SEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (5201 G) July 2000 Superfund Redevelopment Pilots White Chemical Newark, NJ EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) is a nationally coordinated effort to facilitate the return of Superfund sites to productive use by selecting response actions consistent with anticipated use. The SRI Pilots are intended to help local governments enhance their involvement in the Superfund decision-making process by assisting EPA in predicting future land uses for Superfund sites. Under the Pilot Program, EPA will provide up to $100,000 in financial assistance and/or services to local governments for specified activities. Applicants are offered several types of program assistance, including funding through a cooperative agreement, access to facilitation services, and/or the availability of personnel under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA). BACKGROUND EPA selected the City of Newark, New Jersey, for a Superfund Redevelopment Pilot. Newark is home to the White Chemical Corporation Superfund site. The site, a one-acre area in a heavily populated and industrialized part of Essex County, is an inactive facility that used to manufacture acid chlorides and flame retardant compounds. White Chemical Corporation used the facility from 1983 until July 1990 when it ceased most operations. In September 1991, EPA added the site to its list of hazardous waste sites needing cleanup. EPA found thousands of 55-gallon drums and other containers of hazardous substances improperly stored and in various stages of deterioration. EPA removed drums, containers, and tanks, in 1993, but is continuing to investigate the site for further cleanup. The city also received an EPA Brownfields Pilot Grant and is in an economically disadvantaged community. OBJECTIVES The City of Newark will use Pilot funds to helpdetermine the best reuse of the White Chemical site. The site is valuable property because it is within the Airport Support Zone, a 75-acre area next to Newark International Airport, which is prime real estate for redevelopment. Newark will develop a plan to reuse the site and coordinate with other agencies to complete the plan. The city also plans to provide cleanup and reuse information to the community and to encourage its participation in the reuse process. Through outreach to community and business leaders, the city believes the redevelopment will benefit the local neighborhood and city. PILOT SNAPSHOT White Chemical £ Trenton V 4 Applicant Name: Newark, NJ Site Name: White Chemical Date of Selection: July 2000 Anticipated Award: Cooperative Agreement ($100,000) Profile: The city will reach community consensus and create a plan for reusing the site. Contacts: Dan Forger U.S. EPA Region 2 (212) 637-4402 forger.dan@epa.gov Superfund Hotline: (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810 (DC Metro Area) reuse.info@epa.gov Visit the EPA Superfund Redevelopment Web site http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/recycle/pilot.htm ------- |