OCTOBER 21, 2016--NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection have released for public comment a settlement agreement with a potentially responsible party (PRP) for contamination in the Raritan River related to the American Cyanamid Superfund Site located on the Raritan river in Bridgewater, NJ.

The facility was used for manufacturing of chemicals, dyes, and pharmaceuticals and for coal tar distillation beginning in the early 1900s. The settlement agreement, which addresses liability for "in-river" natural resource injuries only, includes (1) reimbursement of the Trustees' past assessment costs, (2) removal of the Weston Mill Dam in Franklin Township and Manville Borough, (3) monitoring before and after dam removal, (4) an analysis of fish passage alternatives for the Island Farm Weir and design of a Trustee-approved alternative, and (5) reimbursement of future Trustee oversight costs. Public comments on the Consent Decree will be received until December 16th. More information on the site and the planned restoration is available on NOAA's DARRP website.

Please see OR&R’s web story: Restoration on the Way for New Jersey's Raritan River, Long Polluted by Industrial Waste.

For further information, contact Reyhan.Mehran@noaa.gov.

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