myers property

LOWER KINGTOWN ROAD

The Myers Property site is located in a rural part of western New Jersey amid farmland and residential areas. The site includes approximately five acres of land currently owned by Arkema Inc. (Arkema), a potentially responsible party (PRP) for the site, and approximately two acres of land on the east side of Lower Kingtown Road which is owned by the State of New Jersey and is mostly a wetland area. Cakepoulin Creek, a trout production stream used for recreational fishing, runs adjacent to the site, and eventually drains to the South Branch of the Raritan River. Springs surface on the property and flow into the creek and through a wetland adjacent to the creek. The population of Franklin Township is approximately 3,000 people. Residents in the area obtain potable water from private wells; however, no drinking water wells near the site have been contaminated. In the 1940s, several companies used the 8-acre site to manufacture pesticides. The property was most recently used as a residence, and was purchased in 1992 by Atochem North America, Inc. (now called Arkema). When the site was first idenitified, several buildings, including a mill dating to 1827, were present on the site. Various drummed chemicals, as well as uncontained asbestos, were present. Now the site is vacant except for the ground water treatment system. The privately owned portion of the site is fenced and a recreational trail that runs through the site is open to the public. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through EPA and potentially responsible party actions.

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