Krysowaty Farm

Overview

Krysowaty Farm, also called the Three Bridges Drum Dump, sits in Hillsborough Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. From 1965 to 1970, operators dumped, crushed, and buried about 500 drums of paint and dye wastes on the 1-acre property. They also disposed of demolition debris, tires, automobiles, solvents, and waste sludge there. In 1979, local residents noticed odors in their well water, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection found volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the groundwater. The township began providing bottled water to affected residents in 1982, and a permanent alternate water supply pipeline was later installed.

EPA added the site to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) in September 1983. Investigators found 49 contaminants of concern spread across soil, groundwater, and solid waste. These include VOCs such as chlorobenzene, toluene, xylene, and ethylbenzene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) like benzo(a)pyrene and naphthalene, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides including lindane and p,p'-DDE, and industrial chemicals such as hexachlorobenzene and pentachlorophenol.

EPA selected a cleanup remedy in June 1984. The plan called for excavating and removing contaminated soil and wastes to an approved off-site disposal facility, installing a permanent water supply pipeline for affected residents, and monitoring the site for five years. Remedial design ran from August 1984 through July 1985, and cleanup work took place from August 1985 through January 1986. Construction was formally completed on February 22, 1989, the same date EPA deleted the site from the NPL. Groundwater monitoring wrapped up in 1991 with no contaminants detected, after which New Jersey sealed the monitoring wells. The site reached "sitewide ready for anticipated reuse" status on June 13, 2006, meaning all cleanup goals for current and future land uses have been met and no unacceptable risks from remaining contamination exist. A private residence now occupies the property.

Human exposure at the site is under control. There are no unacceptable exposure pathways to contamination. The site is not classified as a groundwater site, so groundwater migration control does not apply. Community members who want to review site documents can visit the EPA Superfund Records Center at 290 Broadway, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10007.