a. o. polymer

F4 STATION ROAD

The 4-acre A.O. Polymer site produced resins, plastics, paper coatings, and specialty polymers from the early 1960s until 1993. Operators at the site were also involved in the reclamation of spent solvents. The site has been the focus of concern from local residents and regulatory authorities since the 1970s when citizens noticed odors in well water and the air. In 1978, the Sparta Health Department and the State found volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in three domestic water wells. During the operation of the facility, the State cited the operator twice for improperly discharging plant waste water and thirteen times for air quality violations. Unlined disposal pits and hundreds of leaking and deteriorated drums were discovered at the site. A plume of contaminated groundwater has migrated to the Wallkill River, which is located 1/4 mile from the site. Approximately 1,000 people live in the surrounding area. The site threatens the Allentown aquifer, a source of potable groundwater, that supplies drinking water to over 5,000 people.

Hazardous Ranking Score

29 / 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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Timeline

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
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        652

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $146,683

        Average Income

        244

        Occupied homes

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