NEW YORK – U.S. EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia was joined by U.S. Representative Frank Pallone and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Deputy Commissioner Sean Moriarty to announce that the Cornell Dubilier Electronics Superfund site in South Plainfield, NJ, is one of three sites in New Jersey to get funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to bolster cleanup progress. The BIL funding will be used to continue work already underway to dig up and dispose of PCB-contaminated soil and sediment in Bound Brook and nearby areas. This work has already started and is estimated to cost $152 million. The BIL funding will ensure the continuation of the project along the length of the brook.
"The unprecedented funding available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is making a real difference for people across the country, including right here in South Plainfield, NJ. This funding will allow the removal of contaminated soil and sediment along the length of Bound Brook and its tributaries to continue at pace without interruption," said Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. "In a state like NJ, where we have the most Superfund sites, this new money allows us to continue our work of cleaning up sites in communities across the state.”
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