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Chevron Products Company - Division of Chevron Co USA
| EPA Identification Number: | NJD081982902 | |
| Facility Location: | 1200 State Street, Perth Amboy, New Jersey |
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| Facility Contact Name: | Robert Lavorario, (732) 738-2207 | |
| EPA Contact Name: | Sin-Kie Tjho, (212) 637-4115, tjho.sin-kie@epa.gov | |
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Case Manager: | Maria Franco-Spera, (609) 633-0715 | |
| Last Updated: | October 2005 | |
| Environmental Indicator Status: | Human Exposures Under Control
[PDF 68.51KB, 18
pp] has been verified. Groundwater Contamination Under Control: No status has been recorded. |
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Site Description
The Chevron Products Co., a division of Chevron USA Inc. is located at 1200 State Street in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The site comprises 368 acres in the city of Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Township. It is bounded on the north by Woodbridge Creek, on the east by the Arthur Kill, on the south by industrial properties, and on the west by Convery Boulevard (State Highway 35).
The Chevron Products Co., a division of Chevron USA Inc., site has been used for petroleum refining since 1920. It has also been used for the storage, blending and shipping of asphalt, light oils and heavy oil. In 1983, Chevron reduced its operations at the site to just asphalt production and the storage and transfer of petroleum products.
EPA and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permits to Chevron to monitor the closed landfarm of the facility and to clean up the entire site.
Potential Threats and Contaminants
The refinery operations and waste management at the site resulted in the contamination of both the soil and groundwater. Preliminary data show that the soil and groundwater are contaminated mainly with benzene, xylenes, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, arsenic, lead, beryllium and tetra ethyl lead. In addition, light oily substances (such as crude oil and refined products) have been found to be floating on the groundwater at a number of locations.
Cleanup Approach and Progress
In the 1980's, after Chevron upgraded its wastewater management practices
with the installation of an effluent treatment plant, it began closing
surface impoundments and a landfarm. The closure of the landfarm was completed,
but the other work remains. With EPA and NJDEP oversight, Chevron has
completed the first phase of the sitewide investigation pursuant to the
RCRA permits and has also implemented a number of interim measures to
remove contaminated soil and some of the oily substances floating on the
groundwater.
In addition, Chevron has been monitoring groundwater underneath the site
to assess if the contamination is leaving the site. Preliminary data was
found to be inconclusive and Chevron will continue the monitoring. Pursuant
to 1998 agreements among the City of Perth Amboy, Chevron and NJDEP, the
cleanup of western portions of the site (West Yard and Amboy Field) has
been expedited to facilitate future development.
The next phase of the sitewide investigation will focus on refining data on the geophysical characteristics of the site, on the contamination of soils and groundwater, as well as the potential impacts on the surface water and sediment. This phase is targeted to be completed by 2003. In November 2001, Chevron submitted a sitewide-investigation work plan to EPA and NJDEP for review. The work plan was rejected by NJDEP because it did not follow the state's Technical Requirements for Site Remediation rule. Other comments and concerns were provided to Chevron in March 2002.
After the investigation, final corrective measures for the entire facility will be selected through a modification of the RCRA permit and Chevron will be required to implement the final corrective measures. Meanwhile, Chevron will continue the removal of light oily substances from the groundwater and monitoring sitewide groundwater. If necessary, additional and focused cleanups will be performed. Restrictions will be imposed on future uses of the property and groundwater underneath the facility.
Site Repository
Copies of supporting technical documents and correspondence cited in the site fact sheet are available for public review at the following location:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Solid & Hazardous Waste
Records Center
401 E. State Street, 6th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08625
Telephone: (609) 777-3373
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) makes available its public records through formal request under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).
