Gloucester City Superfund Site 20 Times More Contaminated than 1999 Estimates, EPA Cuts Cleanup Budget in Half

EPA estimates of contamination at the former Welsbach Facility superfund site were off by a factor of 20, and excluded a newly discovered radioactive groundwater plume. Nonetheless, the agency says its models show cancer risks from the site “are lower than or within” acceptable ranges, and has halved the scope and cost of its remediation plan.

March 18, 2025