Dear Friends,  

 

Remedial dredging has finally begun on the lower Passaic River.  Last month the first bucket of dioxin-contaminated sediment was removed from in front of the Diamond Alkali site.  This comes nearly three decades after the site was first listed as a Superfund site - much too long to wait for this cleanup to begin.  In the meantime, fish and blue claw crab advisories have been declared off-limits and access to the waterfront has been limited.  This small dredging project is just the first phase of a much more comprehensive cleanup that will fully remediate and restore the lower Passaic River.

 

 

Deborah A. Mans
Executive Director
Baykeeper