UXO Site selected: Former Raritan Arsenal, NJ
General Area: Edison, NJ

Site Type/Program: FUDS

Location: Raritan Arsenal occupied approximately 3,200 acres and was bounded by Woodbridge Avenue and the Raritan River between Mill Road and Clearview Avenue in Edison, New Jersey.

Brief History: The Former Raritan Arsenal was used extensively for U.S. Army operations from 1917 to 1963. Operations included receipt, storage, and maintenance of ammunition shipped form other ordnance facilities or returned from overseas; renovation of ammunition designated for long-term storage; the salvage of outmoded or seriously deteriorated ammunition; ordnance research and development; and shipment and receipt of weapons. During operations, waste materials, including ordnance, were routinely buried on site as this was the standard method of disposal at that time. The arsenal was closed in 1963. Following closure, areas of the site were identified for further study with respect to possible ordnance and explosives contamination. This preliminary remediation work resulted in many of the areas being surface cleared or partially decontaminated. More extensive investigations followed, including work under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) for Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) program.
Range / Site Description:

The property is owned and/or used by Middlesex County College, Thomas A. Edison County Park, the U.S. General Services Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Raritan Center Industrial Park and several privately owned light industrial, warehousing and hotel operations.



Associated Munitions:

Activities Completed: A contract for ordnance removal activity at Area 12 was awarded in April 2010.

Issues:

Other Information:

If you have or know of any chanegs to the information posted about or want to donate additional images or reports on Former Raritan Arsenal, NJ, please email UXOInfo.com at information@uxoinfo.com

Back To UXO Site Search Page
Back to UXO Site Inventory Search Page                        UXOInfo.com Home