Edgewater

The Quanta Resources Site is located in a former industrialized parcel directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The site was used for coal tar storage from the 1930s until 1974, followed by the reprocessing of waste oil. The site previously contained over 60 aboveground storage tanks and 10 underground storage tanks having a total storage capacity of more than nine million gallons. During the years of plant operations, coal tar was off-loaded from barges docked at the site. The upland areas as well as the river sediment adjacent to the site contain a variety of contaminants including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), arsenic, chromium, and lead. A plume of coal tar creosote exists beneath the site that extends into the Hudson River creating an oil sheen on the river adjacent to the site.The site was added to the National Priorities (Superfund) List in September 2002. Honeywell International retained Geosyntec to perform site investigation, a feasibility study, and remedial design services to control the oil sheen and to meet the overall requirements of U.S. EPA Region 2.