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Superfund
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Superfund
Years ago, many wastes were dumped on the ground, in rivers or
left out in the open. As a result, thousands of uncontrolled or
abandoned contaminated sites were created. Some common contaminated
sites include abandoned warehouses, manufacturing facilities,
processing plants and landfills. In response to growing concern over
health and environmental risks posed by these contaminated sites,
Congress established the Superfund program in 1980 to clean up these
sites. The Superfund program is administered by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in cooperation with
individual states. In New Jersey, the Department of Environmental
Protection's (NJDEP) Site Remediation Program oversees the Superfund
program. For more information on the Superfund Program, please read
the Frequently
Asked Questions.
Federal regulations, including the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) require that a National
Priorities List (NPL) of sites throughout the United States be
maintained and revised at least annually. For a list of Superfund
sites, please see EPA's
List of cleanup up sites in New Jersey.
Contacts:
NJDEP Site Remediation Program
Office of Community
Relations
(609) 984-3081 or 1-800-253-5647
https://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/community
USEPA Region II
Community Relations
Office
(212) 637-3675
https://www.epa.gov/region2/
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