RINGWOOD, NJ (February 8, 2020)–The EPA are proposing a cleanup plan to address groundwater and mine water contamination at the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund Site in Ringwood, New Jersey. EPA’s proposed plan to address contaminants in groundwater at the site provides for the installation of wells near the Peters Mine Pit and Peters Mine Pit Airshaft, perpendicular to the direction of groundwater flow, to introduce an oxygen-releasing compound into the aquifer to enhance the breakdown of contaminants. EPA reached a $21 million settlement with Ford Motor Co. and Ringwood on a cleanup plan for the Superfund site. Almost 166,000 tons of paint sludge and toxic chemicals from the company\’s plant are still prevalent.
Who:
The Environmental Protection Agency
What:
Public Meeting on the Ringwood Superfund Cleanup Plan
Where:
Martin J. Ryerson Middle School, 130 Valley Road, Ringwood, New Jersey.
When:
Monday, February 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
“EPA’s proposal to address contaminates at the Ringwood Superfund site is not good enough and will not end the toxic nightmare for the people of Upper Ringwood. The agency is letting Ford off the hook while they save millions of dollars at the expense of the health of the people of Ringwood. The only way to remove toxins out of water is it pump it out, EPA’s plan to pump in oxygen into the water will take time and may not work. We should not be experimenting on the community,”
said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club.
“It is important for the public to come out to the meeting and demand a full cleanup plan that will protect their health and safety. It’s too important for too many people.”
source New Jersey Sierra Club