EPA PUBLIC NOTICE U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Reviews Cleanup at Imperial Oil Superfund Site The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting its fourth Five-Year Review of the Imperial Oil/Champion Chemicals Superfund Site located in Marlboro Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. This review seeks to confirm that the cleanup conducted at the site, which included: 1) dismantling and demolition of buildings and tank farms, 2) excavation of contaminated soils and disposal at appropriate off-site facilities, 3) removal of floating product and off-site disposal 4) backfilling of excavated areas with clean fill, and 5) restoration of affected wetlands continues to be protective of public health and the environment and is functioning as designed. The cleanup status of the other Operable Units at the site, namely contaminated groundwater, the off-site areas and affected wetlands will also be reviewed in this report. A summary of these activities and evaluation of the long term effectiveness of the remedy will be included in the 5 Year Review report. The report is scheduled to be completed by 2/28/15. What is an EPA Five-Year Review? EPA inspects Superfund sites every five years to ensure that cleanups conducted remain fully protective of human health and the environment. These regular reviews, which are required by federal law when contaminants remain at a site, include: ¦ Inspection of the site and cleanup technologies; ¦ Review of monitoring data, operating data, and maintenance records, and ¦ Determination if any new regulatory requirements have been established since EPA's original cleanup decision was finalized. For more information You may also contact There are several ways to review information on this site. The Administrative Record, which includes EPA documents used for selecting the cleanup plan, is available for public review at: Marlboro Township Municipal Building 1979 Township Drive Marlboro, NJ 07746 Phone: (732) 536-0200 OR EPA Region 2, Superfund Records Center 290 Broadway, 18th Floor New York, NY 10007-1866 Phone: (212) 637-4308 If you have any concerns or information about a change in current site conditions, please contact: Farnaz Saghafi EPA Project Manager Phone: (212) 637-4408 Email: saghafi.farnaz@epa.gov OR Pat Seppi EPA Community Liaison Phone: (212) 637-3679 Email: seppi.pat@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/region2/superfund/npl/imperialoil/ ------- |