Why We Did This Report
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this evaluation to determine whether the EPA’s institutional controls related to Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-funded remedial activities at the Cornell Dubilier Electronics Inc. Superfund site in South Plainfield, New Jersey, will minimize human exposure to site contaminants.
Summary of Findings
The fish advisory signs, an informational device used at the Cornell Dubilier Electronics Inc., or CDE, Superfund site, do not align with the EPA’s guidance for fish consumption advisories and do not reflect the requirements documented in the record of decision for a portion of the site known as Operable Unit 4. Also, the EPA’s community engagement strategy for the CDE Superfund site does not align with the EPA’s statement that the strategy is based on regulation and Agency guidance. Incomplete, unavailable, and inaccurate information about the CDE Superfund site compromises the effectiveness of risk communication during the site’s $170 million Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-funded remediation and may result in increased human health risks from exposure to site contaminants.
