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Community Relations Community Relations Site List Timber Lakes Ground Water Contamination
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Timber Lakes Ground Water Contamination
Willow Lane
Monroe Township, Gloucester County
PI #: 189902
BLOCK: Various LOT: Various
Community Relations Coordinator: Heather Swartz
(609) 984-7135
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Non-Superfund
State Lead, IEC |
TYPE OF FACILITY: |
Not Applicable |
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OPERATION STATUS: |
Not Applicable |
PROPERTY SIZE: |
Not Applicable |
SURROUNDING LAND USE: |
Residential |
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| MEDIA AFFECTED |
CONTAMINANTS |
STATUS |
| Ground Water |
Volatile Organic Compounds
Mercury |
Confirmed |
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| Potable Water |
Volatile Organic Compounds
Mercury |
Treating |
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| FUNDING SOURCES |
AMOUNT AUTHORIZED |
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| Spill Fund |
$20,000 |
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| 1981 Bond Fund |
$16,000 |
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SITE DESCRIPTION/RESOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS:
As
of January 2005
Sampling conducted by the Gloucester County Health Department and NJDEP's
Remedial Response Element in 2003 identified 13 private potable wells
in this area that were contaminated with volatile organic compounds and
mercury above the New Jersey Drinking Water Standards for these contaminants.
The primary volatile organic contaminants were trichloroethylene (TCE)
and tetrachloroethylene (also known as perchloroethylene, or PCE). The
source of the contamination is unknown. NJDEP's Environmental Claims Administration
installed Point-of-Entry Treatment (POET) systems on the contaminated
wells to provide potable water for the residents while additional evaluation
of the site is underway. The Remedial Response Element has delineated
the Currently Known Extent (CKE) of the potable well contamination and
is conducting a water supply alternatives analysis to evaluate long-term
options to supply potable water to residents at the site. NJDEP expects
to complete the water supply alternatives analysis in 2004.
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