United States
Environmental Protection Agency
HW-3.9
January 1987
nescRiPrroNS OF 64 SITES ON PROPOSED UPCATS #6 TO NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST
Tnis document consists of descriptions of the 54 sites proposed in
rtecember 1986 as Update *6 to the National Priorities List (WL). [n most
cases, the size of the site is indicated on the basis of presently
available information. The size may chanqe in the future as additional
information is gathered on the extent of contamination.
All sites are arranged alphabetically by State and by site.
Remedial Actions Under Superfund
Superfund is a national Trust Fund authorized by the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CSRCIA)
and by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1936 (SARA).
The Fund pays the costs not assume:] by responsible parties for cleaninq
up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous v/aste sibss that threaten public
health, welfare, or the environment. The Superfund prcqran is manaqed by
the 'J.S. Environmental Protection Acrencv ("PA). Two tynes of responses
may be taken when a hazardous substance is released (or threatens to
be released) into the environment:
0 Removal actions, emergencv-type responses to imminent threats.
Typically, these actions were formerly limited to 6 months and/or
$1 million. Under SARA, the limits are 1 year and/or $2 million,
with a waiver possible if the actions are consistent with remedial
actions. Removal actions can be undertaken by the private parties
responsible for the release or by the Federal Government usinq the
Trust Fund.
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0 Remedial responses, actions intended to provide permanent
solutions at hazardous waste sites. They are generally longer-
term and more expensive than removals. A Superfund remedial
response can be taken only if a site is on the NPL. After pub-
lishing two preliminary lists and proposing a formal list, EPA
published the first. NPL in September 1983. CERCLA requires that
the list be updated: at least annually.
The money for conducting a remedial response or removal action at a
hazardous waste site can come from several sources:
o The party or parties responsible for the wastes can clean them up
voluntarily.
o The responsible party or parties can be forced to clean up by
legal action.
o Superfund can pay for the cleanup.
o A State or local government can choose to assure the responsibility
to clean up without Federal dollars.
A remedial response under Superfund is an orderly process that generally
involves the following sequence of activities:
o Taking any measures needed to stabilize conditions, which might
involve, for example, fencing the site or removing above-ground
drums or bulk tanks. Such measures usually would be required in
the later phases of cleanup.
o Undertaking initial planning activities, which involve collecting
all the information needed to develop a coherent strategy and to
assist in selecting an appropriate course of action.
o Conducting remedial planning activities, which involve:
— Carrying out a remedial investigation to determine the type
and extent of contamination at the site.
— Conducting a feasibility study to analyze various cleanup
alternatives. The feasibility study is often conducted with
the remedial investigation as one project. Typically, the two
together cost $875,000 and take from 9 to 18 months to complete.
— Selecting the "cost-effective" remedy—that is, the alternative
that provides the most protection to human health and the
environment for a reasonable cost.
o Designing the remedy. Typically, the design phase costs $850,000
and takes 6 to 12 months.
o Implementing the remedy, which might involve, for example,
constructing facilities to treat ground water or removing con-
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taminants to a safe disposal area away from the site. The
implementation phase typically lasts 6 to 12 months.
The State government can participate in a remedial response under
Superfund in one of two ways:
o The State can take the lead role under a cooperative agreement,
which is much like a grant because Federal dollars are trans-
ferred to the State. The State then develops a workplan,
schedule, and budget, contracts for any services it needs, and is
responsible for making sure that all the conditions in the
cooperative agreement are met. In contrast to a grant, EPA
continues to be substantially involved and monitors the State's
progress throughout the project.
o EPA can take the lead under a Superfund State Contract with the
State having an advisory role. EPA, generally using contractor
support, manages work early in the planning process. In the
later design and implementation (construction) phases, contractors
do the work under the supervision of the U.S. Army Corps of
Qigineers.
Under both arrangements, the State rrust share in the cost of the
implementation phase of cleanup. EPA expects remedial responses to average
out at about $8.6 million per site.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)<"juperfund")
JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL LANDFILL
Jacksonville, Arkansas
The Jacksonville Municipal Landfill covers approximately 80-acres on
Graham toad in Jacksonville, Arkansas, just inside the Lonoke County line.
The city purchased the site in June 1960 and operated it as a municipal
landfill until 1973. It had no permit and kept no records of the wastes
it accepted. The landfill closed when the Arkansas Department of
Pollution Control and Ecology turned down an application for a permit.
According to a former county employee, wastes were at first burned,
prompting citizen complaints about odors. Later, wastes were dumped into
unlined trenches as deep as 25 feet. No cover was applied at the end of
the day. In addition to municipal waste, the landfill accepted drums of
industrial and chemical waste.
On-site soil and the drums are contaminated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo
{p> dioxin, PC3-1260, 4,4-DDT, and heptachlor epoxide, according to EPA
tests. During an inspection in 1983, EPA observed about 20 rusting drums
and a strong chemical odor. As many as 1,000 drums may be on the site.
Until mid-1985, access to the site was unrestricted, and children had
been observed playing in the landfill. Druns had washed off-site onto
neighboring residential properties.
Ground water is shallow (5 feet). An estimated 10,100 people draw
drinking water from public and private wells within 3 miles of the site.
A private well is 1,320 feet from the site.
Drainage on the site is poor, allowing water to pond. There is no
diversion system, so that run-off can leave the site. Daring heavy
rains, the landfill floods.
In early 1986, the City of Jacksonville fenced the site to prevent
public access.
The Jacksonville Municipal Landfill is within 0.5 miles of the
Rogers Road Municipal Landfill, which is also being proposed for the NPL
at this time.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the ^^
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980(CERCLA)('^_$uperfund^)^^
ROGERS ROAD MUNICIPAL LANDFILL
Jacksonville, Arkansas
The Rogers Road Municipal Landfill covers approximately 10 acres on
Rogers Road in Jacksonville, Arkansas, just inside the Pulaski County
line. The city purchased the site on September 16, 1953, and operated it as
a municipal landfill until October 1974. It had no pemit and kept no
records of the wastes it accepted. The landfill closed when the Arkansas
Department of Pollution Control and Ecology turned down an application
for a permit. Based on the terms of the purchase contract, ownership of
the property reverted back to the original owner (now deceased).
In May 1985, while sampling the Jacksonville Municipal Landfill
(which is also being proposed for the NPL at this time), EPA received a
complaint from a citizen regarding the Rogers Road Municipal Landfill 0.5
miles away. EPA visited the landfill, and two weeks later conducted a
site inspection. A lagoon was found, as well as about 10 deteriorating
druns giving off a strong chemical odor. Soil around the drums and
lagoons, as well as the run-off paths, appeared contaminated. In addition
to municipal waste, the landfill accepted industrial and chemical waste.
On-site soil and the drums are contaminated with 2,4-D, 2,4,5-T,
dioxin, PCS (Aroclor-1254), and trichloroethene, according to tests
conducted by EPA.
The landfill had no liner. Drainage is poor, allowing water to pond.
Ground water is shallow (5 feet). Wastes are deposited as deep as 20 feet.
An estimated 10,100 people draw drinking water from public and private
wells within 3 miles of the site. A private well is 2,640 feet from the
site,
Tn early 1986, the City of Jacksonville fenced the sita to prevent
public access.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)rSuperfund")
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO. (VISALIA POLEXARD)
Visalia, California
Southern California Edison Co. (SCE) treated utility poles on a 20-acre
site in Visalia, Tulare County, California, from the 1920s until 1980. Wood
preservatives, including creosote and pentachoroohenol (PCP), were used and
stored on-site during the poleyard's operations. Leaking tanks and stored
treated poles have contaminated ground water and soil with wood-treatment
chemicals, as well as associated hexa-,hepta-, and octa-chlorodioxins and
furans, according to analyses conducted by both the Regional Water Quality
Control Board in Fresno (RWQCB) and SCE.
California Water Service Co. wells within 3 miles of the site supply
drinking water to the City of Visalia, population 59,000. After sampling
ground water and soil in May 1976, RWQCB in Fresno issued a Cleanup and
Abatement Order reguiring SCE to (1) abate discharge of treating fluids
into the soil, (2) contain contaminated soil and water on the property, (3)
pump shallow ground water under the site before and luring construction of
an underground slurry wall around the site, (4) pump the lower confined
aguifer to remove contamination, and (5) clean up contaminated shallow
ground water off-site.
In response to the order, SCE removed 2,300 cubic yards of grossly
contaminated soil to an approved Class I disposal site. The remaining soil
was not sampled after the cleanup. In 1977, a 60-fcot-deep cement-bentonite
slurry wall was constructed to slow lateral migration of the shallow aguifer.
Currently, SCE is pumping the shallow wells, treating the water by carbon
filtration, and discharging it into the city sewer system. On a guarterly
basis, SCE has been sampling monitoring wells along with California Water
Sen/ice Co. wells. The results indicate that on-site .monitoring wells
contain up to 12 ppm PCP, and off-site monitoring wells contain up to 0.15
ppm PCP.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
WATKINS-JOHNSON CO. (STEWART DIVISION PLANT)
Scotts Valley California
The Watkins-Johnson Co. (Stewart Division Plant) has manufactured industrial
furnaces and electrical parts since 1965 on a 3-acre site in Seotts Valley,
Santa Cruz County, California. The Regional Water Quality Control Poard and
Watkins-Johnson's consultant have detected orqanic chemicals, including
trichloroethene, trichloroethane, tetrachloroethene, dichloroethene, and Freon
in soil and ground water on the site. The contamination is apparently the result
of improper handling of hazardous waste.
Early in July 1986, the California Reqional Water Duality Control Board
issued Waste Discharge Reguirements to the company. The reguicenents are the
board's legal mechanism for regulating activities at facilities under its
jurisdiction. Later in July, the board issued a cleanup and abatement order.
Watkins-Johnson has begun an interim program to pump and treat contaminated
ground water.
Wells within 3 mil^s of the sit? draw on the Santa Mamari'-.a
designated by SPA as a "sole source" of drinkino water in the area,
estimated 12,000 people use the wells.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund'
NUTMEG VALLEY ROAD
Wblcott, Connecticut
The Nutmeg Valley Road Site is in southwest Connecticut in the Town
of Wblcott, New Haven County. Investigation of this site centers around
Nutmeg Screw Machine Products Co. (NSMP), which covers 3.5 acres on Nutmeg
Valley Poad in the western portion of Vfclcott (population, 13,000) and
0.25 miles northeast of Waterbury (population 103,800). The area around
the site is both rural residential and light industrial, with a number
of other metal-working and metal-finishing shops in the immediate vicinity,
including Waterbury Heat Treating Corp. (WHTC) and Alpine Electronic
Components, Inc. (AEC). WHTC is 300 feet to the northwest of NSMP and
performs various heat-treatinq operations {annealing and hardening) on
metal articles. AEC leases a portion of the NSMP building in which it
machines metal parts and performs degreasing, polishing, acid dipping, and
assembly functions.
NSMP is a small (3-30 employees) netal-working and machine shop
that has been in business since 1951. Substances used in the machining
processes include a kerosene-like cutting oil, machine lubrication oils,
and carbon tetrachloride (for cleaning and degreasing). Carbon tetra-
chloride and cutting oils were dumped onto the ground at an estimated
rate of up to 15 gallons per day, according to the Connecticut Department
of Environmental Protection (CT DEP). This practice was followed for
between 14 and 20 years, ceasing by 1980.
Soil adjacent to the shop building contains volatile organic chemicals
and metals, including lead and copper, according to analyses conducted by
EPA. Wo containination was detected in water and sediment in Old Tannery
Brook 300 feet from the site. -A fresh-water wetland is approximately
600 feet downstream from the site.
Local surficial deposits, primarily sand and gravel, are relatively
permeable, facilitating movement of contaminants into ground water.
About 10,500 people draw drinking water from private wells within 3
miles of the site.
EPA has conducted preliminary assessments at all three companies
and site inspections at NSMP and WHTC. Further investigation is reguired
to more fully define the guantities of contaminants present in the soil
and to evaluate the underlying ground water.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
CHEM-SOLV, IMC.
Cheswold, Delaware
Chem-Solv, Inc., started a snail solvent distillation facility in 1982
on a 1.5-acre site in Cheswold, Kent County, Delaware. The company recycled
waste solvents by placina a drum on an electric coil heater, which distilled
the solvents into a second drum. The contents of the second drum were
filtered into a third drum, which was returned to the customer. The
residues remaining after distillation were classified as hazardous waste
under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and
were stored on-site.
On September 7, 1984, an explosion and fire at the site destroyed the
entire distillation facility. At the tine, witnesses observed fluids
flowing off a concrete pad into the soil. On September 21, 1984 and
again on January 31, 1985, the Delaware Department of 'Natural Resources
and Environmental Control {DNREC) issued orders under State law calling
on the company to cease operations immediately, monitor ground water, and
remove all contaminated soil. The company failed to take any action.
Subseguent analyses conducted by DNREC detected hioth concentrations
of organic chemicals, including trichloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane,
and 1,1-dichlocoethane, in soils and around water on and off the site.
Both the upper and lower zones of the Columbia aquifer are contaminated.
About 5,500 residents are served by private wells within 3 miles of the
site.
In September 1985, DNREC excavated contaminated soil and began using a
treatment process that passes air through the soil to remove the volatile
organic contaminants. The air-stripping process should reduce contamination
to levels that permit returning the soil to the excavated area, later in
the year, DNREC plans to install an air-stripping system to remove volatile
organic contaminants from ground water. DNREC has filed suit against
Chem-Solv to recover the money it has spent. The company has declared
itself financially insolvent.
In 1984 and 1985, the State issued two orders requiring Chem-Solv to
begin remedial action at the site. The company refused to comply.
When Chem-Solv started operations, it filed Part A of a permit
application under RCRA, giving the company Interim Status as a storage
facility. On August 6, 1985, DNREC made a final decision to deny Chem-Solv
the storage permit.
Because Chem-Solv, Inc., has lost Interim Status (and hence authorization
to operate) and there are additional indications that the owner or operator will
be unwilling to undertake corrective action, it meets the second component of
EPA's policy for listing RCRA-related sites.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfynd"
DOVER GAS LIGHT CO.
Dover, Delaware
Dover Gas Light Co. operated a coal gasification plant on a 0.9-
acre site in Dover/ Kent County, Delaware,from 1859 to 1948. The plant
processed coal to produce a gas that was piped to street lamps in Dover.
When the plant closed, the structures, except for a brick garage, were
demolished. Steel and iron scrap were removed; all other materials, including
coal oil/ coal tar, coke, and an unknown kind of acid, were burial on the
site.
In 1984, during geotechnical studies of the property prior to construction
of the new Kent County Family Courthouse, remains of this coal gasification
plant were discovered buried on site. The buried materials include coal
tar residues containing hazardous substances.
The Delaware Department of Natural Sesources and Environmental
Control (DNREC) installed and sampled 16 monitoring wells to determine
the nature and extent of contamination. The results show that hazardous
substances buried on site have been released to ground water. These
substances include benzene, toluene, xylene, lead, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene,
and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon compounds.
DNREC determined that these substances are in ground water at depths
of up to 53 feet and a horizontal distance of at least 300 feet southeast
of the site. The closest supply well, 1,000 feet southwest of the site,
draws on the Cheswold aquifer. Tt is part of Dover's municipal water
system. An estimated 45,000 people are served by public -and private
wells within 3 miles of the site. Of Dover's 14 municipal supply
wells, 7 are within 1 mile of the site.
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National Priorities List Site
Companion, and Liabil,ty Act o, 1980
E.I. OU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., INC.
(NEWPORT PIGMENT PLANT LANDFILL)
Newport, Delaware
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., formerly operated a 7-acre
industrial landfill next to its pigment plant, now known as the Holly
Run Plant, in Newport, few Castle County, Delaware. From 1902 to 1975,
the landfill was used for the disposal of inorganically bonded metals,
plant pigments, pigment sludges, magnetic tapes, and low-level radioactive
residues, according to information Du Pont provided to EPA as required
by section 103(c) of CERCLA.
When the landfill closed in 1975, Du Pont graded, covered, and
seedel it and installed 11 monitoring wells.
Subsequent sampling by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources
and Environmental Control, EPA, and flu Pont indicated that the shallow
Columbia Aquifer, and to a lesser degree, the deeper Potomac Aquifer,
have been contaminated, both on and off the site, with heavy metals,
including barium, cadmium, and zinc, as well as trichloroethylene and
tetrachlocoethylene .
The Artesian Vfeter Co., which serves 131,000 people throughou
Castle County, has six wells within 3 niles of the site. Private wells
are also used for drinking water supplies in some areas, the nearest well
beina 0.5 miles from the site.
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National Priorities List Site
PIGEON POINT LANDFILL
New Castle, Delaware
Pigeon Point Landfill covered 187 acres in New Castle, New Castle
County, Delaware, along the Delaware River just north of the Delaware
Memorial Bridge. It started receiving industrial and municipal wastes
in 1968. Before it was a landfill, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
used the site for disposal of dredge soils from the Delaware and Christiana
Rivers. New Castle County operated the site from 1968 through 1981.
In 1981, the Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) took control of site
operations. Thereafter, it was permitted by the State to accept municipal
wastes. Operations stopped and the site was closed in November 1985.
During closure, the site was covered with a 2-foot clay cap and seeded.
Before 1980, according to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources
and Environmental Control, wastes disposed at the unlined landfill included
paint sludges, metal sludges, petroleun refinery wastes, polyvinyl chloride
wastes, chemical process wastes, and phenol resins.
In ]984-85, a consultant to DSWA detected arsenic, benzene, ethylbenzene,
and tetrachloroethylene in on-site monitoring wells. Aquifers of both
the Columbia and Potcmac Formations are at risk. The Artesian Water Co.
has nine wells within 3 miles of the site. The water is blended with
water from other wells. The public water supply for 150,000 people is
potentially affected.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund'
DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORP. LANDFILL
Cedartown, Georgia
The Diamond Siamrock Corp. Landfill covers less than 1 acre- in Cedartown,
Polk County, Georgia. Between 1972 and 1977, the company buried drunroed
and bulk waste in three 6-foot-deep trenches. The waste included
fungicides, amides, oil and oil sludges, esters, ethers, alcohols, and
metallic salts, according to the comoany.
The trenches are unlined, in an area of permeable soils, and in the
flcodplain of Cedar Creek, which is a major tributary of the Coosa Pdver.
Ground water is shallow (less than 10 feet). These conditions potentially
threaten surface water and ground water in the area.
An estimated 25,000 people draw drinking water frcn public wells
within 3 miles of the site.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980JCERCLA)("Superfund")
MATHIS BROTHERS LANDFILL (SOUTH MARBLE TOP ROAD)
Kensington, Georgia
The Mathis Brothers Landfill is located 1.5 miles north-northwest of
Kensington, along the east side of South Marble Top Road in the north central
part of Vfelker County, Georgia. The site is on a hill on a 20-acre parcel
of land, of which only 5 acres were used for waste disposal. The privately-
owned landfill operated from 1974 to 1980. It had a permit from the Georgia
Environmental Protection Division to accept nonhazardous wastes. Sometime
after 1980, the landfill was abandoned.
Residues from herbicide manufacturing and latex waste from the
carpet-manufacturing industry were buried in unlined trenches. According
to records obtained from Velsicol Chemical Corp.'s plant in Chattanooga,
Tennessee, the wastes contained arsenic and organic chemicals, including
benzonitrile and herbicides. About 3,000 tons of hazardous waste were
buried during the operational period.
The site is located in the outcrop of the Knox Group in the Valley
and Ridge Geologic Province. The soil is permeable, thus facilitating
movement of contaminants into ground water, which is at 40 feet. The
Kensington Water and Sewer Authority provides drinking water to an estimated
4,300 people from wells 1.5 miles south of the site. A private well is
1,900 feet from the site.
Surface water within 3 miles downstream of the wastes is used for
fishing and irrigation.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund'
PARSONS CASKET HARDWARE CO.
Belvidere, Illinois
The Parsons Casket Hardware Co. Site covers approximately 2-acres
in a residential area of the City of Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois.
Parsons used an electroplating process for manufacturing metal fittings for
caskets from 1898 until August 1982, when it filed for bankruptcy under
Chapter 7 of the Federal bankruptcy code.
Wastes generated by Parsons included electroplating sludge, cyanide
plating solutions, cyanide cleaning solutions, and bronze, nickel, and
brass sludges. In 1982, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
(IEPA) conducted an initial waste inventory of the site. Approximately
120 drums of various sizes were stored inside and outside of the
manufacturing building. Many were dented, corroded, leaking, or had no
lids; 34 had originated from Parsons' parent company, Dickey Grabler
Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. About 4,800 gallons of wastes were stored in
above- and below-ground tanks. An unlined lagoon contained approximately
166,500 gallons of liquid wastes and 1,230 cubic yards of sludges. The
wastes contained high levels of lead, copper, cyanide, and nickel, as
did monitoring wells around the lagoon, according to analyses conducted
by EPA.
Municipal wells within 3 miles of the site are the sole source of
drinking water for Belvidere's 15,200 residents, and all are potentially
at risk of contamination. The nearest well is 1,500 feet from the
site. The Kishwaukee River, which is used for fishing and recreation,
is approximately 1,400 feet from the site.
Before Parsons filed for bankruptcy in August 1982, the State ordered
it to repackage all leaking drums and move them indoors. In October
1984, the State began cleaning up the lagoon, completing the operation
in the spring of 1985. On December 7, 1984, Filter Systems, Inc., of
Addison, Illinois, purchased the on-site building and agreed to recycle
or remove the drums stored in the building. Filter Systems has removed
the drums.
In July 1985, soil taken from the lagoon cleanup area still contained
high levels of cyanide, nickel, and copper, according to EPA. No plans
have yet been formalized to deal with that problem.
The plant acquired Interim Status when Parsons filed Part A of
a permit application under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA).
Because the owner or operator is in bankruptcy and may not be
financially able to take appropriate remedial action, the site meets
the first component of EPA's policy for listing RCRA-related sites.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund
STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO. {CHICAGO HEIGHTS PLANT)
Chicago Heights, Illinois
Stauffer Chemical Co. produces food-grade products and pesticides in
a plant covering 15 acres in Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois.
Stauffer purchased the plant in 1958 from Victor Chemical Works, which
had made phosphates there since 1902.
Stauffer Chemical disposed of about 175,000 cubic feet of hazardous
waste in an unlined pile and in buried drums, according to information
the company provided EPA as required under CERCLA section 103(c). The
waste area covers 2.5 acres. At one time, Stauffer also had two settling
lagoons. After they were closed, the sediment from the lagoons was added
to the pile. When on-site disposal ceased in 1979, the 60-foot-high pile
was covered with 1 to 2 feet of clay.
According to tests conducted in 1984 by EPA, high levels of arsenic
and lesser amounts of antimony and selenium are present in shallow ground
water below the site. To date, the deeper aquifer is not contaminated.
However, the two aquifers are hydraulically connected so that water can
move between them. Wells extending into the lower aquifer within 3 miles
of the site provide drinking water for an estimated 70,000 people. The
nearest well is within 1 mile of the site.
The site is near a drainage ditch that leads to Thorn Creek 3,000
feet away. Sauk Trail Lake, which is used for recreation, is within 3
miles downstream of the site.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund'
MCCARTY'S BALD KNOB LANEFILL
Mt. Vernon, Indiana
Mccarty's Bald Knob Landfill covers 28 acres near Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Indiana. From 1971 to 1978, the privately-owned operation accepted
municipal wastes from the city of Mt. Vernon under a State permit. In
addition, according to information provided to EPA under CERCLA section
103(c), the landfill received 3,000 tons of hazardous wastes from the Mt.
Vernon plant of General Electric Co. (GE). The wastes contained bisphenol-A
and solvents.
In 1982, GE covered the landfill with 1 foot of clay topped by clean
soil, graded and seeded it to control erosion, and installed 35 monitoring
wells.
Three aquifers below the landfill are contaminated with phenol,
according to tests conducted in June and October 1981 by GE. An estimated
1,000 people obtain drinking water from private wells tapping the two top
aquifers within 3 miles of the site. The nearest vrell is 700 feet from
the site.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, andJJabiiity Act of 1980 (CERCLAH"Superfund")
OBEE ROAD
Hutchinson, Kansas
The Obee Road Site consists of: a plume of contaminated ground water
in the vicinity of Obee Road in the eastern section of Hutchinson, Iteno
County, Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has been
investigating the area since July 1983. In August 1984, the State detected
volatile organic chemicals, including benzene, trans-l,2-dichloroethylene,
ethylene, and toluene, in wells drawing on a shallow alluvial aquifer.
An estimated 1,900 residents of suburban Obeeville obtained drinking water
from private wells in the aguifer. They have now been connected to
Hutchinson's municipal system
Preliminary work by the State has tentatively identified a source of
the contamination as the former Hutchinson City landfill, which is located
at the eastern edge of what is now the Hutchinson Municipal Airport.
Before closing in about 1973, the landfill accepted unknown quantities of
liquid wastes and sludges from local industries, as well as solvents fron
small metal-finishing operations at local aircraft plants. Also, the
Department of Defense (DOD) may have disposed of solvents at the landfill.
DOD owned or maintained the airport until 1963.
Another possible source of contamination is individual septic tank
•systems. Commercial septic tank cleaners commonly contain trichloroethylene,
dichloromethane, and benzene.
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DUTCHTOWN TREATMENT PLANT
Ascension Parish, Louisiana
The Oatchtown Treatment Plant Site covers 21.5 acres near Dutchtown
in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. The owner reclaimed oil on the site
from 1965 to January 1984. In 1979, the State contacted the owner, now
deceased, concerning compliance of the site with the State's hazardous
waste requirements. He submitted a site closure plan in June 1982, but
the plan was not acceptable to the State. In January 1983, the State
ordered the owner to stop unauthorized removal of hazardous waste and
in January 1984 declared the site abandoned.
A large holding pond on the site contains 300,000 gallons of oily
wastes and 1,700 cubic yards of sludge waste; 372 cubic yards of
contaminated soil are also on the site. The wastes contain benzene,
ethylbenzene , carbon tetrachloride , toluene, and 1,1-dichloroe thane,
according to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. In 1984,
the State took two emergency actions to prevent overtopping of the
holding pond.
conducted by the State in 1984 revealed that shallow
ground water (30 feet) under the site is contaminated with chloroform,
benzene, carbon tetrachloride, and 1,1-dichloroethane. About 1,500
people obtain drinking water from wells within 3 miles of this site.
The wells are drilled to depths of 200-280 feet.
The site is 1 mile from coastal wetlands and 0.25 miles from fresh-
water wetlands in the Mississippi River watershed.
In June 1986, EPA detected benzene, ethylbenzene, tetrachloroethene,
toluene, and vinyl chloride in the air near the holding pond, posing
the threat of fire and explosion. About 130 people live within 0.25
miles of the site. Although the site is fenced, it is unguarded.
Thus, people and animals can come into direct contact with hazardous
substances .
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WDODLAWN COUNTY LANDFILL
Woodlawn, Maryland
Wbodlawn County Landfill covers approximately 37 acres in Wbodlawn,
Cecil County, Maryland. The county operated the site as a landfill from
1965 to January 1979, when it was closed under State order. Prior to
becoming a landfill, the property was a privately-owned sand and gravel
quarry.
Cecil County filled two large quarrying pits with agricultural,
municipal, and industrial wastes. The landfill was open 24 hours a day
until 1973, and there are few records of what was disposed during that
time. According to the State, the only documented waste disposed of at
the site was 783 tons of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sludge by the Firestone
Tire & Rubber Co. In the spring of 1981, Firestone capped the PVC waste
area. The monitoring wells contain vinyl chloride, benzene, tetrahydrofuran,
toluene, and lead, according to tests conducted by the State and EPA.
An estimated 5,700 persons draw drinking water from public and
private wells within 3 miles of the site. The nearest, a private well,
is within 400 feet of the landfill.
In May 1984, EPA detected toluene, tetrachloroethene, and lead in
stream sediments approximately 200 feet from the site. The stream,
designated by the State as a trout stream, enters Basin Run about 2 miles
from the site.
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BARRELS, INC.
Lansing, Michigan
T-ie Barrels, Inc., Site covers 1.8 acres at 1404 North larch Street
in the city limits of Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan. The company
recycled drums on the property, which it Leased from the Chesapeake and
Olio Railway Co. from 1964 to 1981.
Barrels, Inc., allegedly dumped waste residues from drums directly onto
the ground as an initial step in recycling drums. According to tests
conducted by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MONR) in 1983,
shallow ground water is contaminated with lead and zinc. The shallow
contaminated aquifer is hydraulically connected to the deeper Saginaw
Formation, so that water can move between them. The shallow and deeper
aquifers provide drinking water to the 133,000 residents of Lansing and
Holt via municipal wells within 3 miles of the site. The nearest well
is 300 feet away.
The nearest downslope surface water, Grand River, is 1,300 feet from
the site. The Grand River, which is a fishing stream, is potentially
threatened by conditions at the site. The areas along the river are a
habitat for the Indiana bat, designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service as an endangered species.
In January 1986, MENR gained access to the site from a State Court.
MDNR has approved $449,589 under the Michigan Environmental Response Act
for removal and disposal of barrels, debris, contaminated soil, and
buried tanks. All drums, 1,001 yards of visibly contaminated soil, and
nine underground tanks have been removed and sent to an approved hazardous
waste disposal facility. The contents of one underground tank and two
tanks in the building have been pumped out.
Activities remaining include: removal of additional soil, crushed
drums, resins, nonhazardous and hazardous liguids, nonhazardous solids,
and additional buried tanks. Soil sampling is underway to determine the
extent of soil contamination.
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FORD MOTOR CO. (SLUDGE LAGOON)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ford Motor Co. operated an aircraft bomber plant for the Federal
Government during World War II in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County,
Michigan. Sludge from the plating operation was piped to a 3-acre unlined
lagoon on plant property. The present owners are Ford Motor and the
Wayne County Road Commission, which operates the Willow Run Airport. The
abandoned lagoon is on airport property.
Ford Motor disposed of approximately 1 million cubic feet of sludge
in the lagoon, according to information the commission provided to EPA as
required by CERCLA section 103(c). Analysis of the sludge conducted in
1979 by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources detected PCBs and
heavy metals, including lead, cadmium, and mercury.
A noncontinous sand and gravel aquifer underlies the area at a depth
of 65 to 100 feet. An estimated 60,000 people draw drinking water from
municipal wells within 3 miles of the site. Private wells are also in
the area, the nearest about 2,000 feet from the site.
The nearest downslope surface water, Willow Creek, is 800 feet from
the site. It is potentially threatened because the lagoon is anlined and
had no structures to divert run-off. Belleville Lake, 3,600 feet from
the site, is used for recreation.
The site is unfenced, making it possible for people and animals
to come in direct contact with hazardous substances.
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METAL WORKING SHOP
Lake Ann, Michigan
The Metal Working Shop Site covers approximately 1 acre in Lake Ann,
Benzie County, Michigan. Fran 1974 to 1977, the owner of the property
finished metals in the shop using iron phosphate. Two types of rinse
waters were generated in an oxidizing phase of the operation: an acidic
rinse {dilute hydrochloric acid) containing iron phosphate and a caustic
rinse (sodium hydroxide). Fran approximately October 1975 to February
1977, effluents fron these rinses were mixed to neutralize them and then
dumped onto the ground. According to the owner, 400 gallons per day ware
disposed of for 8 to 10 days a month.
Analyses by the State detected chromium, molybdenum, and other
heavy metal salts in the rinses. Ground water occurs at shallow depths
(10 feet), and wells draw fron the very permeable sand and gravel drift
aquifer. Hence, the wells are threatened by any heavy metals in site
soil. An estimated 1,100 people obtain drinking water fron private wells
into the aquifer within 3 miles of the site. One well is on the site.
The site is on a hill between Lake View and lake Ann. Many other
lakes are within 3 miles of the site.
In June 1983, a new owner took over the site and operates it under
the name Lake Ann Manufacturing.
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TWIN CITIES AtR FORCE RESERVE RASR
(SMALL ARMS RANGE LANDFILL)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Twin Cities Aic Force Reserve Base, in Minneapolis, Hennenin County,
Minnesota, is located within and adiacent ho the Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport complex. Since the beginning of military operations
in 1944, activities at the base in support of mission operations have
resulted in the development of a nunber of areas used for storaqe and
disposal of hazardous substances. Major industrial operations include
various .maintenance shops (aircraft, aerospace ground equipment, and
vehicles) and corrosion control shops. These industrial activities
generate varying guantities of contaminated fuels, spent solvents,
cleaners, and paint wastes containing trivalent chromium, lead, zinc, and
1,2-trans-d ichloroethylene.
This MPL site is the Small Arms Range Landfill, the main base landfill
from approximately 1^63 to 1972. The site is alorrj the Minnesota River
and covers 2 to 3 acres. In addition to general base refuse, quantities
of paint sludge (orimarily paint thinners, paint ranovers, and miscellaneous
paints, primers, lacguers, and enamels), paint filters (containing chromium),
and leaded-fuel sludge ware also disposed of at the landfill.
A monitoring well on the landfill contains l,?-trans-dichloroethylene
significantly above background concentrations, according to tests conducted
by an Air Force contractor. The site is periodically flooded, which
has resulted in release of trivalent chromium, lead, and zinc to the
Minnesota River. The northern boundary of the Minnesota Valley National
Wildlife Refuge lies 500 feet frcm the landfill. An estimated 64,700
people living in the Minneapolis-St.Paul metropolitan area depend on
public and private wells within 3 miles of the site for drinking water.
Twin Cities Air Force Reserve Base is participating in the Installation
Restoration Program, the specially funded program established in 1973
under which the Department of. rfefense has been identifying and evaluating
its past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The Air Force completed Phase I (records
search) in March 1983. Phase II (hydrogeological investigation) is
underway.
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RITARI POST & POLE
Sebeka, Minnesota
The Ritari Post & Pole Site lies 3 miles northwest of Sebeka, Wadena
County, Minnesota. The 15-acre site has been an active wood-preserving
operation since 1959, using pentachlorophenol (PCP) as the preservative.
Fran 1959 to 1973, Ritari Post & Pole used a process that allowed
liquid PCP to drip from treated wood directly onto the ground. The owner
estimates that 26,880 gallons of PCP dripped onto the ground during that
time. In addition, the operator applied an estimated 3,180 gallons of
PCP-laden sludge directly to the ground.
Analyses in 1982 by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and a
consultant to Ritari show that a monitoring well on the site and a private
well less than 500 feet away are contaminated with PCP. The private well
has been replaced by a new well into a deeper uncontaminated aquifer.
Ritari has taken no cleanup actions. Approximately 350 people draw
drinking water fron the contaminated aquifer within 3 miles of the site;
400 acres of cropland are irrigated with the water.
The site is 0.75 miles upslope of a wetland area draining into Cat
River. The river" is used for recreation. About 160 acres of cropland
are irrigated with river water drawn from 2 miles downstream of the site.
The site is only partially fenced, making it possible for people and
animals to come into direct contact with hazardous substances.
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WHEELING DISPOSAL SERVICE CO., INC., LANDFILL
Anazonia, Missouri
'•heeling Disposal Service Co., Inc., operates a landfill OQ two
contiguous areas covering approximately 200 acres. The site is approximately
1 mile southeast of Amazonia in Andrew County, Missouri.
The landfill was established in the early 1970s. Between June 1980
and September 1981, the company voluntarily ceased operations pending
the issuance of State and Federal regulations on hazardous waste disposal
facilities. In September 1981, the facility resuned operations under the
authority of a special waste disposal permit issued by the State of
Missouri. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) has
periodically inspected and monitored ground water at the site since 1975.
Based on monthly MDNR hazardous waste logs, wastes containing
pesticides (including heptachlor, toxaphene, and lindane), cyanide, arsenic,
sulfide, nickel, cadmiun, lead, zinc, asbestos, paint sludge, and tanning
sludge were disposed of at this landfill.
In field investigations conducted by EPA in December 1930, November
1982, and November 1983, trichloroethylene, chloroform, and 1,2,-
dichloroethane were detected in monitoring wells and springs on-site at
concentrations significantly above background levels.
Drinking water is supplied to 314 residents of Amazonia through
wells within 1 to 2 miles of the site and 90 to 100 feet deep in the
Missouri River alluvial aquifer. Shallow ground water beneath the site
provides partial recharge to the aquifer.
Mace Creek, 4,000 feet downslope from the landfill, is threatened by
drainage from the site. Local surface waters are used for fishing.
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KEM-PEST LABORATORIES
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
The Kern-Pest Laboratories Site occupies fi.l acres on Missouri State
Highway 177, near Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
The company formulated various pesticides on the site Prom 1965 to 1975,
when it went out of business.
According to information provided to EPA as required by CERCLA
section 103(c), the plant generated wastes, including the following pesticides:
aldrin, dieldrin, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), endrin,
heptachlor, methyl parathion, and thiuram. On the site was a 1,250 square-
foot lagoon used to treat plant waste and sewage. When the company closed
the lagoon in April 1981, it was filled in with compacted clay and covered
with another layer of compacted clay.
An EPA inspection in May 1983 revealed that the lagoon cover was
eroding, and no vegetation was observed on the cover. Heptachlor and
endrin were detected in surface soil near the lagoons and in drainage
paths leading off-site. In April 1984, EPA detected heptachlor, chlordane,
endrin, aldrin, and 4,4-DDD in on-site monitoring veils into the shallow
aquifer. This aquifer, which is not currently used, is connected to a
deeper aquifer that supplies private drinking water wells within 3 miles
of the site. The wells serve an estimated 1,300 people.
lt\e site is in the floodplain of the Mississippi River. A fresh-
water wetland is within ] mile. Cape Girardeau (population 34,000) draws
drinking water from the Mississippi less than 1 mile downstrean of the
sita.
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ABERDEEN PESTICIDE DUMPS
Aberdeen, North Carolina
The Aberdeen Pesticide Dumps Site is located in Aberdeen, a" rural area in
Moore-County, North Carolina. The site consists of five dunps within 2 miles of
each other. All but one are privately owned.
The Fairway Six dump covers approximately 1.5 acres and was discovered in
August 1934 during construction of a new golf course. In October 1984, the North
Carolina Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Branch (SHWMB) found several bags
labeled toxaphene and noted a strong chemical odor. The soil contained DDT, DDD,
toxaphene, and lindane (BHC), according to SHWMB analyses.
The Twin dumps cover about 1 acre; one is privately owned and one is
owned by Aberdeen and used for recreation. They are within 350 feet of each
other. The dumps were reported to SHWMB in August 1984 by state highway personnel
who had smelled chemical odors in the area. SHWMB detected various pesticides in
Twin dumps soil. Several operations have manufactured pesticides in a building 500
Feet from the dumps: Taylor Chemical Co. (1936-^4); E-Z Flo, owned by Union Carbide
Corp. (1964-72); and Farm Chemicals, Inc. (1972 to the present).
The Mclver pesticide dump covers approximately 1 acre. It was discovered in
November 1984 when SHWMB, acting on information provided by a citizen, found 200-
300 55-gallon pesticide drums in Lucks Landfill, a rubble landfill occupying a
leased portion of the Mclver property. The State determined that the drums con-
tained small amounts of parathion and had been shipped by Farm Chemicals, Inc.
Soil at the landfill contains many of the same pesticides found at the other
dumps. Further investigation found another area where pesticide bags and
residues had been dumped.
In February 1985, the State, Farm Chemicals, Inc., and Lucks Construction Co.
signed an Administrative Order on Consent reguiring the companies to remove
the drums from the Mclver dump. In March 1985, 687 drums wera removed, steam
cleaned, triple rinsed, crushed, and sent to the Moore County landfill. Rinsate
was applied to farm land as per label directions for the pesticide.
In June 1985, using CERCLA emergency funds, EPA removed pesticide-contaminated
soil and wastes from the Fairway Six, Twin, and Mclver dumps.
The Route 211 dump covers approximately 0.75 acres. The owner re-
ported it in July 1985 after EPA emergency actions. SHMMB investigated, finding
a pile containing cardboard containers, pesticide bags (one marked Taylor Chemical,
and various powders and tarry residues. SHWMB detected various pesticides in soil.
The 0.5-acre Farm Chemicals, Inc., dump is approximately 500 feet from the
Twin dumps. The company has manufactured pesticides since 1972. Previously,
E-Z Flo (1964-72) and Taylor Chemical (1936-64) manufactured pesticides there.
After discovery of the four other pesticide dumps, %P\ investigated Farm Chemicals
in May 1986. Various pesticides and PCB-1242 were found.
Soils at all five areas are permeable, facilitating movement of contaminants
into ground water. Nearby Page's Lake is also potentially threatened. About 5,100
people draw drinking water from public and private wells within 3 miles of the site.
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CAROLINA TRANSFORMER CO.
Fayetteville r North Carolina
Carolina Transformer Co. occupies approximately 1.5 acres where
North Eastern Boulevard meets Middle Road in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, North Carolina. The company has recycled electrical transformers
at the site since before 1958.
After a highly publicized case in North Carolina concerning roadside
dunping of PCB oil in July 1978, residents living near Carolina Transformer
became concerned about possible ground water contanination from spills at
the site. Samples taken by EPA in 1978 and 1979 revealed contamination of
soil on the site by PCBs and PCB carrier compounds (chlorobenzenes) ,
contamination by PCB carrier compounds of a shallow residential drinking
water well about 250 feet west of the site, and trace contamination of
Carolina Transformer's deep industrial well. The house with the contaminated
well was connected to the Fayetteville water system in late 1979. The
State attempted to have Carolina Transformer correct the contaminated
soil problem but without success.
In March 1982, sampling by the State determined that run-off from
the site violated surface-water-quality standards for PCBs. In 1984, EPA
made efforts to have Carolina Transformer clean up the site. When the
efforts failed, EPA issued a CERCLA section 106 Administrative Order
requiring the company to remove and properly dispose of the contaminated
soil. After the company refused, EPA, using CERCLA emergency funds,
began to clean up at the site in August 1984. Daring the removal action,
SPA excavated 975 tons of contaminated soil and transported it to a
ha^ardous waste landfill permitted under the Pesource Conservation and
Recovery Act.
The surficial sand and cretaceous clay aquifers beneath the site are
the source of water -for private wells within 3 miles of the site that
serve over 3,000 persons.
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CHARLES MACON LAGOON AMD DRUM STORAGE
Cordova, North Carolina
The Charles Macon Lagoon and Drum Storage Site covers 16 acres on
State Road 1103 in Richnond County, approximately 1.5 miles southwest of
Cordova, North Carolina. The owner operated a waste oil reclanation
facility which also accepted other wastes, including spent solvents,
acids, and bases. Operations at the facility ceased in October 1981
when the owner died.
During a site inspection in 19RO, the North Carolina Solid and
Hazardous Waste Management Branch (SHWMB) found 11 lagoons containing
waste oil and sludge and 2,173 55-gallon drums containing various chemical
wastes. Eight of the lagoons were unlined and overflowing. The State's
analyses of the oil and sludge wastes in the lagoons found lead, chromium,
and barium at concentrations considered hazardous under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The drums contained hazardous
substances, which included methanol, toluene, vinyl thinners, epoxy,
enanels, lacquers, ethyl acetate, raethylene chloride, and sod ion hydroxide.
In November 1982, the owner's estate started to clean up the site
in compliance with a State court order obtained by SHWMB in August 1982.
After removal of 300 55-gallon drums and installation of two on-site
monitoring wells, the estate's resources were expended. In i^lovember
1983, using CERCLA emergency funds, EPA began to remove all remaining
drums and excavated and filled in all but one of the lagoons. The
unexcavated lagoon contains solidified creosote waste, solidified sludge,
43 crushed empty drums, and contaminated soil from the cleanup operation.
This lagoon was then filled in and capped with 3 feet of clay.
During February and March 1985, EPA detected barium, chromium,
trichloroethylene, 1,1-dichloroethane, and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane in
monitoring wells downgradient of the site. An estimated 1,100 people
draw drinking water from private wells within 3 miles of the site. The
nearest well is 440 feet from the site.
The property slopes gently southwest toward the Pee Dee River, located
approximately 1 mile west of the site. Between the site and the Pee Dee
Piver are two ponds, two streans, and a swamp. In ]985, EPA detected
toluene, identified in the wastes during cleanup activities, in the
sediments of the pond closest to the site. Sediment samples from the
other locations did not contain toluene above the minimum detection
limits.
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COSDEN CHEMICAL COATINGS CORP.
Beverly, New Jersey
Cosden Chemical Coatings Corp. manufactures paints on an 8.8-acre
site in Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey. The site is 300 feet
from a residential area and 4,000 feet from the Delaware River.
In numerous site inspections, the New Jersey Department of Environ-
mental Protection (NJDEP) has found large amounts of soil contaminated
from excessive spillage and leaking drums. About 700 drums containing
paint waste and solvents, including toluene and ethylbenzene, have also
been found on-site. Recent analyses conducted by the State found PCBs
contaninating much of this waste. In February 1985, NJDEP secured the
site by consolidating the contents of the drums into roll^off dumpsters.
An estimated 69,000 people depend on ground water within 3 miles of
the site for their drinking water. Three municipal wells are within
1 mile of the site. Soils on the site are highly permeable, which
facilitates the movement of contaminants into ground water.
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CURCIO SCRAP METAL, INC.
Saddle Brook Township, New Jersey
Curcio Scrap Mstal, Inc., is a small scrap metal yard in Saddle
Brook Township, Bergen County, New Jersey. The site is in a small industrial
area surrounded by a medinn-density residential area.
On at least one occasion, the company received a shipment of electrical
transformers, salvaging the copper and baling the remaining metal. During
the cutting of the transformers, oil containing PCBs spilled onto the
ground, according to an inspection conducted by the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection (NJDRP) in September 1983. An area covering
about 200 square feet was blackened with oil. Soil from the area
contains PCBs, primarily Aroclor 1260, according to NJDEP. Run-off from
the site, taken from a drainage ditch at the rear of the property,
also contains PCBs.
Soil on the site is relatively permeable, which facilitates movement of
contaminants into ground water. The site is above the Brunswick formation,
one of the State's most important and extensive aquifers. The fractures in
the aquifer, which is at a depth of about 20 feet, facilitate movement of
ground water from the site. About 93,000 people depend on public and
private wells within 3 miles of the site as their sole source of drinking
water. A private well is about 300 feet southwest of the site.
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HORSTMANN'S DUMP
East Hanover, New Jersey
Horstmann's Dump covers about IS acres on Great Meadow Lane-in East
Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey. From 1965 to 1973, the owner/operator
accepted raw sewaqe and septic wastes from various industries. The
site is in a marshy area, and the wastes were dumped as fill. Wastes
were deposited below the water table. The site was unlined and had
no leachate controls.
In 1970 Horstnann registered as a public utility. Subsequently,
citizens objected about Horstnann's operations to the New Jersey
Departnient of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the New Jersey Board
of Public Utilities (NJBPU). In 1973, Horstmann petitioned NJBPU to
stop operations, which NJBPU agreed to. As a result of this action,
NJDEP in 1974 ordered the site to close so that closure requirements
could be enforced.
In 1984, EPA tests Pound lead, nickel, mercury, volatile organic
chemicals, and PCBs in on-site soil. Trie soil is highly permeable,
which facilitates movement of contaminants into ground water. About
75,000 people draw drinking water from public and private wells within
3 miles of the site. A well of the South East County Utilities Authority
is less than 2,000 feet away.
Surface water is threatened because the site is in a swampy area
and is surrounded by wetlands. The site is within the Passaic Valley
floodplain and is bordered by two Passaic River tributaries — Black
Brook and Pinch Brook.
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ISLIP MUNICIPCAL SANITARY LANDFILL.
Islip, New York
The Islip Municipal Sanitary Landfill covers approximately 65 -
acres on Blydenburgh Road in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County, Mew
York. The site is also known as the Blydenburgh Road Landfill. The
town has operated the landfill since 1957. It has a permit from the
State to accept municipal wastes.
In early 1978, the State filed an Administrative Complaint against
Hickey Carting Co. A hearing was conducted which concluded that in June
1978 Hickey Carting had disposed approximately 50 or more 55-gallon
drums containing a mixture of perchloroethylene and other liquids at the
site. The drums were buried in the highest (southeastern) part of the
sits. In May 1979, the New York Commissioner of Environmental Conservation
adopted the findings of the hearing and fined Hickey Carting $4,000,
According to tests conducted by the County Health Department
in*1980, private wells adjacent to the landfill are contaminated with
tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethane, trichloroethylene, and vinyl
chloride. An estimated 75,000 people draw drinking water from Suffolk
County Water Authority wells, in addition to numerous private wells; all
are within 3 miles of the landfill.
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JONES SANITATION
Hyde Park, New York
The Jones Sanitation Site covers about 10 acres in a rural* area of
Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York. One owner operated the site from
approximately 1956 to 1977, when a new owner/operator took over. The
site now disposes only of septic waste collected by commercial firms.
In addition, from the early 1960s through 1979, industrial liquid
wastes and sludges generated by Alfa-Laval (formerly DeLaval Separator
Co. of Poughkeepsie), a manufacturer of mechanical separating equipment,
were accepted. These materials consisted pritvarily of oils and greases
but also included acids, alkalies, solvents, metals from plating operations,
pignents, phenol, methylene chloride, chloroform, trichloroethylene,
and naphthalene. About 77,500 gallons per month of liquid industrial
waste from Alfa-Laval were disposed of at the site between J972 and 3979,
according to a report prepared by an Alfa-Laval consultant.
In the early disposal operations, wastes ware dumped into long
unlined pits in a 2-acre area. The pits were dug to various depths;
some ware below the water table, which is 5 to 7 feet below the surface.
Wastes were allowed to seep into the qround through subsurface sands and
gravels. When a pit was completely filled with liquids, it was filled
with gravel and abandoned. According to the Dutchess County Health
Department, disposal operations were poorly controlled, and as many as
30 pits may have been in use at one time. Recently, the present owner
excavated the pits and piled the contents on the ground without a liner.
The site is unfenced and within sight of a public road.
The septic wastes presently being accepted are first chlorinated
and the solids then stabilized in a pond. The liquid passes through
two consecutive sand filters. The effluent is again chlorinated and
discharged into tile fields on the site. Sludge remaining in the pond
is composted on an asphalt pad on the site.
In June 1978, the owner/operator submitted an application for a
permit under the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDRS).
The State denied the permit. A current SPDKS permit application is for
subsurface discharge of septic waste. All applications and permits for
sludge removed from the pond have been submitted to the State.
On-site wells contain trichloroethylene, acetone, and other
contaminants, according to tests conducted in 1985 by a consultant
to the owner. At least 23 wells serving 9,500 people are within 3
miles of the site. The nearest well is within 1,000 feet.
Surface water is threatened because Maritje Kill and associated
wetlands cross the property about 375 feet dowgradient of the disposal
area. Surface water within 3 miles downstream of the site is used for
recreation.
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TENTH STREET DUMP/JUNKYARD
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The Tenth Street Dump/Junkyard covers approximately 3.5 acres on
Tenth Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. From about 1959
to 1979, a private individual used the site as a salvage yard, accepting
materials such as paint thinners, used tires, and old transformers.
During this time, a fire destroyed 1,000 tires, perhaps explaining a
black tar-like appearance in an area of no vegetation. Another individual
now operates an automobile junkyard at the site. Before the junkyard
operations, the city operated the site as a landfill.
During a site inspection in 1983, EPA observed about 15 drums
containing an oily substance. Some were open, bulging, or rusting.
Composite soil samples EPA took at the site contain high levels of
PCBs and lead — as high as 71,446 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) of
PCBs and 5,000 mg/kg of lead. The site is only partially fenced, making
it possible for people and animals to come into direct contact with
hazardous substances.
Soil at the site is relatively permeable. This, along with past
waste management practices, threatens ground water, which is at about 25
feet below the surface. An estimated 30,000 people get drinking water from
public and private wells within 3 miles of the site. The nearest well is
within 0.25 miles of the site.
Surface water is threatened because run-off from the site enters the
adjacent North Canadian River.
On August 29, 1985, EPA issued a unilateral Administrative Order
under CERCLA section 106(a) against the present owner of the property and
the son of the former operator (deceased) of the salvage yard. The order
directs them to decontaminate and remove junk automobiles; remove and -
properly dispose of PCB-electrical eguipment and drums containing hazardous
substances; and install a locked fence, synthetic liner, and clay cap.
The owners did not respond. In late 1985 and early 1986, EPA used
CEICLA emergency funds to decontaminate junk automobiles and move them to
a nearby location, store two drums of benzene and four drums of eguipment
on the site pending disposal at an approved facility, and fence, cap, and
seed the site.
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ALLIED PLATING, INC.
Portland, Oregon
Allied Plating, Inc., started operating a chrome-plating facility in
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, in 1957. . The operation generated
electroplating wastes that contain heavy metals (including chromium,
barium, cadmium, lead, and mercury) and arsenic, according to tests
conducted by EPA, the State, and the company.
For over 25 years, the company discharged the wastes without pre-
treatment into an unlined pond in an on-site 0.5-acre swamp that had
been filled in. In mid-1985, during an EPA inspection, the banks of the
pond were eroding, and the natural drainage channels were filled in with
refuse. Shortly thereafter, the owner pumped the contents of the pond
into the Portland sewer system.
In 1978, the company detected chromium and barium in an on-site well
and in industrial and municipal wells within 2 miles of the site. EPA
and the State confirmed the results in 1981, 1984, and 1985. About
1,500 people draw drinking water from public and private wells within 3
miles of the site. A well used for food processing is 1,700 feet from
the site. Ground water is also used for irrigation within 3 miles of
the site.
The site drains into Columbia Slough, which is 600 feet to the north
northeast. The slough is a part of the Columbia River.
The company received Interim Status under the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) when it filed Part A of a permit application
for a surface impoundment. In 1982, the company filed for bankruptcy
under Chapter 11 of the Federal bankruptcy code, and in 1984 consented to
liquidation under Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Because the owner or operator is in bankruptcy and may not be
financially able to take appropriate remedial action, the site meets the
first component of EPA's policy listing RCRA-related sites. In addition,
the company lost Interim Status (and hence authority to operate) when it
did not certify by November 8, 1985, that it was complying with certain
RCRA Subtitle C regulations.
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AMERICAN ELECTRONICS LABORATORIES, INC.
Ntontgoneryville, Pennsylvania
American Electronics Laboratories, Inc. (AEL) manufactures"electronic
communication equipment and components on a 20-acre parcel of land in
Montgameryville, tontgomery County, Pennsylvania. AEL uses trichloroethylene
(TCE) in its operations.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PA DER) and
AEL have detected TCE, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, tetrachloroethylene, and
related breakdown products in on-site and off-site wells. Soils on the
site also contain TCE (up to 50,000 ppb).
An estimated 106,000 people use public and private wells within 3 miles
of the facility as their source of drinking water. A public well is
within 50 feet of the site.
AEL has removed 125 cubic yards of contaminated soil and transported
it to an EPA-approved hazardous waste facility. Since 1981, AEL has been
treating contaminated ground water by pimping on-site monitoring wells
and treating the water at a nearby sewage treatment plant.
The site is 950 feet north of an unnaned tributary to Neshaminy
Creek, which is used for recreation.
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AMETEK, INC. (HUNTER SPRING DIVISION)
Hatfield, Bsnnsylvania
Anetek, Inc.'s Hunter Spring Division manufactures precision springs,
reels, and measuring and controlling apparatus on an B-acre site in
Hatfield, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The facility uses trichloroethylene
(TCE) as a degreasing solvent.
In February 1986, the North Ftenn Water Authority (NWA) detected TCE
and 1,1-dichloroethylene in on-site and downgradient wells. Background
veils contained neither of these contaminants.
An estimated 69,700 people obtain drinking water from public and
private wells within 3 miles of the facility.
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AVCO LYCCMING (WILLIAMSPORT DIVISION)
Williamsportr Pennsylvania
The Avco Lyccming (Williamsport Division) Site consists of-approximately
2R acres in the west-central portion of Williamsport, Lycorning County,
Pennsylvania. Fbr over 50 years, this facility has been primarily involved
in the production of aircraft engines. The plant operates a still for
the reclanation of Varsol, a petroleum solvent, and (since the early 1950s)
a waste treatment facility. Past poor housekeeping practices apparently
have contaminated the site, according to the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Resources (PA DER).
On-site monitoring wells, off-site downgradient wells, and a veil
field of the Williamsport Municipal Water Authority (WMWA) 3,000 feet
southwest of the site are contaminated with triohloroethylene and
chromium, according to tests conducted in 1985 by a consultant to the
company. The well field was used as a backup supply under drought
conditions until it was closed in iSovember 1984 because of contamination
with volatile organic chemicals. WMWA serves about 65,000 people within
3 miles of the site.
In November 1985, Avco and PA DER signed a Consent Order and Agreement
involving monitoring of ground water and cleanup of on-site soils and
ground water. Currently, ground water is being pumped, treated to remove
contaminants, and returned to the ground. Cleanup of the municipal well
field was not addressed in the order.
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CCMMODORE SEMICONDUCTOR GROUP
lower Providence Township, Pennsylvania
The Commodore Semiconductor Group Site covers about 10 acres in the
Valley Forge Corporate Center in Lowsr Providence Township, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania. Commodore manufactures computers, calculators,
and various electronic components on property rented from Valley Forge
Corporate Center.
Waste solvents, including trichloroethylene (TCE), were stored in
an underground concrete storage tank on-site until 1974, when it was taken
out of service. A steel tank was then installed. Inspections conducted
by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PA DER) indicate
both tanks have leaked.
According to tests conducted by EPA, PA DER, and Commodore, soils
and ground water both on and off the site have been contaminated with
TCE, 1,1-dichloroethylene, trans-l,2-dichloroethylene, and 1,1,2,2-
tetrachloroethane. Two public water supply wells of the Audubon Water
Co., which serves 6,300 people, were taken out of service in 1979 due to
contamination. Approximately 800,000 people draw drinking water from
wells into the contaninated aquifer within 3 miles of the site.
In 1979, Commodore started investigations and cleanup actions at
the site. The company has excavated soils and pumped water from a
contaminated well, then sprayed it onto fields. The volatile solvents
dissipate into the air. Since February 1984, an air stripper, which is
more efficient at removing the solvents, has been in use.
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GENTLE CLEANERS, INC./GT3ANITE KNITTING MILLS, INC.
Souderton, Pennsylvania
The Gentle Cleaners, Inc./Granite Knittinq Mills, Inc., Site is in
Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Gentle Cleaners, Inc., has been
in business since 1953. It used perchloroethylene (PCE or tetrachloroethylene)
during 1953-83; it changed to a combination of PCE and 1,1,1-trichloroethane
(1,1,1-TCEA) in 1983. Next door to Gentle Cleaners is Granite Knitting
Mills, Inc., a hosiery mill that has operated for over 50 years. This
facility used PCE as part of its dry cleaning operations for many years.
The North Penn Vfeter Authority (NPWA) discovered PCE in a municipal
well in the area in 1979. Tests conducted by EPA in August 1986 identified
Gentle Cleaners, Inc., and Granite Knitting Mills, Inc., as the sources of
of 1,1,1-TCEA in a private well 200 feet south of the site.
An estimated 74,700 people obtain drinking water Erom public and
private wells within 3 miles of the site. There is no other source of
drinking water.
The site is 300 feet northwest of Skippack Creek, which is used for
recreation.
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HELLERTCWN MANUFACTURING CO.
Bellertown, Pennsylvania
Hellertown Manufacturing Co., a subsidiary of Chatpion Spark Plug
Co., of Toledo, Ohio, formerly manufactured spark plugs at 1770 Main
Street in the borough of Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Operations commenced at the facility in 1930 and continued until it
closed in October 1982.
Between 1930 and 1976, Hellertown used five on-site lagoons for the
disposal of its wastes. According to a preliminary assessment made by the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PA DER), the wastes
disposed of on-site included zinc plating waste, chrome dip waste,
cleaners, and cutting oils. The lagoons were unlined, thereby permitting
wastes to seep into the local soils and rock strata. The lagoons
covered approximately 50,000 square feet and could hold an estimated
18,400 cubic yards. In 1970, the company reported that it discharged
300,000 drums of wastes to the lagoons* In 1976, all five lagoons v\ere
filled with excavated material from construction of the City of
Bethlehem Waste Water Treatment Plant. From 1976 until 1982, Hellertown
wastes were discharged into the local sanitary sewer system.
Ground water underlying the site Is contaminated with 1,2-
dichloroethylene, trichloroethylene, vinyl chloride, tetrachloroethylene,
and 1,1,1-trichloroethane, according to tests conducted by PA DER in early
1985. This aquifer within 3 miles of the site supplies water to the
Hellertown Water Co., the Bethlehem Steel Corp. plant, and private residences,
affecting an estimated 15,000 people.
Surface water is potentially threatened by the site because the filled
lagoons have no diversion structures. Saucon Creek and tBhigh River are
used for fishing within 3 miles downstream of the site.
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NOVAK SANITARY LANDFILL
South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania
The Novak Sanitary Landfill covers approximately 60 acres in -South
Whitehall Township, Lehigh Gounty, Pennsylvania. The privately-owned
landfill started operating in the late 1960s. Initially, demolition
wastes were disposed in an abandoned quarry on the site. Later, the
landfill began accepting municipal and industrial wastes.
In 1980, a new phase began when the first of five trenches was
excavated. Disposal in these trenches was under a solid waste permit
from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PA DER).
PA DER closed the landfill in December 1984. General Electric Oo. notified
EPA, as required by CERCLA section 103(c), that its Allentown, Pennsylvania,
plant had sent electroplating wastes containing heavy metals and organic
wastes, including spent solvents, to the landfill. According to PA DER,
other industrial clients of the landfill include Tyler Pipe Co., Tarkett
Corp., Western Electric, and Caloric Corp.
Monitoring wells on the site are contaminated with a variety of
organic and inorganic chemicals, including tetrachloroethene, toluene,
1,1-dichloroethane, and barium, according to EPA tests. A private well
1,200 feet southwest of the landfill boundary is similarly contaminated,
according to EPA and PA DER. The landfill is in a limestone region that
is very susceptible to ground water contamination and migration of
contaminants. An estimated 17,300 people draw drinking water from public
and private wells within 3 miles of the site. In January 1985, South
'faitehall Township extended its water line to two residences near the
landfill, because a well sampled by EPZV contained organic and inorganic
contaminants which could also be attributed to the landfill.
According to an EPA inspection in June 1984, a ditch encircling the
site diverts run-off and leachate into an on-site pond. The diversion
ditch and pond are not properly engineered, and the landfill is not
adequately covered. Hence, surface water in the area is threatened.
Jordan Creek within 3 miles downstream of the site is used for recreation.
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PAOLI RAIL YARDS
Baoli, Pennsylvania
The Paoli Rail Yards cover approximately 10 acres in Paoli/ Chester
County, Pennsylvania. The site consists of an electric train repair
facility and a commuter rail station owned by Amtrak and operated by the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Commuter
trains are serviced, repaired, and stored at this facility. Routine
maintenance and repair of railroad cars involve PCB-containing electrical
equipment. The site is surrounded on three sides by residential communities
and on the fourth side by commercial facilities. Until recently, the site
was unsecured and easily accessible. Residents and commuters reqularly
used it as a shortcut to reach ix>th the train station and the commercial
properties.
Tn the late 1970s, both EPA and the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Resources (PA QER) inspected the Paoli Rail Yards. This
inspection, coupled with subsequent State investiqations, led PA OER to
issue an order in 1979 requiring Antrak and SEPTA to determine the extent
of contamination and correct any problem areas. Amtrak and SEPTA took
scne actions primarily involvinq collection of samples, seme cleanup
efforts, and further study of the site.
In November 1985, analyses of samples taken in July 1984 by a consultant
to ^trak and SEPTA were made available to EPA. The results indicate
that a severe PCB problem exists at this site, with contamination ranging
as high as 3 percent in on-site soils and to depths of up to 3 feet.
In December 1985, a team consisting of staff from EPA, the Federal
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and the State Health
Department made a preliminary assessment of the rail yards. The purpose
of this assessment was to verify the existing sample results and identify
those areas that were of ;nost concern. The sampling effort was centered
around the immediate threat posed by the presence of high levels of PCBs
both on site and in the residential community.
On February 25, 1986, EPA filed a complaint in Federal court under
the Toxic Substances Control Act, CERCIA, and the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act. The complaint seeks an order requiring the responsible
parties to limit access to the site, control migration of PCBs, conduct
sampling and analysis, and take n\easures to clean up the site and protect
worker safety. A Consent Decree was also lodged on the same date. As a
first step, SEPTA installed a security fence around the site.
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RIVER ROAD LANDFILL (WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
Hermitage, Pennsylvania
The River Road Landfill covers approximately 102 acres in'Hermitage,
Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Eric Disposal Co., a subsidiary
of Waste Management, Inc. The landfill has operated since 1962 as a
sanitary landfill, accepting industrial, residential, and an unknown
quantity of hazardous wastes. In 1984, it received a State permit to
dispose of solid waste.
According to tests conducted in 1980 by a consultant to Waste Management,
sludge disposed at the site contained PCBs.
In June 1985, EPA detected PCBs in sediments in a diversion ditch that
discharges to the Shenango River. The ditch collected runoff from the
landfill. The Shenango Valley Water Co. draws water for approximately
75,000 customers at a point 2 miles downstream of the landfill. EPA also
detected chloroethane and 1,1-dichloroethane in veils on and off the site.
The site is not completely fenced, making it possible for people and
animals to cone into direct contact with hazardous substances in the
diversion ditch.
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SALFORD QUARRY
Salford Township, Pennsylvania
The Salford Quarry covers approximately 3 acres on Quarry Itoad in r
Lower Salford Township, ftontgomery County, Pennsylvania. The site was
quarried for stone/aggregate for an unknown period prior to 1963. In
1963, Amsrican Clean Tile Co., which is owned by National Gypsum Go.,
purchased the abandoned quarry, and until 1980 used the site for disposal
of its wastes. Included were waste tiles, unfused tile slurry, and
other production waste:3. In 1980, the State received canplaints that
tanks were buried on the site. In 1981, American Olean discovered two
10,000-gallon tanks. According to tests conducted by the company and
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PA DER), the
tanks hold tile slurry containing boron and fuel oil. After the company
pumped out the oil, the site was officially closed in May 1982 in accordance
with a plan approved by PA DEP. Closure involved capping with soil,
grading, and revegetating. Two monitoring wells were also installed as
part of closure.
The downgradient monitoring well on-sita is contaminated with
trichloroethene, boron, arsenic, and cyanide, according to EPA analyses.
An estimated 54,000 people draw drinking water frcm public (NJorth Penn
Water Authority) and private wells within 3 miles of the site. A private
well 650 feet fron the site is contaminated with boron, according to EPA
analyses.
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SPRA-FIN, INC.
North Wales, Pennsylvania
Spra-Fin, Inc., has manufactured metal products on a 0.5-acre site in
North Wales, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, since 1963. This facility
uses trichloroethylene (TCE) and stores it on-site in a S'iO-qallon
above-qround tank. This tank replaced a deteriorated underground tank
which was removed in 1982. The company also removed 80 cubic yards of
TCE-contaminated soil near the buried tank in 1982.
On-site production wells sampled by the North Perm Water Authority
show elevated levels of 1,1,1-trichloroethene, vinyl chloride, TCE, 1,1-
dichloroethylene, and tetrachloroethylene. On-site soil samples contain
the same contaminants.
An estimated 91,000 people obtain drinkinq water from public and
private wells within 3 miles of the site. There is no other source of
drinkinq water. Wissahicken Creek is 1,500 feet north of the site.
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TRANSICOtL, INC.
Worcester, Pennsylvania
Transicoil/ Inc., manufactures electric motors on a 20-acre-
site in Worcester, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Records of the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PA DER) show that the
facility used several drums of trichloroethylene (TCE) per year as a
degreasing solvent until 1976, when it changed to 1,1,1-trichloroethane.
The company stores waste oil and solvents in an underground tank.
In September 1979, PA DER found high concentrations of TCE, 1,1,1-
trichlocoethane, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethylene, and cis-1,2-
dichloroethylene in on-sita wells. Subsequent sampling by a
consultant to Transicoil confirmed the results.
An estimated 99,400 people obtain drinking water from public and
private wells within 3 miles of the site.
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WILLIAM DICK LAGOONS
West Cain Township, Pennsylvania
The William Dick Lagoons cover 10 acres in West Cain Township in the
western part of Chester County, Pennsylvania. From the late 1950s to
1970, the three unlined lagoons were used by the Chemical Leaman Tank
Lines, Inc., for disposal of final rinsewater from the interior cleaning
of tank trailers. These trailers reportedly transported petroleum products,
latexes, and resins.
According to tests conducted by EPA in April 1985, soils on the
site contain 4,4-DDE, benzo(a)pyrene, trichloroethylene, and 2,4-
dichlorophenol.
Soils on the site are moderately permeable, thus potentially
threatening ground water. The Chickies Formation within 3 miles of the
site is the sole source of water for private wells serving an estimated
1,400 people. The nearest well is 400 feet north of the site.
The lagoons were not adequately diked, permitting the contents to
reach nearby surface waters. The 13,600 residents of Coatesville draw
drinking water from an intake into Birch Pun 2.8 miles downstream of the
site.
The site is not completely fenced, making it possible for people and
animals to come into direct contact with hazardous substances at the site.
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GOLDEN STRIP SEPTIC TANK SERVICE, INC.
Simpsonville, South Carolina
The Golden Strip Septic Tank Service, Inc. Site consists c3f five
abandoned lagoons covering 2 acres on a farm in Greenville County,
South Carolina, near Simpsonville. The lagoons were unlined and had
inadequate structures to prevent run-off fron leaving the lagoons. Between
1960 and 1975, the company deposited plating wastes and other liquids
fran nearby industries into the lagoons.
In 1978, two lagoons that had dried up were filled with dirt
and graded. Nb sludge was removed. Two other lagoons still contain
liquid waste and sludge. The fifth lagoon, which had received only a
small volume of waste, was also filled with dirt.
Tests conducted by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environ-
mental Control (SCDHEC) in 1981 and by EPA in 1984 indicated that chromium,
copper, lead, and cadmium were in the water in the unlined lagoons, thus
threatening ground water and surface water in the area. An estimated
1,600 people draw drinking water from springs and private wells within
3 miles of the site.
Rice Spring is approximately 500 feet from the lagoons. Strean
sediments near the spring basin contain heavy metals (including chromium,
copper, and nickel) and organic compounds, according to EPA tests conducted
in 1985. The site is in the drainage basin of Gilder Creek, which is
used for recreation within 3 miles of the site.
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SANGAMO-WESTON INC./TWELVE-MILE CREEK/LAKE HARWELL PCS CONTAMINATION
Pickens, South Carolina
The Sangamo-Weston, Inc./Twelve-Mile Creek/Lake Hartwell PCB Contamination
Site consists of PCB-contaminated portions of the Twelve-Mile Creek Basin system
and the Twelve-Mile Creek arm of Lake Hartwell. The site is in northwestern
South Carolina, in Pickens, Pickens County. Sanqamo has manufactured electrical
capacitors on a 224-acre area in Pickens sines 1955. PCBs were used in
production of the capacitors between 19S5 and 1976.
As required by CERCLA section 103(c), Sangarao notified EPA that it had
disposed of approximately 38,700 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated waste on its
plant site and an undetermined amount of waste in seven satellite dumps, all in
the Twelve-Mile Creek Basin. Solid, sludge, and liquid wastes were stored or
disposed of in piles, landfills, and impoundments. EPA is continuing to search
Cor any additional sources of contamination that may exist.
SPA and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
(DHEC) detected PCBs in run-off leaving the Sanqamo-Weston Pickens Plant and
throughout the Twelve-Mile Creek Basin, including Lake Hartwell. Specific
streams in which PCBs have been detected include: unnamed tributaries located
downgradient from the Sangamo-Weston Pickens Plant and flowinq into Town Creek,
Twelve-Mile Creek, 'Golden Creek, Middle Fork Twelve-Mile Creek, and North Fork
Twelve-Mile Creek. Lake Hartwell and Twelve-Mile Creek are used for recreation
and drinking water.
In December 1984, residents of Catteecheer South Carolina, initiated law-
suits against Sangamo and two other companies over alleged health effects
resulting from exposure to PCBs. Sangamo-Weston has removed over 17,000 cubic
yards of PCB-contaminated waste from seme past disposal areas located on and off
the plant property. These wastes are contained in an EPA-approved landfill.
PCBs have been detected by DHEC and 5PA in the drinking-water distribution
system of the Easley-Central Water Plant, which serves 14,500 people. The plant
intake is in Twelve-Mile Creek. Clemson University has an intake in the Twelve-
Mile Creek arm of Lake Hartwell. It serves 15,800 students and employees.
PCB contamination in Lake Hartwell and its tributaries was first discovered
in 1975. It was traced to effluent from the Sangamo-Weston Pickens Plant and
from other sources in the watershed. Since 1977, EPA and DHEC have monitored
PCB levels in fish taken from Lake Hartwell. Over the years, levels have been
declining, although the rate of decline appears to be slowing.
From 1983 until early 1986, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry reviewed data regarding possible exposures to PCBs in Pickens County. Tne
agency said PCBs appear to present no imminent or substantial public health threat.
In August 1986, EPA negotiated a Consent Agreement with Sangamo-Wsston for
sampling to determine the extent of contamination at the Brazeale dump, one of
the seven satellite dumps. The 0.5-acre dump was used for landfilling 24,000
cubic feet of PCB waste. The Brazeale property is on Wolf Creek Road about 1
mile southwest of Pickens. In November 1985, after finding PCB levels as high
as 27,000 ppm in soil samples, EPA removed a mobile home from the property.
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ARLINGTON BLENDING & PACKAGING CO.
Arlington, Tennessee
Arlington Blending and Packaging Co. operated on a 2.5-acre- site in
the southwest section of Tennessee in Arlington, Shelby County, fron the
1950s to 1979. The site is along the south side of State Route 1. A
small residential area borders the site to the east.
vjhile mixing and packaging pesticides for retail sales, the plant
handled endrin, aldrin, dieldrin, chlordane, heptachlor, lindane, methyl
parathion, and thirnet. When the site was abandoned for economic reasons,
deteriorating bags of pesticides and between 1,000 and 1,200 55-gallon
drums, nany leaking, remained in a building, according to the State.
In the mid-1970s, because of violations of the Clean Water Act,
the State of Tennessee took enforcement actions against the company to
reduce pesticide contamination from tributaries leading to the Loosahatchie
River Canal, which, is 7,100 feet from the site in the most probable
drainage route. In response, the corrpany hired a contractor to perform
sampling and submitted a report that the Tennessee Department of. Public
Health approved in 1976.
In 1979, after the Tennessee Division of Water Quality Control sampled'
the site and an adjacent housing development, the State recommended that
the developer install a fence between the banes and the plant and apply
1-2 inches of clean top soil in the backyards of the two homes closest to
the plant. Between 1980 and 1933, the owner of Arlington Blending removed
some pesticide wastes fron the site.
In August 1983, EPA analyses identified high concentrations of
various pesticides in soils on the site and the housing development. In
October 19S3, using CERCLA emergency funds, EPA removed 3,500 gallons
of chemicals from drums, collected debris, and excavated 1,920 cubic
yards of contaminated surface soils both on and off the site. All materials
were transported to approved disposal facilities.
In 1985, the State detected pesticides in a shallow monitoring well
on the site. About 2,700 people draw drinking water from two water systems
within 3 rniles of the site. The systems serve the cities of Arlington
and Galloway. An Arlington well is within 1,200 feet of the site.
Underlying the site are three water-bearing zones that are used as
drinking water sources and that have the potential for contamination fron
pesticide residues remaining at the site. The upper zone is contaminated
with chlordane and other pesticides, according to the State. The three
zones are normally separated by low-permeability clay layers. However,
"windows" may be present in the clays, providing a potential route for
contaminants to migrate to the lowest, most prolific water-bearing zone.
The site is in the floodplain of the Loosahatchie River Canal. The
probable drainage route from the site leads to the canal, which is used
for recreation.
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WASATCH CHEMICAL CO. (LOT 6)
Salt Lake City, Utah
The Wasatch Chemical Co. (Lot 6) Site covers 6 acres in Salt Lake City,
Salt Lake County, Utah. Wasatch heqan formulating various organic chemical
products, including pesticides, on 15 acres in the early 1960s. Subsequently,
the site was subdivided into parcels of 6 and 9 acres, which are now owned
by two separate entities. Lot 6 has not been used since before 1980.
The Utah Department of Health estimates that approximately 2,300 cubic
yards of wastes have been disposed in a concrete pond and in drums on Lot
6. During an inspection in June 1985, the State found 48 drums holding
ignitable and reactive liquids and 13 pressurized gas cylinders in poor
condition; several of the drums were leaking. Residential and commercial
industrial areas are within a few hundred yards of the drum storage area.
Approximately 85,000 people live within 3 miles of the site.
Additional wastes from the operation were discharged into the 700
West Stream, a ditch that drains into the Jordan River.
Tests conducted by the State in June 1985 detected several chemicals,
including pesticides and methyl isobutyl ketone, in ground water. 700
West Stream also has elevated levels of some of these compounds.
About 60,000 people obtain drinking water fron private wells within
3 miles of the site. The nearest well is within 2,000 feet. No alternative
source of water is available in the area. The Jordan River/Surplus Canal
is used primarily for industrial, irrigation {3 square miles), and
recreational purposes.
In January 1986, the State requested the owner of Lot 6 and a number
of other parties potentially responsible for waste^3 associated with the
site to remove drums and other materials from Lot 6. When they refused,
the State filed an action in Federal Court seeking the potentially responsible
parties (PRPs) to remove the drums and compensate the State for its costs.
In February 1986, the State and EPA negotiated a Consent Order under CERCL^
section 106 for tile drums.
In April 1986, during a CERCLA emergency removal action, EPA detected
dioxin in drums, standing water, and soil on the site. In the removal
action, EPA (1) excavated contaminated soil, (2) transported non-dioxin
irums and soil and the cylinders to a hazardous waste landfill permitted
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and (3) placed dioxin-
oontaminated materials in a temporary storage unit adjacent to Lot 6. EPA
has reached a partial agreement with several PRPs to pay for a portion of
the emergency action. The PRPs have also agreed to provide and maintain a
storage facility for the dioxin materials pending final disposal.
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DIXIE CAVERNS COUNTY LANDFILL
Salem, Virginia
The Dixie Caverns County Landfill covers 27 acres in Salem,- Roanoke
County, Virginia. Roanoke County operated the landfill from 1955 to
1976, accepting municipal refuse, industrial sludge, nonhalogenated
solvents, and other wastes.
In 1983, EPA observed uncontrolled leachate from the site entering
local streams. In subsequent site investigations, EPA identified an
uncontrolled pile of emission control dust from an electric steel furnace.
The pile consists of an estimated 15,000 cubic yards of dust. The dust,
which is migrating via surface drainage, contains high levels of lead and
cadinium, according to EPA.
Conditions at the site threaten ground water and surface water. An
estimated 2,100 people draw drinking water from private wells within 3
miles of the site. Dixie Caverns, a tourist attraction, is located 1
mile downstream of the site.
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GREENWOOD CHEMICAL CO.
Newtown, Virginia
Greenwood Chemical Co. started manufacturing specialty chemicals on
a 15-acre site in Newtown, Albemarle County, Virginia, about 40 years
ago. The facility ceased operation on April 18, 1985, after a toluene
explosion/fire killed four workers. The site has had three owners. The
present owner is a corporation whose major shareholder manages the plant.
In May 1985, the Virginia Department of Health inspected the site,
which included five unlined lagoons where process waste water was treated.
Various broken, leaking, and uncapped drums were observed. Soils were
stained and vegetation stressed. Various aerial photos examined by the
State revealed an area where drums had been buried in trenches for over two
decades.
In May and June 1985, EPA detected chlorobenzene, benzene, and tri-
chloroethylene in the lagoons, as well as in an off-site well down-gradient
of the site. Wells within 3 miles of the site are the sole source of
drinking water for an estimated 1,600 people. The nearest well is within
approximately 600 feet of one of the lagoons.
Tests conducted by EPA in-May 1985 detected volatile organic chemicals
in air near the lagoons. The site, in a rural area west of Charlottesville,
is surrounded by homes, farms, and community buildings.
Information in State files indicate that in 1971, fish w=re killed by
overflows frcra the lagoons and that in the mid-1975s, cattle were killed.
The files indicate that Greenwood Chemical used from 1 to 10 metric tons
of cyanide per year.
The facility has a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System for discharge of cooling water via surface drainage.
The permit is independent of the lagoons.
The site threatens an unnamed tributary to Stockton Creek
approximately 3,200 feet downslope from one of the lagoons and along the
pathway of surface water migration. Stockton Creek is used for fishing.
EPA is currently conducting additional investigation of the site
under the Superfund removal program.
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H&H, INC., BURN PIT
Farrington, Virginia
The H&H, Inc., Burn Pit covers approximately 1 acre 0.5 miles south
of Farrington in Hanover County, Virginia. The site is owned by the
former owner of Haskell Chemical Co. It was used exclusively by the
company between 1960 and 1976 for disposal of solvents containing printing
inks and of paint-manufacturing wastes. These materials were transported
from the Haskell factory in Richmond to the site in druns, which were emptied
into the shallow unlined pit and burned. As required by section 103(c) of
CERCLA, Haskell reported to EPA that it had delivered an estimated 750
cubic feet of waste materials to the site. Virginia State Health Department
files indicate that 1,000 empty drums were on-site prior to remedial
activities undertaken in 1982.
EPA sampling in March 1984 indicated that PCBs are being discharged off-
site via surface drainage. Also, toluene, xylene, and benzene are present
in a monitoring well downgradient of the pit.
An estimated 2,700 people draw drinking water from private wells
within 3 miles of the site. The nearest well is about 1,000 feet away.
Surface waters within 3 miles downstream of the site are used for
fishing. A fresh-water wetland, as designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, is within 3,000 feet of the pit.
Access to the site is unrestricted. Thus, people and animals can
cone in direct contact with hazardous substances at the site.
In response to enforcement actions by the Virginia State Department
of Health, H&H, Inc., and Haskell removed contaminated soil, took measures
to control erosion and sedimentation, and installed monitoring wells
in 1982.
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RENTOKIL, INC. (VIRGINIA WOOD PRESERVING DIVISION)
Richmond, Virginia
Rentokil, Inc. (Virginia Wood Preserving Division) has operated a
wood-treatment facility on a 4-acre site in Richmond, Henrico County,
Virginia, since 1965. Until about 1981, the company used creosote and
pentachlorophenol as preservatives. In 1982, use of pentachlorophenol
was discontinued, and chromated copper arsenate came into use. Creosote
continued in use.
EPA has detected high concentrations of chrcmated copper arsenate
in an unlined surface impoundment on the site. Rentokil has detected
the sane contaminant in run-off, soils, and a monitoring well on the
site. -An estimated 350 people draw drinking water from private wells
that tap the contaminated aquifer within 3 miles of the site. The nearest
private well, which is within 1,300 feet of the site, is not contaminated
to date.
Run-off from the site enters North Run, which is used for swimming
within 1.5 miles of the site.
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SAUNDERS SUPPLY CO.
Chuckatuck, Virqinia
Saunders Supply Co. has treated wood on a stta in Chuckatuck, Suffolk
City County, Virginia, since 1964. Fron 1964 to 1984, the facility used a
pentachlorophenol/Nb.2 Fuel Oil mixture as a wood preservative. Chromated
copper arsenate was also used starting in 1974 and is still in use. The
spent pentachlorophenol/oil mixture was disposed by burning in an unlined
pit, which resulted in the generation of dioxin compounds.
Tests conducted by EPA in November 1984 detected elevated levels of
chromium in Godwin's Mill Pond Reservoir, a source of drinking water for
over 30/000 people in Suffolk, Virginia. A fresh^water wetland is within
1,000 feet downstream of the point where chromium was found. The tests
also found pentachlorophenol, lead, chromium, and arsenic in the Columbia
aquifer, which supplies private wells serving over 1,990 people within 3
miles of the site. The nearest well is approximately 1,900 feet from
the site.
In 1983, the company excavated some contaminated soil and transf verted
it to an EPA-approved landfill. A recovery well was drilled, and contaminated
ground water is pumped out of the well and recycled back into a treatment
system.
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SPICKLER LANDFILL
Spencer, Wisconsin
Spickler Landfill covered 80 acres in Spencer, a rural agricultural
region of Marathon County, Wisconsin. In July 1970, the privately-owned
landfill began operations under the name Spickler Landfill, disposing of
both municipal and industrial wastes. A second owner operated the facility
from April 1972 to November 1973, when it was sold to Mid-State Disposal,
Inc. In July 1975, Mid-State Disposal sold the site back to the original
owner, who then sold the property in February 1976 to still another
person, who now operates the site as a tree nursery. The landfill was
closed in the fall ot 1976. Mid-State Disposal was involved in the
closure.
The landfill was operated in three phases. In the first two phases,
municipal wastes and asbestos dust were accepted. The landfill had no
liner or leachate controls. When these phases ended, the area was capped
with native clay soils. In early 1971, with the approval of the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources, 1,281 cubic yards of mercury brine
sludge fron BASF Wyandotte Chemical Co.'s Nekoosa Plant were deposited
at the site in a clay-lined pit measuring 100 X 100 feet and 10 feet
deep. Later in the year, it was capped with clay. This pit has subsided,
and water has ponded on top, as EPA observed during a June 1984 inspection.
Leachate was seeping into a ditch adjacent to the site, thus threatening
local surface water.
In late 1984, EPA installed monitoring wells around the site. In
March 1985, both the upper aquifer and lower sandstone aquifer were
found to be contaminated with a number of organic and inorganic substances,
including mercury, barium, toluene, and ethylbenzene, according to EPA
analyses. Within 3 miles of the site, the sandstone aquifer provides
drinking water to 2,000 people via private wells. The owner's well is on
the site.
The site is not fenced, making it possible for people and animals to
come into direct contact with hazardous substances.
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TCMAH ARMORY
Tomah, Wisconsin
The Tomah Armory Site covers 10 acres northeast of Tomah, Monroe
County, Wisconsin. From the early 1950s to 1955, the city operated the
site as an open unlined dump, perhaps with open burning. During part of
this period, the city had a similar operation about 2 miles to the south in
what is now the Tomah Fairgrounds. The Tomah Fairgrounds is also being
proposed for the NPL at this time.
Both Tomah sites accepted primarily municipal refuse. However, Union
Camp Corp. notified EPA, as required by CERCLA section 103(c), that its
polyethylene plant in Tomah had sent to the dumps up to 23,770 gallons of
solvents and heavy metals, including lead and chromiun components of ink
wastes from the plant.
• After the dump to t>5 northeast stopped operating, the city sold
part of the land to the Wisconsin National Guard for construction of an
Armory. Homes were built on the rest of the land. According to the
City's Director of Public Works, a portion or all of the dump was excavated
and filled with sand before the buildings were constructed.
Tomah Armory is in a partly rural, partly residential area. A
Veterans Administration Hospital is nearby. An estimated 9,500 people
draw drinking water from public and private wells within 3 miles of the
site. The nearest well is about 1 mile from the site.
The nearest downslope surface water, the South Fork of the Lanonweir
River, is approximately 500 feet from the site. The river and lake Tomah
are used for recreation. Because the wastes were inadequately covered
and there were no diversion structures, contaminated run-off from the
dump could have reached nearby surface waters.
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TCMAH FAIRGROUNDS
Tomah, Wisconsin
The Tcmah Fairgrounds Site covers 10 acres southwest of Tomah,
Monroe County, Wisconsin. From 1953 to 1959, the city operated the site
as an open unlined dump, perhaps with open burning. During this period,
the city had a similar operation about 2 miles away where the Tonah
Armory is now located. Ihe Tbmah Armory is also being proposed for the
NPL at this time.
Both Tomah sites accepted primarily municipal refuse. However,
Union Camp Corp. notified EPA, as required by CERCLA section 103(c),
that its polyethylene plant in Tomah had sent to the dumps up to 23,770
gallons of solvents and heavy metals, including lead and chromium components
of ink wastes from the plant.
After the dump to the southwest stopped operating, the city covered
the dumping area. The 10 acres became part of the Tomah Fairgrounds.
Tomah Fairgrounds is in a partly rural, partly residential area. An
estimated 9,500 people draw drinking water from public and private wells
within 3 miles of the site. The nearest well is about 0.6 miles from the
site.
The nearest downslope water, Lake Tomah, is approximately 400
feet from the site. The lake is used for recreation. Because the wastes
were inadequately covered and there were no diversion structures, contani-
nated run-off front the dump could have reached nearby surface waters.
In an inspection conducted in August 1984, SPA observed areas where
erosion had worn away some of the soil, revealing rusted metal. Thus,
people and animals can potentially come into direct contact with hazardous
substances.
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