Superfund Site:

LOWER HACKENSACK RIVER
BERGEN AND HUDSON COUNTIES, NJ

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Shereen Kandil
(212) 637-4333

Remedial Project Manager
Josh Smeraldi
(212) 637-4302

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Site Location

Street Address:
1 Meadowlands Parkway (near Route 3 West Bridge Crossing
the Lower Hackensack River)
BERGEN AND HUDSON COUNTIES, NJ 07094

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Announcements and Key Topics

EPA announced in September 2022 that the Lower Hackensack River located in Bergen and Hudson counties, New Jersey, has been added to the Superfund program's National Priorities List (NPL). EPA’s community update provides information on the history and reason for the proposal. and may also be viewed in Spanish and Portuguese.

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Background

The Lower Hackensack River has contaminated sediment in the river located within Bergen and Hudson counties in New Jersey. The contaminated sediment extends from Oradell Dam to near the mouth of ...
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