PJP Landfill The United States Environmental Protection Agency added the PJP Landfill site in Marion Section of Jersey City, New Jersey to the Superfund National Priorities List on September 1, 1983, because hazardous chemicals were found in the soil and gro ...
. It is a component of the
Hackensack River Greenway
Hackensack River Greenway, once known as the Hackensack RiverWalk, a is partially constructed greenway along the Newark Bay and Hackensack River in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
The linear park, which closely follows the contou ...
, a linear park along the banks of the river and
Newark Bay
Newark Bay is a tidal bay at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers in northeastern New Jersey. It is home to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the largest container shipping facility in Port of New York and New Jersey, t ...
PJP Landfill The United States Environmental Protection Agency added the PJP Landfill site in Marion Section of Jersey City, New Jersey to the Superfund National Priorities List on September 1, 1983, because hazardous chemicals were found in the soil and gro ...
a
Superfund
Superfund is a United States federal environmental remediation program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program is administered by the United States Environmental Pro ...
site in 1982 and the landfill was capped in 1985.
In 2008, AMB Corporation bought approximately of the site. This property was to be capped and a warehouse constructed, while the rest of the property owned by AMB would be turned into greenspace. The Remedial Action Construction began in 2008. It has been redeveloped, and is home to a warehouse and a walkway. The remaining portion of the site is managed by Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc. and CWM Chemical Services, LLC (collectively “CCS”), which are responsible for a multi-layer, modified solid waste cap, wetlands reconstruction and enhancement efforts, and environmental monitoring.
Location and design
Initially introduced as Marion Greenway Park, the project first received funding in 2009.
The park is in the
Marion Section
Marion is a section of Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
History
The Marion Section was laid out in the 1870s and was developed in the early 20th century. The name is speculated to have come from either the old Marion Hote ...
on the
West Side
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United Kingdom
* West Side, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
* Westside, Birmingham E ...
Lincoln Park
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, with which it has the potential to be connected as part of the
Hackensack RiverWalk
Hackensack RiverWalk, also known as the Hackensack River Greenway, a is partially constructed greenway along the Newark Bay and Hackensack River in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The linear park, which closely follows the contour ...
project.
Covid memorial
The park will include one of the first memorials in North America for victims of the coronavirus pandemic. The site will have one tree planted for each Jersey City resident who died of the disease. Construction has been delayed by the environmental approval process.