E.P.A. Warns Trespassers to Steer Clear of Abandoned Papermill While the Agency Does Its Work

(New York, N.Y.) Earlier this week, the E.P.A. began work at the James River Paper Co., formerly known as the Curtis Paper Mill facility, located in the Town of Milford, New Jersey to address immediate threats at the location and to evaluate potential risks. The Agency is asking that people not enter the property, which has been abandoned for 3 years, while it continues its assessment.

"While it doesn't look like this property poses a risk to the surrounding community, we are concerned about trespassers," said Alan J. Steinberg, E.P.A. Regional Administrator. "We have not fully assessed all of the buildings and we believe they may contain dangerous substances."

The E.P.A. has taken steps to secure the location by repairing and installing new fencing and posting warning signs. The E.P.A. will continue its detailed evaluation of the property. To date, the Agency has identified 3 abandoned paper thickness measuring devices that contain radioactive materials, as well as various containers of unknown chemicals located on both the inside and outside of the facility buildings.

The E.P.A. projects to remove the radioactive materials, and will further evaluate and address any other threats to public health and the environment that may be present on the facility.

For further information on the Superfund program, please go to http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund

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