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Funded Cleanups Site Status Report 2000  Index
Superfund updateDuring Federal Fiscal Year 2000 (October 1, 1999 to September 30, 2000) USEPA allocated more than $83.5 million in federal Superfund money for cleanups at 18 publicly funded Superfund sites in New Jersey. A list of the New Jersey Superfund sites allocated cleanup funding by USEPA during Federal Fiscal Year 2000, the types of cleanup actions and the amount funded is provided in Figure 9. These cleanup projects ranged from relatively short-term activities, such as the excavation and disposal of contaminated soil, to Long-Term Remedial Action activities, such as the operation and maintenance of ground water treatment systems. In addition, a significant number of these sites received funding to demolish on-site buildings for the purpose of removing contaminated structural materials, eliminating a physical hazard or to facilitate the remediation of contaminated soil underneath or near the building. NJDEP was able to procure this high level of cleanup funding in part due to the availability of money from the Corporate Business Tax and Hazardous Discharge Bond Funds to provide the 10% state matching funds required under federal Superfund regulations for cleanup actions.
USEPA also allocated $21.7 million for characterization work (Remedial Investigations/ Feasibility Studies and Remedial Designs) at various New Jersey Superfund sites during Federal Fiscal Year 2000. This funding was supplied completely with federal dollars, since Superfund regulations do not require state matching funds for these activities. The $105 million committed by USEPA this year brought the amount of federal money allocated for New Jersey Superfund sites since 1981 to $1.7 billion. It is important to note that almost 74% of this amount, or roughly $1.26 billion, has been used for site cleanups, the phase of the remedial process that directly protects human health and the environment. A list of New Jersey Superfund sites is found in Section IV.
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