Project Overview
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District is addressing the FUSRAP Maywood Superfund Site under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). Under this program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers identifies, investigates and, if necessary, cleans up sites throughout the United States that were used as part of the nation’s early atomic weapons and energy program. The Maywood site is located in a highly developed area of northeastern New Jersey, in the boroughs of Maywood and Lodi and the township of Rochelle Park. It is located approximately 13 miles northeast of Newark, New Jersey. Contamination at the properties resulted from rare earths and thorium processing activities conducted at the Maywood Chemical Works (MCW) from the early 1900s through 1959. The property was subsequently sold to the Stepan Company (Stepan), a pharmaceutical manufacturer. The Maywood site is composed of the Maywood Interim Storage Site (MISS) and various nearby properties, including the Stepan property and numerous residential, commercial, and government properties in Maywood, Rochelle Park, and Lodi, New Jersey. All of the residential properties have been remediated under an ongoing Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) non-time critical removal action.
Project Status
The project is in the Remedial Action stage in accordance with the Record of Decision (ROD) for Soil and Buildings signed September 2003 and ROD for Groundwater signed July 2012.
Path Forward
Work being conducted under the Soils ROD includes excavation and offsite disposal of contaminated soils under the streets of Lodi. This work is currently scheduled for completion in Fiscal Year 2026. Work conducted under the Groundwater ROD includes source area removal and long-term groundwater monitoring. The source area removal has been completed.
For Additional Information
Kershu Tan, Project Manager
Phone: (929) 719-1418
Kershu.Tan@usace.army.mil