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The Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center (FAA) site covers an area of approximately 5,000 acres, eight miles northwest of Atlantic City. The site borders the Garden State Parkway in southeastern New Jersey. Installations on the site include the Atlantic City International Airport, a New Jersey Air National Guard Station and extensive FAA facilities. Activities at the site started in 1942 with the construction of a Naval air base. In late 1958, the FAA, then known as the Airways Modernization Board, took over the operation and has used the facility as an airport and aviation-safety research center. The FAA has identified over 20 areas of concern at the Technical Center. Atlantic City's municipal water supply is provided by nine groundwater supply wells located on the FAA property along the northern edge of the Upper Atlantic City Reservoir. Water is also drawn directly from the Lower Atlantic City Reservoir, which is not on FAA property. An estimated 37,000 residents and 113,000 visitors at peak season obtain drinking water from the Atlantic City wells and reservoir. The reservoirs are fed by the North and South Branches of Absecon Creek which cross portions of the Technical Center grounds. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through Federal actions
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