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

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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

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