The Raymark Industries Inc. Superfund Site in Stratford, Conn., is receiving funding to clean hazardous waste at the site.
A June 2 Environmental Protection Agency news release reported the Biden-Harris administration and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will contribute $23 million for the cleanup.
“Today's announcement is great news for citizens, property owners and business owners in Stratford,” David Cash, EPA New England regional administrator, said in the release. "This unprecedented amount of funding that's coming from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will ensure that the Raymark cleanup continues full throttle. I want to thank our partners at the state and at the Army Corps, as well as the community of Stratford for engaging in the ongoing cleanup activities and helping EPA to restore multiple properties so that they can be safely operated and productively used.”
The Raymark site is at Superfund status, meaning there’s a lot of hazardous waste. Superfund status locations include former manufacturing facilities and landfills, to name a few, according to the release. The waste left by Raymark Industries reportedly came from decades of automotive breaks, clutch parts and other friction components, the news release said. Once it closed its doors, it left waste that had polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos, lead and copper.
“DEEP is proud to continue the excellent working partnership with EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers and the town of Stratford to facilitate the cleanup of Raymark waste at various properties in Stratford," Katie Dykes, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said in the news release. "Once completed, the remedial work will provide an opportunity to redevelop the impacted properties, which will benefit Stratford and its residents.”
“The remediation of Raymark waste has been a long-standing effort involving many partners including town, state and federal agencies working in concert to address the groundwater and soil contamination at this Superfund Site,"Stratford Mayor Laura Hoydick said in the release. "We have come a long way together in that process, and we still have much to do, and this announcement today cements our unified commitment to remediation."
