This site, a defunct automotive brake pad manufacturer, was brought to the attention of EPA by the NJDEP for a possible referral for a CERCLA removal action. An inspection by EPA OSCs and a DEP responder on 12/23/05 revealed the following hazardous materials/wastes were abandoned at the site: tons of asbestos material, tons of elemental sulphur, 1,000+ drums of mostly unknown materials or materials that do not match the label description, hundreds of smaller containers, acids, flammable liquids, iron and aluminum powders, flammable solids, waste oil, solvents, and other contaminants or pollutants. The Site is semi-controlled, with most doors being locked but numerous open windows or sections of sheet- metal walls missing. A maintenance man is on-site for a few hours Mon-Fri.
Efforts at negotiating a clean up by the former operator and the owner of the Site has proven unfruitful, and EPA has initiated a Fund-lead removal when it became apparent that no other course of action was feasible.
The EPA ERRS contractor continues to set up site services, such as telephone and Internet access. Office and crew trailers have been delivered and positioned. Clearing of underbrush and refuse from the perimeter of the buildings continues. Staging areas for supplies, decon/CRZ, used PPE, empty drums, and various waste streams has been designated. The ERRS crew is performing gross decon in these areas, preparing to consolidate drums, and bagging brake pads.
Once the gross decon is complete and the staging areas are prepared; overpacking, restaging, and Haz Cating of the chemical containers will commence.
See Planned Removal Actions.
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