Description: New Jersey has the most Superfund sites in the nation, despite being the fourth smallest state. The EPA has embarked on an ambitious program to remediate these sites for public health and safety. In  the last twenty years there has been an added push to restore these sites, often of large size, to open space and native wildlife habitat. 

 Early on, Bob Swain of the Dawson Corporation (now SumCo Eco Contracting) decided to pursue these projects. He obtained all the hazardous waste credentials and invested in equipment and  workforce to comply with strict EPA and Army Corps of Engineers requirements for work of this nature. Bill Young, working for Dawson, was project manager on no less than forty of these hazmat sites in  NY/NJ/PA and DE. On this talk, Bill will provide details, insights, and results from four high profile projects. Because these sites can never be built on, it is a rare opportunity to provide critical habitat  and bring wildlife back. And many of these cleaned up sites provide a measure of environmental justice to underserved communities. 

Presenters: By Bill Young, PWS, CERP

Hosts: This online seminar is hosted by the Native Plant Society of NJ

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CERPs/CERPITs: This webinar has been approved for 1 CEC.