swope oil & chemical co.

8281 NATIONAL HWY

The Swope Oil & Chemical Company Site is located in an industrial area in northern Pennsauken Township. The 2-acre site is bordered by a railway and National Highway. The Swope Oil & Chemical Company, a chemical reclamation facility, operated from 1965 until 1979, processing solvents, oils, paints, and other chemical compounds. The site included one main building, a "distillation house", a drum storage area, an unlined lagoon, a diked tank farm, and an area containing buried sludge waste. The groundwater underlying the site is contaminated. Waste liquids and sludges were discharged to an excavated, unlined lagoon. Contaminated materials also were placed within a diked tank farm and in an exposed drum storage area. In 1975, after several inspections, Swope was cited by the State of New Jersey for operating without proper permits. Four years later, it was cited again, this time for failure to prepare, maintain, and implement a Spill Prevention, Containment, and Countermeasure Plan. The company ceased operations in late 1979. Approximately 17,000 people reside in the area and depend on groundwater from municipal wells. A municipal well, which is currently inactive, is located 175 feet south of the site. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through Federal and Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) actions.

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