This spring, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will continue to address the source of groundwater contamination at the former E.C. Electroplating (ECE) property located at 125 Clark Street in Garfield, New Jersey.

EPA will use bioremediation technologies to treat the groundwater beneath the ECE property that is contaminated with chromium. The treatment will break down the chromium into  less toxic substances. EPA will monitor the groundwater and soil gas while removing chromium from groundwater.

EPA will also address an underground heating oil storage tank located beneath the ECE property. This will involve digging to the top of the tank, opening the tank, removing the  remaining residual oil and filling the tank with sand, concrete or other material and covering the abandoned tank with soil...

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