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Community Relations Community Relations Site List Route 17 & Pleasant Road Ground Water Contamination
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Route 17 & Pleasant Road Ground Water Contamination
Route 17 & Pleasant Road & Lenape Trail
Upper Saddle River Borough, Bergen County
PI #: G000042045
BLOCK: Various LOT: Various
Community Relations Coordinator: Mark Herzberg (609) 633-1369
SITE DESCRIPTION/RESOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS:
As
of 28 June 2004
Sampling conducted in 1999 during the investigation of a nearby gas station
identified 11 private potable wells in this neighborhood that were contaminated
with trichoroethylene (TCE) at levels exceeding the New Jersey Drinking
Water Standard for this volatile organic compound. Point-of-Entry Treatment
(POET) systems were installed on the wells with funds provided by NJDEP
as an interim measure to supply potable water for the residents. NJDEP’s
Responsible Party Remediation Element determined that the gas station
is not the source of the TCE contamination and no other potentially responsible
parties have been found. NJDEP’s Remedial Response Element, the local
health department and several residents subsequently conducted additional
sampling that identified seven other private potable wells in the area
that were contaminated with TCE and POET systems were also installed in
these homes. The Remedial Response Element is using the sampling results
to delineate the Currently Known Extent (CKE) of the potable well contamination
and evaluate long-term water supply alternatives for the area. Additional
investigative work is planned to identify possible sources of the ground
water contamination at this site.
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