Nutley Posts FAQ on Roche Groundwater Investigation

The following was posted on Nutley Township's Official site in August. 

Is there any contamination in soil that would be hazardous to residents?

Any soil contamination above NJDEP standards is contained to the Roche site and does not extend offsite to any other property.

Is there any groundwater contamination that would be hazardous to residents?
The groundwater investigation is still ongoing. Based on the investigation to date, contamination in shallow groundwater (0-50 feet) does not extend offsite beneath any residential property. We have detected contamination on-site (below 50 feet) and are in the midst of determining whether this extends offsite. This is the reason for the drilling taking place on several local Nutley streets. Regardless of the outcome of the investigation of deeper groundwater, residents would not be exposed to groundwater at these depths. In addition, this groundwater is not a source of drinking water in Nutley as this is provided by the Passaic Valley Water Commission and the City of Newark.

Is there any airborne contamination that would be hazardous to residents?
Based on current information, we are not aware of any exposure to residents from airborne contaminants that exceed NJDEP-established health-based levels.

Is there any contamination associated with cancer risks?
Based on current information, we are not aware of any exposure to residents that exceed established NJDEP-established health-based levels for cancer.

Should residents or businesses have questions on the remediation project, feel free to contact Roche Site Environmental Health & Safety or the LSRP at the numbers below:

Roche Site Environmental Health & Safety
(973) 235-6660

Website:
http://www.rocheusa.com/portal/usa/ongoing_remediation

OR

LSRP Project Coordinator for the Site
Dawn Pompeo, TRC Environmental Corp.
(973) 564-6006, Ext. 270

NJDEP ID Number: 009949

Fact Sheet:

http://www.rocheusa.com/fmfiles/re7180004/nutley/August2013OffsiteDrillingFactSheet.pdf