DPW Investigative Committee Final Report

Gregg F Paser, EsqGregg F Paser

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Associaes18 Ralroad Ave., Suie 10Rochelle Park New Jersey 07662Tel 201) 890078Fax 201 89-0520Aorney for Borough of Duon IN RE DPW ENVIRONMENTALREMEDIATIONBOROUGH OF DUMONT DPW INVESTIGATORY COMMITTEEBERGEN COUNTYNEW ERSEY

REPORT OF FNDNGSDcmb 20, 2011

Ths offce was requesed o assis n he nvesigaon of he Duon DPWReediaion and o repor fndings herefroThe Duon DPW Invesigaory Coee is chaired by Council Presden Carl MannaCouncil Mebers Mahew MCarrck and Ellen Zaechansky seve as he oher ebers

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFATORY NOTE

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1PART I. INTRODUCTION

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1PART II. INVESTIGATION AND FINDINGS

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3A Inital Response by the Borough ...........  .......  .............3BSuary of docuents fro Nowel Aoroso and NJDEP

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 Dcmb 010 dpostons of DPW woks

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anuay Fbuay 011 dpostons of fom Councmn and fomDPW Supntndnt John Cook

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Ap 011 caton of DPW nvstgatoy Commtt Octob 011dposton of fom Chf of Staff Jack Eck; unsuccssfu attmpts toobtan tstmony fom fom Mayo Donad Wnant and fom CouncmanMcha Lcam

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28PART III SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ......................... 31GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS ........................................... a

PREFATOR OTE

Due o he voluinous naure of he docuens relied upon in creaing hisrepo only hose docuens ha are highly relevan o he sua and conclusionare aached hereo All oher docuens will be held on file by he Borough Clerk andcan be ade available pursuan o a duly subied OPRA reques

PART I. NTRODUCTION

his repor arises ou of an invesgaion ino facs surrounding an allegedly chronic sae of environenal conainaion ha has been in place a and around he Duon Depaen of Public Works DPW") grounds for ore han weny 20) years.Mebers of he curren governing body becae aware of he exisence of hisconainaion on or around 10/01/2010, when Mayor Mahew P McHale Mayor McHale") received a nine 9) page leer of 09/29/2010 fro he New ersey Deparen of Environenal Proecion NDEP") Responsible Pary Invesigaions Uni, oulininghe naure and hisoy of he conainaion as per he NDEPs inforaonSee 09/29/10 Leer fro Rodney F. Murray NDEP Responsible Pary Invesigaions Uni,annexed hereo as Exhibi A.According o he 09/29/2010 leer fro he NDEP, he conainaon a or around he DPW resuled fro several incidens of discharges of hazardoussubsances as follows

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09/1986 discharge of gasoline resuling fro an ovefill of an undergroundsorage ank US") conainaed soil excavaed bu no addiional inforaionprovided o NDEP regarding reediaion)

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10/1986 hrough 0/1987 leaking ,000galon gasoline US a 1 Aladdin Avenue DPW Sie") US reoved in April 1987 conainaed soil excavaed andbackfilled bu no addiional invesigaion/reediaion conduced);

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