Pollution in Gloucester County, New Jersey

Gloucester County contains 434 EPA-regulated facilities, 15 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 9 Superfund sites and 25 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $2.2M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 384.0k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the New Jersey state average of 122 per county.

Superfund9NPL sites
TRI Facilities25reporters
EPA Facilities434regulated
Sig. Violators15current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Pioneer Metal Finishing IncFranklinvilleListed on NPL
Matlack IncWoolwich TownshipCleanup underway
Shieldalloy CorpNewfield BoroughCleanup underway
Hercules Inc Gibbstown PlantGibbstownCleanup underway
Franklin BurnFranklin TownshipReady for anticipated reuse
Chemical Leaman Tank Lines IncBridgeportReady for anticipated reuse
Matteo Sons IncThorofareCleanup underway
Helen Kramer LandfillMantua TownshipConstruction complete
Bridgeport Rental Oil ServicesBridgeportCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Paulsboro Refining CompanyPaulsboro318.1kPenalties
Delaware River PlantBridgeport31.3kPenalties
Saint-Gobain Performance PlasticsMickleton14.9kCompliant
Johnson Matthey Inc @ Mid Atlantic Ind PkWest Deptford9.6kPenalties
Solvay Solexis IncThorofare3.9kPenalties
Cpi Operations LlcPaulsboro3.6kPenalties
Keystone IndustriesGibbstown1.3kCompliant
Veranova L.p.Paulsboro Boro618Compliant
Coim UsaPaulsboro312Penalties
Ethos Biosciences, Inc.Logan Township305Compliant
Silvi Concrete Of WoodburyWoodbury City13Compliant
Silvi Concrete Of LoganGibbstown1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Logan Generating Co Logan Generating PlantSwedesboro$140.9k2023-09-13
Gloucester County Solid Waste ComplexSwedesboro$20.6k2024-08-22
1847 Crown Point Rd WarehouseWest Deptford Twp$0
B P Oil IncPaulsboro$02021-08-31
Wheelabrator Gloucester Resource Recovery FacilityWestville$02025-08-27
Rowan University Fossil ParkMantua Twp$02024-12-19
Main Road School$0
Caroline Reutter School-Treatment PlantFranklinville$02008-10-30
East Coast CoresGreenwich Twp$0
Well No. 3East Greenwich Twp$0
Frank J Fazzio & Sons IncPitman$02023-04-20
Deptford Plating Co IncDeptford$02021-02-22
Millennial Pool MgmtWilliamstown$0
Mary F Janvier School-Treatment PlantFranklinville$0
Stewart Memorial Park-Treatment PlantMullica Hill$0