picatinny arsenal (usarmy)

OFF RTE 15 DOVER NJ

The Picatinny Army Base is located in Morris County approximately 4 miles north of the City of Dover. Picatinny has been in operation for over 100 years and in the past it was a major source of ammunition in wartime. Currently, its mission includes research, development, and pilot-plant production of weapons and constituent explosives and propellants for the Army. At least 156 potentially-hazardous locations exist on the site according to a 1991 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report. They include areas for testing and manufacturing explosives and propellants, shell-burial areas, surface impoundments, landfills, drum-storage areas, and rocket-engine testing areas. Picatinny's 3,000 employees obtain their drinking water from two on-site wells which have been found to be contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and trace amounts of explosive compounds. Drinking water is treated on-site to remove VOCs and explosive compounds are at least an order of magnitude below health-advisory levels. The Army monitors this source of drinking water to ensure that treatment for VOCs has been effective and that explosive-compound levels remain low. The surrounding areas are suburban, as well as summer-vacation areas. Lake Denmark and Picatinny Lake, which are located on base, are used for recreational activities. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through Federal actions.

Hazardous Ranking Score

43 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 2
Phone: (877) 251-4575

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Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
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        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        1,882

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $78,924

        Average Income

        788

        Occupied homes

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