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Somers Point Ground Water Contamination Dobbs Avenue
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| CATEGORY: | Non-Superfund State Lead, IEC |
TYPE OF FACILITY: | Not Applicable |
| OPERATION STATUS: | Not Applicable | ||
| PROPERTY SIZE: |
Not Applicable | SURROUNDING LAND USE: | Residential/Commercial |
| MEDIA AFFECTED | CONTAMINANTS | STATUS | |
| Ground Water | Volatile Organic Compounds | Confirmed | |
| Potable Water | Volatile Organic Compounds | Treating | |
| FUNDING SOURCES | AMOUNT AUTHORIZED | ||
| Corporate Business Tax | $100,000 | ||
SITE DESCRIPTION/RESOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS:
Routine monitoring conducted in 2003 revealed a municipal supply well located in Somers Point City was contaminated with methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) at levels exceeding New Jersey Drinking Water Standard for this volatile organic compound. New Jersey American Water Company installed an air stripper on the well to treat the contamination, but recent sampling has shown increasing levels of MTBE in the water before it is treated. NJDEP’s Remedial Response Element is conducting an investigation to delineate the ground water contamination, evaluate future impacts to the public supply well and possible impacts to private potable wells in the area, and identify possible sources of the contamination. NJDEP will sample the ground water and nearby private potable wells in 2004 as part of this investigation.
| To report an environmental incident impacting
NJ, call the Toll-Free 24-Hour Hotline 1-877-WARNDEP / 1-877-927-6337 |
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