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NPL Site Narrative for Rockaway Township Wells
ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP WELLS
Rockaway, New Jersey
Federal Register Notice: September 8, 1983Conditions at listing (December 1982): The Rockaway Township Wells Site is in Rockaway, Morris County, New Jersey. Three wells are contaminated with various volatile organic chemicals. Several sources of the contamination are suspected, but only one has been confirmed. The Rockaway Township well system services about 12,000 people.
Status (July 1983): Rockaway Township currently treats the contaminated wells. Shell Oil, identified as a source of ether contamination, installed an aeration system to remove ether from the water, and the township installed an activated carbon system to remove other volatile organics.
For more information about the hazardous substances identified in this narrative summary, including general information regarding the effects of exposure to these substances on human health, please see the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ToxFAQs. ATSDR ToxFAQs can be found on the Internet at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html or by telephone at 1-888-42-ATSDR or 1-888-422-8737.