Pallone Announces Three Superfund Sites in New Jersey Will Receive Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Aid Cleanup

South Plainfield, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that three Superfund sites in New Jersey will receive funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to aid in cleanups, including the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics, Inc. Superfund site in Pallone's congressional district. The funding will be used to continue removing and safely disposing of contaminated soil and sediment in Bound Brook and surrounding areas and will ensure the cleanup can continue along the entire length of the brook. The project is estimated to cost $152 million. The Matteo & Sons Superfund Site and the Mansfield Trail Dump Superfund Site will also receive funding to help clean up contamination.

The three sites were included in a group of 22 sites nationwide that together will receive $1 billion from a new round of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Pallone successfully fought for the funding that comes from the $3.5 billion in the law designated for Superfund cleanups that Congress passed and President Biden signed into law in 2021. An estimated 50 percent of New Jersey's population lives within three miles of a Superfund site.

"I'm proud to announce that help is on the way to clean up Superfund sites in New Jersey, including the Cornell-Dubilier Superfund Site in my district. Superfund sites threaten public and environmental health in New Jersey and across the country. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is delivering on the promise we made to clean up backlogged sites and give our communities the peace of mind they deserve," Congressman Pallone said. "I'm grateful to Administrators Regan and Garcia for working with us to get these sites cleaned up."

"Thanks to President Biden's historic investments in America, we are moving faster than ever before to clean up hazardous Superfund sites across the country," said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. "With another billion dollars of infrastructure funding for the second year in a row, we are ensuring that communities living near many of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned releases of contamination finally get the investments and protections they deserve. Thanks to Congressman Pallone's leadership, New Jersey communities are getting the resources they need to safeguard people's health, revitalize once contaminated sites, and boost economic opportunity for all."

"The unprecedented funding available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is making a real difference for people across the country, including right here in South Plainfield, NJ. This funding will allow the removal of contaminated soil and sediment along the length of Bound Brook and its tributaries to continue at pace without interruption," said Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. "In a state like New Jersey, where we have the most Superfund sites, this new money allows us to continue our work of cleaning up sites in communities across the state."

"New Jersey is home to the most Superfund sites in the nation, and I am proud to have helped secure the vital funding in the bipartisan infrastructure bill that will fund this work. Today's announcement means even more New Jersey communities will benefit from groundwater and soil remediation and improved public health, which will lead to cleaner and healthier communities and enhanced economic opportunity for residents, particularly here in South Plainfield, Byram and West Deptford," said Senator Bob Menendez. "I want to thank the Biden Administration for their continued commitment to transforming communities who have been impacted by toxic contamination."

"New Jersey boasts the most Superfund sites in the country because we seek them out and clean them up—a mark not of indignity, but of our resolve," said State Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette. "Thanks to the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Garden State champions in Congress like Rep. Frank Pallone, who fought for its passage, our partners at USEPA now have the resources to accelerate long-overdue cleanup activities, including the removal of toxic contaminants from sediments of the Bound Brook in South Plainfield. On behalf of the people of New Jersey, and their environment, I thank our partners at USEPA for this and other critical work to clean up past environmental harms all across our state."

Pallone has been a longtime advocate for cleanup of Superfund sites in New Jersey and around the nation. He has also long advocated for reinstating the tax on companies to ensure corporate polluters, not taxpayers, foot the bill for cleaning up waste and pollution. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law reinstated the Superfund tax on chemical companies, and the Inflation Reduction Act reinstated the tax on crude oil and petroleum products. Combined, the new laws are expected to raise $11.7 billion in revenue.