Raritan Bay Slag Community Advisory Group

12/02/2025

There will be a meeting tonight, 6:30 pm at the LH Rec Center.

12/02/2025

Here is the update from the EPA's site manager:

Hello All,

I hope you’re all doing well and had a good Thanksgiving holiday. Below is EPA’s December update for the CAG.

Enforcement: EPA continues to pursue on-going actions and activities for the site.

Remedial Action Seawall Sector: The Remedial Action activities at the site continue to move forward.

Solicitation: The USACE released the contractor solicitation for the Seawall Sector RA on November 21, 2025.

Contractor Site Visit: A site visit is scheduled for the potential RA contractors on December 8, 2025. The potential RA contractors will be on site to view the site where the RA will be performed.

Sampling: Additional sampling is scheduled for December 8, 2025 to collect samples in support of the sheet pile wall. EPA will be collecting groundwater/sediment samples within the bay and/or along the shoreline.

Please feel free to send me any questions you may have regarding the site.

Happy Holidays!

Tanya

07/01/2025

The July meeting is canceled. Next public meeting will be 2nd Tuesday in September.

03/04/2025

Hello everyone,

Please see an update below from Tanya Mitchell, the EPA site manager.

Below is a brief update. Unfortunately, we have no new updates to the last schedule that had been provided.

The court entered the consent decree on February 10, which was unopposed during the comment period.

- July 2024 - EPA entered into an agreement for USACE to contract for cleanup work
- Fall-Winter 2025 - USACE develops detailed engineering and administrative requirements for the remedial action to include in the request for proposal for cleanup work, and procures contract
- Spring-Summer 2026 - Contractor develops workplan based on USACE requirements and prepares for construction
- Late Fall 2026 - Construction mobilization and work begins

If you have any question, please feel free to forward to my attention.

Regards,
Tanya

03/04/2025

The consent decree was approved by the federal District Court on February 10. This means that NL Industries, the federal government, the state of New Jersey and Old Bridge Township have agreed how much they will pay to cover the costs of the cleanup and when they will pay; and a judge has approved the agreement.

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03/04/2025

After a brief hiatus we will be meeting again, starting tonight at 6:30 pm in the Laurence Harbor Recreation Building. EPA will not be in attendance tonight.

2025 MEETINGS

For 2025, I’m proposing the following meeting dates.

- All meetings are at 6:30 pm.
- All are first Tuesdays except September, November and December, which are second Tuesdays.
- All will be at the LH Rec Building except July and August, which will be at the LH First Aid Squad.

March 4
April 1
May 6
June 3
July 1
August 5
September 9
October 7
November 11
December 9


2025 TOPICS & GOALS

We have the following primary goals to address this year:
1. Continue 2-way communication with the EPA regarding the cleanup.
2. Aid EPA in informing the public of the cleanup.
3. Make recommendations to NOAA and the other Natural Resources Stakeholders on how to spend the money that is set aside for natural resource remediation.

As always, thank you for your support!

02/02/2025

We do not have any meetings scheduled yet for 2025. I expect to start up again in March.

01/07/2025

No meeting tonight. Stay tuned for February.

11/12/2024

There will be an important Slag CAG meeting Tuesday night, November 12, 6:30 pm at the Laurence Harbor Rec Center.

At the meeting representatives from NOAA will be present to discuss options for restoration projects.

Expected guests:
Lisa Rosman, NOAA
Carl Alderson, NOAA

Agenda:

1. Convene
2. Accept minutes
3. EPA Updates
4. Consent Decree Public Comment Period
5. Discussion of possible restoration projects with NOAA
6. Nomination of new CAG member
7. New Business
8. Next Meeting Reminder
9. Adjourn

Last month's meeting with the EPA and NOAA was very informative. I recommend you read the minutes (more like a transcript) at the link below.

Minutes from 10/8 meeting and prior:

Raritan Bay Slag CAG Minutes CAG Meeting 10/8/24 Location: LH Recreation Building CAG Attendees: Samantha Manburg, Dave Merwin, John Olivera, George Millet, Lynn Olivera,Tania Espinosa, Jo-Ann Cassidy, Karl Hartkopf, Greg Remaud, Bill Schultz, Paulette Mayers EPA Attendees: Eric Wilson Deputy D...

11/08/2024

At Carteret PAC right now!

10/08/2024

Hello friends,

The next meeting of the Raritan Bay Slag Community Advisory Group (CAG) will beTuesday night, October 8, 6:30 pm at the Laurence Harbor Rec Center.

Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be present to review the recent Consent Decree. Representatives from NOAA will also be present to address questions about the Natural Resource Trustees.

In attendance:
- Raritan Bay Slag CAG members
- Tanya Mitchell, EPA Remedial Project Manager
- Eric Wilson, EPA Deputy Director for Enforcement & Homeland Security, Superfund & Emergency Management Division
- Lisa Rosman, NOAA
- Carl Alderson, NOAA

Do not worry if you are not able to attend the meeting: the EPA will hold a public hearing October 17 in Old Bridge in a larger facility.

EPA Press Release about the Consent Decree: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14cDa-wbgMwj8pQajsda3roJ8dsAXoAtWbOq6UiMdX1jDpuG4EXf9ODtKnr4H/view?usp=sharing

For more information on the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site, visit:
http://www.epa.gov/region2/superfund/npl/raritanbayslag

The Raritan Bay Slag Community Advisory Group was formed by local residents and stakeholders in 2010 to act as a liaison between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the local community.

Minutes from recent CAG meetings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15JhOJEapvcEjVREynmxRrDmhXHKpmPPh_0YQ6WuKq6U/edit?usp=sharing

09/10/2024

Hello everyone! Tonight's public meeting is CANCELLED due to a scheduling conflict with the rec center. Sorry for the late notice. The next meeting will be Tuesday, October 8. We are trying to get the same attendees next month.