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The Lower Passaic River Restoration Project begins with a study of the environmental conditions of the river. The study will produce a plan of action to achieve the goals of the Project.

Goals of the Lower Passaic River Restoration Project:

• Remediate Contaminated Sediments
• Improve Water Quality
• Restore Degraded Shorelines
• Restore and Create New Habitats
• Enhance Human Use

Objectives of the Study:

• Characterize the nature and extent of contamination in the Lower Passaic River.
• Characterize the mechanisms governing long-term fate and transport of site contaminants.
• Assess the risks to human and ecological health posed by the contamination in the river.
• Characterize the function and structure of candidate restoration sites in the Lower Passaic River watershed.
• Evaluate remedial alternatives that meet both Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) selection criteria to address unacceptable human health and ecological risks and provide for restoration within the Lower Passaic River watershed.
• Evaluate options for reducing costs associated with dredging New York/New Jersey Harbor sediments contaminated by pollutants originating from the Passaic River.
• Support development of a Natural Resource Damages assessment.

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