EnCap was a proposal to build golf course

Golf course

A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

s and homes on remediated landfill

Landfill

A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...

s in the New Jersey Meadowlands

New Jersey Meadowlands

New Jersey Meadowlands, also known as the Hackensack Meadowlands after the primary river flowing through it, is a general name for the large ecosystem of wetlands in northeast New Jersey in the United States. The Meadowlands are known for being the site of large landfills and decades of...

 in three communities in Bergen County

Bergen County, New Jersey

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, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States

United States

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: Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst, New Jersey

Lyndhurst is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,554.Lyndhurst was originally formed as Union Township on February 19, 1852 from portions of Harrison Township...

, North Arlington

North Arlington, New Jersey

North Arlington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 15,392...

 and Rutherford

Rutherford, New Jersey

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In November 2007, Donald Trump

Donald Trump

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 announced a deal in which he would take over development of the troubled project. Trump's proposal included a world-class golf course designed by Tom Fazio

Tom Fazio

Thomas Fazio, ASGCA is a golf course architect.Fazio graduated in 1962 from Lansdale Catholic High School and was inducted into its "Hall of Fame" in 2007. He began his career in golf course design with his family's firm in suburban Philadelphia, which he left in the 1960s; he established his own...

, homes and a hotel.

On May 27, 2008, the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission

New Jersey Meadowlands Commission

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terminated its agreement with EnCap Golf Holdings, the company that had the contract to redevelop the 785 acres (3.2 km²) site, after the company had missed targets to clean up the landfills as part of the project.