The federal Environmental Protection Agency said "very, very low concentrations of lead" were found in sediment at the bottom of Pompton Lake.
Authorities will test samples taken from the Ramapo River to ensure that no significant amount of contaminants exist in the lower part of the Ramapo River past Pompton Lake Dam. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ordered the testing after it found “very very low concentrations of lead” in sediment taken from the bottom of the lake, said Phillip Flax, chief of the EPA’s correction action and special projects section. The EPA has ordered DuPont to remove 100,000 cubic yards of sediment from part of the lake where mercury, lead, and copper seeped into for years from the company’s former explosives factory. The eastern part of the lake borders Wayne. A 2011 study of sediment from the lake found contaminated sediment in downstream parts …
The 6-acre site is located at the intersection of Black Oak Ridge Oak and Pompton Plains Cross Roads. The town is planning on building a dog park and playground on the property.
The federal government plans to remove a six-acre property from its Superfund site list by the end of September, according to NorthJersey.com. The township is planning to construct a dog park and playground on the site. W.R. Grace & Co. used to be located on the site, which is located at the intersection of Black Oak Ridge and Pompton Plains Cross Roads. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added the site to the list in 1984. Clean up began in 1995. Soil on the site was determined to be radioactive. Form 1948 to 1971, W.R. Grace extracted thorium and other elements from ore at the site. In 1980, the State conducted a survey that showed elevated radiation levels at the plant site, an adjacent school bus maintenance facility, a township …
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Elizabeth Taylor
5:44 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
I've seen some two headed ducks swimming there lately more ›