Is Pompton Lake polluted?

The pollution in Pompton Lakes dates back decades to when DuPont workers used the solvents TCE and PCE to clean machine parts and then dumped the used solvents into unlined open lagoons on the company’s 600-acre campus. The solvents migrated with groundwater under an adjacent neighborhood of 450 homes.

What is the plume in Pompton Lakes NJ?

The plume stemmed from past operations by DuPont, which created munitions near Pompton Lake and ultimately introduced toxins, such as PCE and TCE, into homes.

Is Pompton Lakes a Superfund site?

Pompton Lakes elected officials remain opposed to naming a former DuPont munitions site in town to the federal Superfund program for cleanup, despite a renewed push by residents who live above contaminated groundwater from the site.

How many Superfund sites are in NJ?

According to federal data, New Jersey has 115 active Superfund sites as well as 35 additional sites that have been removed from the program. Superfunds are also far from the only hazardous sites in the state.

Should the people of Pompton Lakes be told about pollution?

Young argued, “The people of Pompton Lakes should at least be made aware that pollution exists and told that they should not use any wells in the polluted area…Children should be cautioned not to drink the water.”

What do we know about Dupont contamination in Pompton Lakes?

One constant in the story of DuPont’s contamination in Pompton Lakes was how little information the company — and regulators — shared with the public along the way. “It was a company town,” said Joanne Gormley, who grew up across from the DuPont property in the 1940s and raised her own family there in the 1980s. “All my family worked there.

What happened to the Bible in Pompton Lakes?

Pompton Lakes Mayor John Sinsimer desperately needed a Bible. One role of being mayor in the Passaic County town was to preside over marriage ceremonies, and the borough had a tradition of giving new couples a Bible. But when Sinsimer took office in January 1988, he found that the Bibles were locked in a cabinet.

Does Acid Brook treatment work in Pompton Lake?

The system is not designed to treat the contaminated plume under homes in the adjacent neighborhood. Because Acid Brook flows through the former DuPont munitions site into Pompton Lake, the same contaminants that had polluted so many backyards along the brook — lead and mercury — also made their way into the lake sediment.