Site Summary

Home to a chromium manufacturing plant beginning in the 1920s, the Garfield Avenue Site contains concentrations of hexavalent chromium that exceed soil cleanup criteria and total chromium concentrations that exceed groundwater quality standards.

Hexavalent chromium in soil is widely distributed across the site laterally, and decreases with depth. Hexavalent chromium in groundwater at the site is most prevalent in the western portion of the site with the highest concentrations in the shallow and intermediate groundwater zones.

Filings

As the party responsible for the cleanup of this site, PPG Industries develops work plans and produces reports regarding the cleanup work. These documents are then submitted to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for review and approval.

Under a 2009 agreement in New Jersey Superior Court, these documents are also reviewed by the independent technical consultant; and the City of Jersey City and its technical consultant. Below are PPG’s submissions that have been reviewed by all of the above and approved by NJDEP. These materials can be downloaded or reviewed online by clicking on the links below.

To review paper copies of these filings, contact PPG’s public information center, the Garfield Avenue Renewal Company, 71 Carteret Ave., Jersey City, N.J. 07305. The office is staffed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays. Staff members are also available by appointment. The telephone number is 201-938-0909.

August 2010: Interim Remedial Measures Work Plan No. 1
Appendix A - Dewatering Calculations, Treatment and Supporting Documentation
Appendix B - Health and Safety Plan
Appendix C - Dust Control Plan
Appendix D - Air Monitoring Work Plan
Appendix E - Traffic Safety Control Plan
Appendix F - Stockpile Management Plan
Appendix G - Identifying Underground Utilities
Appendix H – Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
Appendix I - Well Abandonment Report

August 2010: Interim Remedial Measures Work Plan No. 2
Appendix A - Dewatering Calculations, Treatment and Supporting Documentation
Appendix B - Health and Safety Plan
Appendix C - Dust Control Plan
Appendix D - Air Monitoring Work Plan
Appendix E - Traffic Safety Control Plan
Appendix F - Stockpile Management Plan
Appendix G - Identifying Underground Utilities
Appendix H – Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
Appendix I - Well Abandonment Report

File reviews can also be scheduled by contacting the Office of Community Relations for New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. NJDEP’s telephone number is 800-253-5647.