Comments on: Despite Pompton Lakes Tragedy, DEP Weakened and Now Christie Considering Nixing “Vapor Intrusion” Requirements

By: WolfeNotes.com » DEP Toxic Mismanagement Finally Called Out By Press

WolfeNotes.com » DEP Toxic Mismanagement Finally Called Out By Press — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:43:56 +0000

[...] [Garfield] is another example of negligent oversight and borderline criminal incompetence at the DEP cleanup [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Another Ticking Chemical Timebomb Goes Off in NJ

WolfeNotes.com » Another Ticking Chemical Timebomb Goes Off in NJ — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:24:09 +0000

[...] is another example of negligent oversight and borderline criminal incompetence at the DEP cleanup [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Year of Rollback, Retreat, and Appeasement – Christie Worse Than Whitman 1994

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:26:59 +0000

[...] Despite Pompton Lakes Tragedy, Christie Considering Nixing “Vapor Intrusion” Requirements (2/4/10) [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Christie’s “Ministry of Truth” Running Away From DEP Transition Report

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:53:04 +0000

[...] we have written about that issue several times in detail here, most recently on Feb 4 in “Despite Pompton lakes Tragedy, DEP Weakened and Now Christie Considering Nixing “Vapor Intrusi…” and again on February 12 “Questions for EPA [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » EPA and Newark Mayor Booker Promote Recovery Act Funded Brownfields Redevelopment

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:35:52 +0000

[...] and what we’ve seen recently with the cancer cluster associated with lax DEP oversight of the EPA RCRA Dupont toxic site in Pompton Lakes, what steps is EPA taking to assure Newark residents that similarly dangerous sites will be fully [...]

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WolfeNotes.com » Hal Bozarth and Dave Pringle – perfect together! — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:29:03 +0000

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By: WolfeNotes.com » Questions for EPA Tweets

WolfeNotes.com » Questions for EPA Tweets — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:56:08 +0000

[...] Are residents aware that DEP knew of the vapor problem and that then existing groundwater standards and remedial approaches (i.e. passive remedy) were not [...]

By: Lisa Riggiola

Lisa Riggiola — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:54:03 +0000

Bill:

As you always do, thank you so very much for sharing this important information. This is horrible news and to someone like me and others living with this poisonous gas toxic cocktail, it is not acceptable. Who runs our state, the “people” as it should be or is it the corporations? There is a real urgency that the EPA take total control of oversight in Pompton Lakes and it needs to happen sooner than later.

By: Bill Wolfe

Bill Wolfe — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:27:38 +0000

Hi Lisa – I provided this to you for 3 reasons: 1) to explain some of the delay Pompton Lakes homeowners experienced. Dupont and DEP knew of the problem for years, but DEP claims that they did NOT know of vapor problem inside homes until May 2008. But DEP would have known MUCH sooner if they sampled indoor air in homes BEFORE spending years and hundreds of thousands of dollars on groundwater, soil, and soil gas sampling. That lengthy procedure is required by the Vapor Intrusion Guidance document. It is known as the “phased approach” The phased approach is literally killing us. DEP proposed in July 2009 to expedite things and require indoor air sampling sooner when “sensitive receptors” were involved. The July changes were good, but they were rescinded in November due to industry opposition. CCPL has the unfortunate experience to understand this issue and can advocate for restoration of the July 2009 revisions. 2) The other reason I sent you this was to get word out on the Christie Transition Report, which basically recommends that teh entire VI Guidance document be withdrawn. This would kill the program that discovered the PL problem. The result would be that hundreds of more homes around scores of sites would be unknowingly poisoned. CCPL can weigh in with DEP and the Gov and urge that not happen. 3) These kind of DEP games and concessions to polluters are another good reason for sole EPA control oversight.

By: Lisa Riggiola

Lisa Riggiola — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:15:54 +0000

Bill:

Thank you do much for keeping us up-to-date. This news is very disturbing. What can we do?