JACKSON,UNION & GARDEN STS
The Rockaway Borough Well Field site covers a 2-square-mile area and includes three municipal water supply wells, which are located in a glacial aquifer designated by EPA as the sole source aquifer for Rockaway Borough and the surrounding communities. Eight other wells previously used for potable water supply by the Borough were abandoned because of their lack of productivity. In 1980, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were detected in the municipal wells. The contaminated wells are close to the Rockaway River, which runs through the Borough. The site is located in a suburban residential setting and is surrounded by homes, businesses, and municipal property. The Borough of Rockaway's municipal wells supply potable water to about 11,000 people. Site Facts: EPA identified six parties potentially responsible for the contamination at the site and issued Special Notice letters providing them the opportunity to perform or finance the Remedial Design and Remedial Action. EPA reached a settlement with Cordant Technologies (formerly known as Thiokol Corporation and now a part of Alliant Techsystems, Inc.). A Consent Decree was entered with the Federal District Court in Newark, New Jersey on October 26, 1994. Under this Consent Decree, Cordant agreed to perform the remedial design for the entire site and the cleanup of contaminated groundwater for a portion of the site. The settlement also required Cordant to pay Rockaway Borough's water treatment operation costs and $800,000 of EPA's past response costs. EPA has also reached a settlement with the remaining PRPs for reimbursement of additional past response costs. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through Federal and potentially responsible party actions
10,041 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$112,482 |
Average Income |
3,549 |
Occupied homes |
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