Community Update

Community Update #4
Pompton Lakes Study Area
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

Upland Soil Areas Excavation/Dredging

June 2016

EPA CLEANUP ACTIVITIES

Basic Site Information

The initial phase of work includes
excavation of approximately 3,160
cubic yards of impacted soil contain-
ing mercury, lead and other metals.
Work is being performed by Seven-
son Environmental Services, Inc., a
contractor for The Chemours Com-
pany FC, LLC (Chemours) with
EPA and NJDEP oversight.

For more information about the
Pompton Lakes Works Site, go to:
http://www3 .epa.gov/region02/
waste/dupont_pompton/index.html

Borough of Pompton Lakes

http://www.pomptonlakesgov.com

Questions? Please Contact:

Remedial Project Manager

Perry Katz

(212) 637-4426
katz.ira-perry@epa.gov

Community Involvement
Coordinator

Pat Seppi

(646) 369-0068

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing its
fourth update to inform the community of the progress of activities
related to that portion of the Pompton Lakes Study Area known as
the Upland Soil Areas. There will be no contaminated soil excava-
tion until the Lakeside Middle School is closed for the summer.
Any work conducted before the Lakeside Middle School is
closed for the summer is in preparation for the actual excava-
tion activities.

The project site for this phase includes Rotary Park, the woodlands
adjacent to and west of Rotary Park that includes Acid Brook (south
of Lakeside Ave) and, the area along the south side of Lakeside Av-
enue moving east to the Lakeside Avenue Park.

ACTIVITIES—WEEK OF JUNE 13TH

~	Site clearing including tree removal/chipping continued

~	Topsoil removal (needed for road/staging area construction)
completed... note: this soil is not contaminated

~	Controls (water spray/misting) performed to address road/wood
chipping dust

~	Security fence installation initiated—fence poles/fencing in-
stalled

~	Sheet pile installation and associated vibration & noise monitor-
ing initiated with associated noise monitoring

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES—WEEK OF JUNE 20TH

~	Security fence installation should be completed

~	Continued site clearing/tree removal/chipping

~	Continued site preparation of access road/staging areas

~	Continued sheet pile installation

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

~	Please follow signage that directs pedestrian traffic between
Van Avenue and Mandeville Street to stay on north side of
Lakeside Avenue

~	Expect an increase in truck traffic coming /going from the site

~	Increased noise from the sheet pile installation is monitored

www3.epa.gov/region02/waste/dupont_pompton/index.html


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