paulsboro, nj

Remediation and Redevelopment
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The former BP Paulsboro Terminal occupies approximately 130 acres across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, PA. From 1929 until 1996, the Terminal was used as a petroleum and chemical storage and distribution facility. BP bought the property in 1969, and the Terminal stopped operating in 1996.

Cleanup of the Terminal began as soon as petroleum products were discovered in groundwater in 1981. Today, considerable environmental activity continues, with more planned. Remediating the site is a lengthy, complex undertaking to which BP is fully committed. Click here to learn about remediation activities from 1981 to today.

In 2002, BP built the East Coast's largest solar energy field on land adjoining the former Terminal site. Government clean energy subsidies partially funded the project. Energy from the solar field helps power environmental cleanup machinery at the site.

BP leased all but six acres of the site to the Borough of Paulsboro at $1 per year for 90 years starting in 2005. Borough, state and South Jersey Port Corporation (SJPC) officials signed agreements last February to create the Port of Paulsboro on the site. In September 2009 the SJPC and Gloucester County Improvement Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site to mark the beginning of the Site Redevelopment process.  The facility is expected to be operational in late 2012 or early 2013.  Remediation will be on-going during port redevelopment and will continue during port operations.  For updates on the port, click here .

Highlights

Site History An overview of site activities past and present

Environmental Efforts> A look at cleanup activities at the site from 1981 until today

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