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Follow our work as the Project moves forward: The partner agencies are posting draft documents for review
and final documents for use under the "Project Activities" button to the left. Make sure to visit that area often, to keep track
of progress on every facet of the project, including historical data evaluation, sampling, restoration, risk assessment, modeling,
dredging pilot and public outreach.
Historic Data: Historical data for the Passaic River Estuary is available to view and download under
the maps and
contaminants tabs.
Read all about it! Click here for Press releases about the Project.
Administrative Record
A copy of the Administrative Record for the Diamond Alkali site is now available. [Click Here to Download]
Posted: 1/16/04
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Project Management Plan
The "Project Management Plan" or PMP is a planning document that gives
an overview of the tasks that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and New Jersey Department of
Transportation will accomplish during the Lower Passaic RiverRestoration study. [Read This News]
Posted: 11/04/03
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EPA Signs Agreement with Companies to Remove Major Source of Dioxin from the Lower Passaic River
A momentous agreement between EPA, Occidental Chemical and Tierra Solutions calls for the most significant removal of contaminated material from the Passaic in history. The settlement, announced June 23, 2008 at a park overlooking the river, involves the removal of nearly half of the dioxin that has contaminated sediment in the Passaic. It requires Occidental and Tierra Solutions to remove 200,000 cubic yards of dioxin-laden material from the portion of the river directly in front of the Diamond Alkali Superfund site in downtown Newark.
Click here to view the press release, click here to view the removal agreement, and click here to view the fact sheet.
Draft Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan for Comment
NOAA and USFWS announce the availability of a draft Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan for public comment. The Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan is one step in the damage assessment process. It serves to document exposure of natural resources to hazardous substances and identify anticipated procedures for evaluating natural resource injuries potentially caused by such exposure. Click here to download the plan.
EPA Announces Availability of Options for Early Action
As part of its accelerated plan of action for the Lower Passaic River,
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a Focused
Feasibility Study that evaluates six options for early action. The
alternatives, developed by EPA along with a partnership of five other
federal and state agencies, include dredging and capping the sediments
of the lower eight miles, which are the major source of contamination to
the river below Dundee Dam. The Focused Feasibility Study was
submitted to a work group consisting of federal and state agencies,
environmental and community groups, and potentially responsible parties
for their input before EPA proposes a specific cleanup plan. The
"Project Activities" section has more information about the early action
and the press release is available here,
along with a fact sheet.
A statement about the early action schedule is available here.
Please visit the "Project Activities" section for an overview of what we've been working on for the Lower Passaic River Restoration Project, and for our project documents.
...More Project News...
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FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES
Alerto de Cangrejos de Tenazas Azules en la Region de la Bahia de Newark
Exposure to low levels of some contaminants in the environment may have long lasting health effects on people. Mercury, PCBs and dioxins are among the major contaminants found in some New Jersey fish in portions of the state. These contaminants can be especially harmful to women of childbearing age, pregnant women and nursing mothers. Children are also at risk of developmental and neurological problems if exposed to these chemicals.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) provide advice on consuming those species of fish in which high levels of dioxin, PCBs and mercury have been found.
Click here for the NJDHSS Woman's Guide to Eating Fish and Seafood.
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The government agencies involved in the Lower Passaic River Restoration Project and the Newark Bay Study will be holding joint project meetings to discuss progress with stakeholders.
The next Lower Passaic River Restoration Project Delivery Team Meeting will be held on June 11, 2008 from 1 to 3 pm in Room 27A at the Environmental Protection Agency offices at 290 Broadway, New York, NY.
If you plan to attend the PDT Meeting, please RSVP to Alice Yeh at (212) 637-4427 by June 9, 2008.
Click here for the agenda, the sign-in sheet and the presentations from the March 5, 2008 meeting, which focused on the first 2 phases of sediment sampling for the Newark Bay Study.
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