gallup's quarry

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Gallup's Quarry is a 29-acre abandoned gravel pit located in a rural area on Tarbox Road, 1 mile south of Plainfield's business district. In the 1970s, the site owner accepted chemical wastes without a permit. Drums and free liquids were dumped at the site, including wastes containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and heavy metals. Several of these contaminants were detected in on-site monitoring wells operated by the State from 1978 to 1981, and by the EPA in 1986. The area is rural and residential. Approximately 6,500 people rely on wells located within 3 miles of the site as their sole source of drinking water. A community well is located 4,000 feet away, and the nearest private well is located 1,160 feet from the site.

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• Silresim Chemical Corp. (Lowell, MA)
• Pollution Abatement Services (Oswego, NY)
• Rockwell International Corp. (allegan Plant) (Allegan, MI)

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• Fort Wayne Reduction Dump (Fort Wayne, IN)
• Picatinny Arsenal (usarmy) (Rockaway Township, NJ)
• Curcio Scrap Metal, Inc. (Saddle Brook Twp, NJ)