A chemical production company will pay $11.3 million for the
cleanup of a Superfund site in Gloucester County, per a consent decree reached
in federal court with the EPA and New Jersey.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Hercules Inc. will
implement a 2018 EPA plan to excavate four feet of contaminated soil to be
treated with microorganisms, treat deeper soil with microorganisms and fill the
area with clean soil.
The agency will oversee the work.
In addition, the company will pay $144,000 in other costs to the
EPA and $130,000 to New Jersey.
AP wire services helped contribute to
this report.