EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Plan for
the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Superfund site in South Plainfield, New
Jersey
Contact: Mary Mears (212) 637 3673; mears.mary@epa.gov
(New York, N.Y. – August 20, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is
extending by thirty days the public comment period for the plan it has proposed
for the contaminated ground water at the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Superfund
site in South Plainfield, New Jersey. The plan would prevent the use of
contaminated ground water as a source of drinking water. The ground water
associated with the site, located at 333 Hamilton Boulevard in South
Plainfield, became contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and
volatile organic compounds from past industrial activities. PCBs are likely
cancer causing chemicals and can have serious neurological effects. Volatile
organic compounds can cause serious damage to people’s health.
The ground water at the
Cornell-Dubilier Electronics site is contained within underground layers of rock
and soil. Municipal water supply wells in Middlesex County draw ground water
from some portions of the rock formations to the north of the site. The plan
proposed in July will require enhanced and continued monitoring of the ground
water and will prevent the contaminated site ground water from being used as a
source of drinking water in the future. The Cornell-Dubilier Electronics
Superfund site is part of a Borough of South Plainfield redevelopment area.
The
EPA held a public meeting on August 7, 2012 to explain the proposed plan. At the
request of a member of the public, the agency is extending the public comment
period from its original date of August 20 to a new public comment deadline of
September 20, 2012.
Cornell-Dubilier Electronics, Inc., manufactured electronics parts at the
26-acre facility from 1936 to 1962. PCBs and solvents were used in the
manufacturing process and the company disposed of PCB-contaminated materials and
other hazardous wastes at the facility property.
Written comments may be mailed or emailed by September 20, 2012 to:
Diego Garcia, Remedial Project Manager
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Region 2
290 Broadway – 19th floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
(212) 637-4947
For
more information on the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Superfund site, please
visit: http://www.epa.gov/region2/superfund/npl/cornell.
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