Proposed $125M Settlement Agreement Provides Critical Work for Advancing the Lower Passaic River Superfund Cleanup
The Justice Department, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), today lodged a proposed settlement agreement with Environmental Resource Holdings LLC (ERH) to perform critical work to support the cleanup of the Diamond Alkali Superfund site, including the lower 17 miles of the Passaic River. The work is estimated to cost $125 million and focuses on the next steps needed to get the in-river work...
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The Justice Department, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), today lodged a proposed settlement agreement with Environmental Resource Holdings LLC (ERH) to perform critical work to support the cleanup of the Diamond Alkali Superfund site, including the lower 17 miles of the Passaic River. The work is estimated to cost $125 million and focuses on the next steps needed to get the in-river work...
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- U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Proposed $125M Settlement Agreement Provides Critical Work for Advancing the Lower Passaic River Superfund Cleanup ↗
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