On behalf of the City, Excel prepared a comprehensive BDA application for the 250-acre Salem City Industrial District that was submitted to the NJDEP in March 2005 and was approved by the Office of Brownfield Reuse in November 2005. Investigation and remedial action activities are ongoing to date and the BDA will be extended for the calendar year 2011 through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NJDEP, Salem and the BDA Steering Committee.
The BDA includes multiple, large industrial waterfront properties that are owned by the City as well as several private property owners along the Salem River and Fenwick Creek. Excel has obtained individual grant awards on behalf of the City for PA, SI, RI, and RA to facilitate remediation and redevelopment of these prime waterfront properties. These individual grants were obtained for the following Brownfield properties within the BDA:
Tri County Oil Property, 1 Front Street
Excel conducted PA, SI, RI and RA phases of work at 1 Front Street with funds secured under the HDSRF program. The PA findings indicated environmental concerns related to the bulk fuel storage areas at the property as well as the former service station that ceased operations in early 2003.
In 2007, Excel negotiated with NJDEP to allow for the removal of the Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST) under a SI phase and the removal of residual product within the ASTs was completed as a RA phase. We secured 100% grant funding for removal of the ASTs and investigation of underlying soil and groundwater quality through the HDSRF grant program.
Based on the SI findings, both soil and groundwater were found to contain petroleum impacts. In 2008, Excel proceeded to prepare an application on behalf of the City to continue investigative work under an RI phase, however, prior to initiating this phase, NJDEP approved funding for the removal of all concrete debris and the surrounding retaining wall as these items were deemed as obstructions to performing the RI work.
The concrete has been removed and Excel is currently conducting RI activities to delineate the impacts to soil and groundwater. HDSRF also provided funding for the erection of a chain-link fence around the entire property for safety and security purposes during the upcoming RA phases of work. Currently, Excel is conducting supplemental RI work in the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) right-of-way to determine soil and groundwater impacts offsite.
Anchor Glass Container Corporation – 83 Griffith Street (Former Heinz Facility only)
Anchor Glass is in the process of investigating environmental concerns associated with the former Heinz Facility under the ISRA. A RAW was recently submitted to the NJDEP for review. Excel has acted as a resource advising the City with regard to environmental compliance issues related to the ongoing investigation and proposed remedial action by Anchor at this facility. In particular, Excel has advised the City on strategies for leveraging the HDSRF program to mutually benefit Anchor as well as the City with regard to RA strategies and positioning the property for planned redevelopment.
Atlantic City Electric Co. Property – 17-25 5th Street
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct a PA and SI at this property. Excel recently completed the PA and SI phase of work and is awaiting approval of the SI report and RI scope of work. Upon approval, Excel is poised to initiate RI activities immediately to delineate the environmental concerns found during the SI phase of work.
Bader’s Citgo Service Station – 40 West Broadway
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct a PA and SI at this property. Excel recently completed the PA phase of work and has submitted the PA Report to NJDEP for approval. Additionally, Excel has revised the SI scope of work and has obtained approval by NJDEP to proceed. Excel is working on access to the property with the owner. Upon approval to access the property, Excel is poised to initiate SI activities immediately to address the environmental concerns found during the PA phase of work.
Former Machine Shop – 43 Ward Street
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct a PA and SI at this property. Excel and the BDA Steering Committee have been trying to establish access to this property in order to conduct the PA and SI. These efforts to obtain access are ongoing.
Former Sunoco Service Station – 116 West Broadway
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct a PA and SI at this property. Excel and the BDA Steering Committee have been trying to establish access to this property in order to conduct the PA and SI. These efforts to obtain access from Sunoco are ongoing.
GE Fabricators, Inc. – 35 West Broadway & Front Street
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct a PA and SI at this property. Excel and the BDA Steering Committee have been trying to establish access to this property in order to conduct the PA and SI. These efforts to obtain access are ongoing.
McCarthy’s Bar Inc. – 190 Griffith Street
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct a PA and SI at this property. Excel recently completed the PA and SI phase of work and is awaiting approval of the SI report and RI scope of work. Upon approval, Excel is poised to initiate RI activities immediately to delineate the environmental concerns found during the SI phase of work.
Ivy Point Property – Hancock Street (Former National Freight Property)
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct an RI at this property. Excel has completed the RI activities and will be submitting the RI report to NJDEP shortly along with a RAW. Excel is also assisting the Responsible Party, South Jersey Gas, with preparation of an RA report to document the existing capped portions of the property and the environmentally restricted areas and obtain a conditional NFA as the final remedy.
Powell Property – Tilbury Road
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct a PA and SI at this property. Excel and the BDA Steering Committee have been trying to establish access to this property in order to conduct the PA and SI. These efforts to obtain access are ongoing.
Salem City Sanitary Landfill – Tilbury Road
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct a PA at this property. Excel recently completed the PA phase of work and has submitted the Draft PA Report to the BDA Steering Committee for review and certification. This PA Report will act as an environmental baseline dataset and will enable the City to address any concerns a future developer may have as they consider the former landfill as a building site.
214 Grant Street (County Rail Yard)
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct a PA and SI at this property. Excel recently completed the PA and SI phase of work and is awaiting approval of the SI report and RI scope of work. Upon approval, Excel is poised to initiate RI activities immediately to delineate the environmental concerns found during the SI phase of work.
Ernie Davis Property – Keasbey Street
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct a PA and SI at this property. Excel recently completed the PA phase of work and has obtained NJDEP for approval. Excel has initiated SI work to address the environmental concerns found during the PA phase of work.
South Jersey Port Corporation/Bermuda International Terminals Property
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct a PA and SI at this property. Excel and the BDA Steering Committee have been trying to establish access to this property in order to conduct the PA and SI. These efforts to obtain access are ongoing.
North Bend Fire Company No. 4
Excel is in the process of preparing and submitting an HDSRF application to NJDEP to conduct a PA and SI on this property. The City and Steering Committee has expressed an interest in adding this property as a Brownfield site to the BDA.
Former Sunoco Service Station – 383 East Broadway
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct a PA and SI at this property. Excel and the BDA Steering Committee have been trying to establish access to this property in order to conduct the PA and SI. These efforts to obtain access from Sunoco are ongoing.
Sunoco Service Station – 412 East Broadway
Excel obtained HDSRF funding to conduct a PA and SI at this property. Excel and the BDA Steering Committee have been trying to establish access to this property in order to conduct the PA and SI. These efforts to obtain access from Sunoco are ongoing.