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FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITE INSTALLATION ID: NJ29799F097800

DEAL TEST SITE

asbury park, New Jersey

Cost So Far

$95K

Money already spent on the evaluation and cleanup of hazardous sites.

Expected Additional Cost

$1.34M

The estimated amount of money needed for evaluation and cleanup of hazardous sites at this installation.

Completion Date

2021

The date the DOD says cleanup of all sites was completed. Long term monitoring may continue after this date.

The Deal Test Site was used in connection with radio wave propagation research studies, research experiments in waveguides and antennae, field experiments and measurements for various DOD agencies, and other on-the-air field testing of... see more » The Deal Test Site was used in connection with radio wave propagation research studies, research experiments in waveguides and antennae, field experiments and measurements for various DOD agencies, and other on-the-air field testing of sophisticated communications and surveillance techniques. The site contained 15 buildings, five steel towers and a radome. There were underground power cables leading from the buildings into the field and a copper grid network throughout the area for the grounding of antennae. There were also a number of miscellaneous wood poles and a former lagoon area located on the property. All of the buildings, the steel towers, and all other improvements were constructed by a prior lessee, Bell Laboratories. (Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) « see less

Below are the locations of hazardous sites associated with this military installation, according to the DOD. A site’s contamination may affect a much larger area, including public and private lands and the water supplies beneath them.

High Risk

Medium Risk

Low Risk

Risk Not Evaluated or Not Required

Response Complete

We haven't independently confirmed the location of every site. If you notice a site placed at the incorrect location, please contact us.

Not all sites in the DOD data include location information, so there may be sites listed below that are missing from the map. The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD to prioritize the cleanup of sites.

1 Active Site

Sites where military cleanup actions are still ongoing. The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD, which prioritizes the cleanup of sites that pose greatest threat to safety, human health, and the environment.

Site ID: 01HTRW

SI

Contaminated Ground Water

Cost

$1.34M

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

Sep 2021

Contaminated Areas

Groundwater: High Risk

Groundwater under the site is moving, but the direction is not known. Groundwater at the site is used for irrigation.

Contaminants: Lead 222.0 ug/L Arsenic 747.0 ug/L Chromium 767.0 ug/L

Soil: High Risk

Exposed contaminated could be carried off-site by water or wind. Park users or workers could come in direct contact with contaminated soil.

Contaminants: Arsenic 246.0 mg/kg

Sediment (Human): Risk Not Evaluated

Surface Water (Human): Risk Not Evaluated

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Update (Dec. 5, 2017): We have changed the source of the installation cost data after being notified by the Department of Defense that they erroneously reported their own cost figures on the DERP website. We are now displaying the costs the department says are the most accurate available, from the Pentagon’s DERP database that we received in a FOIA request.

Note: The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD to prioritize the cleanup of sites.

Data: All data comes from the Defense Environmental Restoration Program and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and will be released soon at the ProPublica Data Store. Read our methodology »