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Community Relations Community Relations Site List White Horse Pike Ground Water Contamination
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White Horse Pike Ground Water Contamination
White Horse Pike
Mullica Township, Atlantic County
PI #:
G000040130
BLOCK: Various LOT: Various
Community Relations Coordinator: Mindy Mumford (609) 777-1976
SITE DESCRIPTION/RESOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS:
As
of 28 June 2004
Sampling conducted by the Atlantic County Health Department and NJDEP's
Remedial Response Element in 1999 identified six private potable wells
in this area that were contaminated with chlorinated volatile organic
compounds and/or mercury at levels exceeding New Jersey Drinking Water
Standards. The primary volatile organic contaminants were trichloroethylene
(TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (also known as perchloroethylene, or PCE).
Point-of-Entry Treatment (POET) systems were installed on the wells with
funds provided by NJDEP to supply potable water for the residents. NJDEP’s
Responsible Party Remediation Element has issued Notices of Violation
to three property owners along the White Horse Pike requiring them to
close unused or abandoned underground storage tanks that could be contributing
to the ground water contamination. The Remedial Response Element plans
to conduct additional sampling in the area in 2003 to further delineate
the potable well contamination. Additional investigative work is planned
to identify possible sources of the ground water contamination at this
site.
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