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Ridgewood NJ, Village of Ridgewood officials received this advisory from NJDEP in late 2023:
NJDEP regulations say capping contaminated soil is not permitted – All soil must be removed
Tag: toxic soil
Ridgewood Village Manager Co-hosted Political Fundraiser with NJDEP Commissioner
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Ridgewood NJ, we are awaiting the findings on soil testing at Schedler for dangerous contamination, and the recommendations of the New Jersey Department of environmental protection.
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Delay in Artificial Turf Field Plan at Historic Zabriskie-Schedler House Due to Soil Contamination
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Ridgewood NJ, a controversial plan to construct an artificial turf field at the historic Zabriskie-Schedler House in Ridgewood has been put on indefinite hold after soil tests revealed contamination. The soil, used to build a noise reduction berm, was found to contain lead, mercury, and two probable carcinogens: Benz(a)Anthracene and Benz(a)pyrene.
Keystone Cops reminiscent missteps in notification of Schedler environmental test results to Ridgewood’s officials and residents
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Ridgewood NJ, although intended to calm nerves, the well rehearsed/scripted “notification of test results timeline” presented by Mayor Paul Vagianos (with the assistance of Matrix Engineering representatives) during this past Wednesday evening’s Village Council Work Session did quite the opposite.
Soil Testing Firm Assures Ridgewood Council that “there is no public health concern” at Schedler
photo courtesy of the Village of Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, at Wednesday evening’s Village Council Meeting, Matrix New World Engineering presented a report on the soil testing results on the berm at the Schedler property (pictured). Matrix assured the Council that “there is no public health concern”, stating that three of the compounds found in the soil (lead, mercury and benz[a]anthracene) do not require any action or remediation.
Disposable Shoe Covers Recommended for Touring John A. L. Zabriskie House in Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, the “Latest News and Events” e-mail notice from the Village of Ridgewood confirms the recent discovery and identification of four (4) separate chemical substances on Village owned property located at 460 West Saddle River Road, Ridgewood (a.k.a. the Schedler property).
Village employees who worked near soil at Schedler site voice concerns over possible short & long term health effects
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Ridgewood NJ, here’s what several Village employees have recently posted on The Ridgewood Blog about possible health issues related to their work at the former Schedler property. All entries here are verbatim posts taken copied from our site:
A Few take-aways from the Wednesday’s Ridgewood Village Council Meeting
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Ridgewood NJ, a few take-aways from the Wednesday’s Village Council meeting via TV-land and a concerned citizen:
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BREAKING – Sources of contaminated soil at Schedler revealed to Ridgewood Village Council
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Ridgewood NJ, representatives of the environmental testing company hired by the Village of Ridgewood informed Village Council members during Wednesday night’s Work Session where the contaminated soil dumped at Schedler came from.
Ridgewood Water Sues over illegal Toxic Soil Dumping at Wyckoff well site
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Water has launched a law suit against a private company they accuse of trespassing and dumping toxic soil at a Ridgewood Water well site ,polluting the water and forcing the shut down of the well, known as the “Ames Well”. This action left the well offline for months. Ridgewood Water immediately reported the incident to the state’s Department of Environmental Protection.
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BREAKING NEWS: NJ DEP to Send Investigators to Toll Brothers Site in Upper Saddle River
photo Derek Michalski of GreenUSR and CBS
May 25,2018
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Upper Saddle River NJ, On the one-month anniversary of the infamous discovery of the pumping of runoff consisting of a suspension of carcinogenic toxic soil by Toll Brothers directly into Pleasant Brook—a practice that has been apparently ongoing now for more than four consecutive months—at 6:19 PM tonight GreenUSR Attorney Gart Molander received the following text message from the NJ DEP:
“I work for the NJ DEP and have no information on what the locals did or how they have handled this issue. Today is the first time my office (Bureau of Emergency Response) was notified of this ongoing issue. As mentioned, I am sending someone from the County to investigate. They will advise me if there is any action necessary by the State. Thanks“
Apparently neither Mayor Minichetti, her Council, the Borough Administrator, nor Boswell Engineering deemed it necessary to report these ongoing erosion control problems, including the pumping of muddy runoff containing high levels of arsenic and lead directly into our precious waterways, from the biggest construction site in the history of Upper Saddle River to the NJ DEP Emergency Management Program.
We are now on the NJ DEP’s radar screen and let’s hope that finally reasonable minds will prevail to shut down this unprecedented environmental disaster.