site trespassers are not considered at risk. However, should the as-
phalt degrade or be removed, future site workers and trespassers could
be exposed to contaminated soils.
How will I be kept informed about what EPA is doing at the LCP
Chemicals, Inc. Site?
It is important to the EPA that members of the community near a Superfund
site are kept informed about all of the activities at the site. We will be hold-
ing public meeting on August XX , 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fuller Road
Firehouse located at 1342 Central Avenue in Colonie. This public meeting
provides community members an opportunity to formally comment on the
proposed cleanup plan for MERECO.
If you have any questions about the Site, or any of EPA's activities, you can
call the Community Involvement Coordinator for the Site, Natalie Loney, at
(212) 637-3639 or the Remedial Project Manager, Tom Taccone at 212-
637-4281.
www.EPA.gov/region2/superfund/npl/emmellslandfill
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