Ringwood, New Jersey, holds off on cleanup vote

Ringwood, New Jersey, holds off on cleanup vote
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According to www.NorthJersey.com, the website for the North Jersey Media Group, the Borough Council of Ringwood, New Jersey, proposed to challenge a proposal from residents Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, over the status of tons of contaminated soil on Ringwood’s Superfund site. 

Residents proposed an ordinance for Ford Motor Co. to remove toxic paint sludge dumped from the company’s Mahwah plant in the former O’Connor Disposal Area. The proposal was written by a lawyer on behalf of Ringwood Cares, which organized after a dangerous chemical was found in the groundwater on-site. The ordinance intends to block the council’s plan to build a recycling center on the polluted area instead of removing it, the article says.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanded the contaminated material be excavated in 2013, before the council said it wanted to build a recycling center at the dumping ground. The EPA also approved a plan in 2015 to erect a barrier over the polluted area with the recycling center on top. 

The council voted to consult a judge on the ordinance’s wording. It is uncertain if the ordinance will make it to the November ballot. 

“Our lawyer is reviewing the legal precedent to see what kind of recourse we have and advise us about how to proceed,” resident Lisa Chiang, who led the petition, told the newspaper. “Though I don’t expect us to make any definitive decisions for at least a few days.” 

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Source: Recycling Today
Ringwood, New Jersey, holds off on cleanup vote
<![CDATA[According to www.NorthJersey.com, the website for the North Jersey Media Group, the Borough Council of Ringwood, New Jersey, proposed to challenge a proposal from residents Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, over the status of tons of contaminated soil on Ringwood’s Superfund site. Residents proposed an ordinance for Ford Motor Co. to remove toxic paint sludge dumped from the company’s Mahwah plant in the former O’Connor Disposal Area. The proposal was written by a lawyer on behalf of Ringwood Cares, which organized after a dangerous chemical was found in the groundwater on-site. The ordinance intends to block the council’s plan to build a recycling center on the polluted area instead of removing it, the article says.The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanded the contaminated material be excavated in 2013, before the council said it wanted to build a recycling center at the dumping ground. The EPA also approved a plan in 2015 to erect a barrier over the polluted area with the recycling center on top. The council voted to consult a judge on the ordinance’s wording. It is uncertain if the ordinance will make it to the November ballot. “Our lawyer is reviewing the legal precedent to see what kind of recourse we have and…