woodland route 532 dump

ROUTE 532

The Woodland Route 532 Dump site is an inactive chemical waste dump covering about 20 acres along Route 532. Illegal dumping started after nearby residents forced abandonment of an almost identical site along Route 72, about two miles away, which also is on the National Priorities List. Several chemical companies disposed of wastes here from 1956 until the mid-1960s, dumping, burning, and burying drummed and bulk materials. The site included several sludge mounds and numerous sandy depressions containing drums. The area around the site is sparsely populated. One private residence is located within a 3-mile radius of the dump, and 900 people live within 4 miles. The closest residences rely on private well water. The site is located within the Preservation Area District of the New Jersey Pinelands. Goodwater Run, an intermittent stream, borders the site to the east. An active cranberry bog is located 4,000 feet to the southwest: local cranberry producers use the surface waters to flood the cranberry bogs. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through Federal, State, and potentially Responsible parties' actions.

Hazardous Ranking Score

35 / 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

        N/A

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $92,221

        Average Income

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        Occupied homes

        Potentially Responsible Parties

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