garden state cleaners co.

SUMMER ROAD, P.O. BOX 183

Garden State Cleaners (GSC) is an active commercial dry cleaning facility that has been operating since 1969. In 1984, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) conducted an investigation that detected high levels of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE) in the soils around the faciltiy. The GSC site is located approximately 500 feet south of another Superfund site, the South Jersey Clothing Company (SJCC) Superfund site. High levels of PCE and TCE were also found in wells adjacent to and down gradient from these two Superfund Sites. As a result, some residential private wells were closed and the Borough had to construct a new municipal water supply system. Approximately 9,000 people obtain drinking water, and 3,800 acres of farmland are irrigated, from wells within 3 miles of the site. The GSC and SJCC sites were addressed jointly due to their proximity to one another and similar contamination. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through Federal actions

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