The 31.4-acre Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc. (CLTL) Bridgeport Terminal is located approximately two miles south of the Delaware River in Logan Township, New Jersey. In 1961, the property began operating as facility for dispatching, storing, maintaining, and cleaning tanker trucks and trailers. It is bordered to the east and southeast by farmland and a forested wetland area known as Cedar Swamp. Moss Branch Creek drains portions of Cedar Swamp into Cooper Lake, located approximately 1,000 feet north of the CLTL terminal. In 1984, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added the site to the Superfund Program’s National Priorities List (NPL) due to elevated concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in soil, groundwater, and the adjacent wetlands. The remedial activities have been completed and the site is in the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) phase.

The natural resource trustees for the site are the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) acting through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). In 2001, a settlement was finalized for natural resource damages under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Under the terms of the settlement, the Trustees recovered approximately $4.1 million for restoration of injured resources including migratory birds, wetlands, uplands, and groundwater. Pursuant to CERCLA Section 111(i), the Trustees finalized two Restoration Plans, in 2008 and 2018, and a final amendment in 2024.

The Trustees have used recovered restoration funds to acquire seven properties to preserve high quality wetland habitats and facilitate groundwater recharge, promote the colonization of a biocontrol to combat the invasive mile-a-minute plant that outcompetes native plants in wetland habitats, and restore 430 acres of tidal wetlands for the benefit of migratory birds and other wildlife.