EPA Superfund Site

VINELAND CHEMICAL CO., INC.

NJ | EPA ID NJD002385664

About this site’s exposure pathways: As of January 2025, the Vineland Chemical Superfund Site is considered "Human Exposure Not Under Control" because of continuing direct contact exposure to arsenic-contaminated sediments in nearby wetlands and surface water bodies. Key public areas have been posted with safety/security/public health signage at town beaches while EPA collects additional data.

EPA has already completed a significant portion of cleanup activities at the site. Currently, a groundwater extraction and treatment system are operating to manage the off-site migration of groundwater contaminated with arsenic; institutional controls are also in place to restrict potable use of the contaminated groundwater until the aquifer is restored. In addition, treatment of plant site soils, the primary source of the arsenic contamination, is currently considered complete. Contaminated sediments from the stream and wetland have been removed and that area has been restored back to the original Atlantic White Cedar wetlands. The present focus of remedial activities is on preventing groundwater seeps from contaminating sediments in limited areas of the floodplain, and the site is being re-evaluated on a holistic basis, through creation of a new Operable Unit (OU), to address this concern. The Record of Decision (ROD) for this new OU is tentatively expected to be completed in 2025. EPA continues to perform periodic monitoring of water and sediment and review this data with State government representatives. Several years of annual sediment and surface water monitoring data at recreational areas downstream have shown no unacceptable risk. EPA currently anticipates that human exposure will be under control by 2033, when the OU6 RA is completed.

EPA ensures community participation throughout the remedial process by meeting with residents and affected stakeholders, issuing public notices and updating fact sheets. A site profile has been established on the EPA website to keep the community informed of recent progress at the site. An EPA Community Involvement Coordinator is assigned to the site and can address specific community concerns as they arise.