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Hyatt Clark Industries Former
Other (Former) Names of Site: General Motors (GM)
| EPA Identification Number: | NJD002457174 | |
| Facility Location: | 1300 Raritan Road, Clark, New Jersey |
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| Facility Contact: | Kim Tucker-Billingslea, (248) 753-5800 | |
| EPA Contact: | Alan Straus, (212) 637-4160, straus.alan@epa.gov | |
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Case Manager: | Christopher Blake, (609) 292-0494 | |
| Last Updated: | October 2005 | |
| Environmental Indicator Status: |
Human Exposures Under Control [PDF
74.15 KB, 27 pp] has been verified. |
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Site Description
The Former Hyatt Clark site was located at 3100 Raritan Road in Clark, New Jersey. The site was comprised of 32 acres of manufacturing areas, 32 acres of parking lots, and 23 acres of woodland. The plant originally manufactured hard-rubber products, such as automobile steering wheels and door handles. For most of the plant's history, anti-friction roller bearings were also produced for the automotive and railroad industries.
The facility had Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permitted tank and container storage units that have been closed. General Motors (GM) constructed the plant in 1938. In 1981, ownership passed from GM to Hyatt Clark Industries. All plant operations ceased in 1987. In 1989, ownership of the plant reverted to GM.
Potential Threats and Contaminants
The soils and groundwater at the site are contaminated with volatile organic compounds (including tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene, 1,1-dichloroethene), semi-volatile compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polyaromatic hydrocarbons, and metals. Groundwater contamination extends into bedrock. Contamination resulted from past manufacturing operations, including leaks from above ground and underground chemical storage tanks, and the off-loading of chemicals.
Cleanup Approach and Progress
General Motors is cleaning up the site under the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Property Transfer Program. NJDEP approved a plan to clean up the soil in February 1999. Contaminated soil has been excavated or capped. A deed notice was issued for the property for hazardous constituents remaining at the site above standards for residential use.
A system to pump pure chemicals (those that are not dissolved in groundwater) is also underway. Both the groundwater and the chemicals separated from the groundwater are held in tanks on the site prior to their being sent off-site to be disposed of properly. The site was redeveloped as a golf course in 2001.
An investigation of groundwater both on and off the site is ongoing to determine how far the contaminated groundwater has migrated. Once the investigation is completed, a plan will be developed to control and clean up the groundwater. The future use of the property is restricted to a golf course, clubhouse, driving range, and putting green.
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).
