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Relations Site List Ellis Property
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Ellis Property
Sharp Road
Evesham Township, Burlington County
PI #:
G000004493
BLOCK: 14 LOT: 4
Community Relations Coordinator: Mindy Mumford (609)
777-1976
Fact Sheet November
2011 Posted 21 November 2011
SITE DESCRIPTION/RESOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS:
As
of 28 June 2004
A drum cleaning and storage facility occupied a four acre portion of
this site during the 1970s. The facility ceased operations in 1978 after
a fire damaged several of the buildings. A site inspection by NJDEP in
1980 revealed approximately 75 drums containing chemical wastes were being
stored in the main building and storage sheds and additional drums and
other containers were scattered throughout the property. The drums and
containers were in various stages of deterioration and some had leaked
onto the ground. NJDEP also found evidence of spillage due to past operations.
In 1983, USEPA added the Ellis Property to the National Priorities List
of Superfund sites (NPL). NJDEP subsequently implemented an Interim Remedial
Measure (IRM) to remove and dispose of grossly contaminated soil and approximately
100 drums of waste.
The main building and sheds were also demolished because they were structurally
unsafe. USEPA disposed of the remaining drums during a second removal
action in 1990. In all, approximately 300 drums were removed from the
site by NJDEP and USEPA. Between 1985 and 1992, NJDEP's Remedial Response
Element conducted a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS)
to delineate the contamination at the site and evaluate cleanup alternatives.
The RI/FS revealed the surface soil was contaminated with polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs), semi-volatile organic compounds and lead, and the ground
water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds and metals. In
1992, NJDEP issued a Record of Decision (ROD) with USEPA concurrence that
required excavation and off-site disposal of the remaining contaminated
soil and installation of a remediation system to extract and treat the
contaminated shallow ground water. NJDEP excavated and disposed of 1,400
cubic yards of contaminated soil and backfilled the excavated areas with
clean soil in 1998. NJDEP completed construction of the ground water remediation
system in 2000 and is overseeing operation of the system. The system is
currently extracting and treating approximately 210,000 gallons of contaminated
ground water each month. Operation and maintenance (O&M) activities
will continue for up to 30 years, or until ground water quality criteria
have been achieved.
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