Superfund

Years ago, many wastes were dumped on the ground, in rivers or left out in the open. As a result, thousands of uncontrolled or abandoned contaminated sites were created. Some common contaminated sites include abandoned warehouses, manufacturing facilities, processing plants and landfills. In response to growing concern over health and environmental risks posed by these contaminated sites, Congress established the Superfund program in 1980 to clean up these sites. The Superfund program is administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in cooperation with individual states such as New Jersey. In New Jersey, the Department of Environmental Protection's (NJDEP) Site Remediation Program oversees the Superfund program.

Contact:

NJDEP Site Remediation Program
Bureau of Community Relations
609-984-3081 or 1-800-253-5647

USEPA - Region II (NY, NJ, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
Community Relations Office
212-637-3675

Publications Available

• NJDEP summary status reports on approximately 50 NJ Superfund Sites can be found in the 2003 Publicly Funded Cleanups Site Status Report.
• New Jersey Superfund Sites on the National Priorities List (US EPA)
• Known Contaminated Sites in NJ

SRP Superfund Information

• Frequently Asked Questions

Related Links

• USEPA Superfund Hotline: 1-800-424-9346.
• NJDEP Natural Resource Restoration
• Superfund section of the USEPA Home Page
• The "New Residential Construction Off-Site Conditions Disclosure Act"