Early Restoration on the Passaic River
EPA Signs Agreement with Companies to Remove 200,000 cubic yards of dioxin-laden sediment from Passaic River
On June 23, 2008 a historic agreement was announced between the United States environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occidental Chemical Corporation (Occidental) and Tierra Solutions (Tierra) to remove dioxin-laden sediment from targeted spots along the lower Passaic River. This agreement calls for 200,000 cubic yards of dioxin-laden sediment to be to be removed from the river in the area in the direct vicinity of the Diamond Alkali Superfund site in Downtown Newark.
For more information on this agreement, please click on the links below.
News Coverage:
- June 29, 2008 - Editorial: Healing a river
- June 25, 2008 - Persist on Passaic cleanup
- June 24, 2008 - Deal to detoxify part of the Passaic (PDF)
- June 24, 2008 -Dredging up the Passaic's tainted past (PDF)
- June 23, 2008 - $80 million Passaic River cleanup planned
- June 23, 2008 - Feds announce $80M cleanup of Passaic River
Press Releases:
Fact Sheets:
- June 2008 EPA Fact Sheet (PDF)
Public Presentations:
Posters:
- Lower Passaic River Restoration Project - Removing a Major Source of Dioxin (PDF)
- Lower Passaic River Restoration Project - Example of Excavation with Sheetpiling (PDF)
- Lower Passaic River Restoration Project - Model of a Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) (PDF)
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