EPA Superfund Site

FORMER KIL-TONE COMPANY

NJ | EPA ID NJN000200874

About this site’s exposure pathways: As of January 2025, the Former Kil-tone Company is considered "Human Exposure Not Under Control" due to soil contamination on residential and non-residential properties. Sampling has shown that soil, groundwater, surface water and sediment in the vicinity of the site have elevated concentrations of arsenic and lead. A number of actions are currently taking place to mitigate potential exposure to these contaminants. These actions include (1) the cleanup and restoration of impacted residential properties in the vicinity of the former Kil-Tone facility. All 88 residential properties included in this portion of the site have been fully addressed and a remedial action report for this portion of the site is expected to be approved in 2025; (2) the cleanup and restoration of more than 40 non-residential properties in the vicinity of the former facility, including the former facility itself. The cleanup is being conducted in phases and field work to address 35 phase 1 properties started in 2024 and as of January 2025 soil excavation and backfill has been completed at 13 of them; design of phase 2 of the cleanup, which will include the former facility itself, is ongoing; (3) continued development of the remedial investigation and feasibility study for groundwater in the vicinity of the site; (4) performance of the remedial investigation and feasibility study for the surface water and sediment of the Tarkiln Branch, as well as for the floodplain of the branch; and (5) performance of remedial investigation and feasibility study focused on an early, interim action for the floodplain of Tarkiln Brnch

EPA currently anticipates that human exposure will be under control by September 2031, when the Operable Unit 5 (OU5) Remedial Action is complete.

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. Additionally, an EPA Community Involvement Coordinator is assigned to the site and can address specific community concerns as they arise.