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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT
EPA-330/1-80-002-I
REMOTE SENSING INVESTIGATION
SOLID/LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL SITES
Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma, Arizona
and Southern Regions of Arizona
VOLUME I
May 1980
NATIONAL ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIONS CENTER
Denver, Colorado
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CONTENTS
I INTRODUCTION 1
II SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 3
SUMMARY OF THE SURVEYS 3
CONCLUSIONS 4
III RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATIONS 7
FIGURES
1 Arizona Location Chart 10
2 Sperry Flight Systems Settling Ponds, Phoemx 13
3 Dike Leak, Sperry Flight Systems Settling Ponds, Phoenix 15
4 Sperry Flight Systems Building Complex, Phoenix 17
5 Union Hills, 7.5 Minute Chart 17
6 Sanitary Landfill, Agua Fria 19
7 El Mirage, 7.5 Minute Chart 19
8 Salt Drying Beds, Glendale 21
9 Waste Disposal, Glendale 23
10 Gully Waste Dumping, Glendale 25
11 West Section Sanitary Landfill, Glendale 27
12 East Section Sanitary Landfill, Glendale 29
13 El Mirage, 7.5 Minute Chart 29
14 Cattle Feed Lot, Glendale 31
15 Liquid Waste Pond, Glendale 33
16 Open Field Waste Dumping, Glendale 35
17 Glendale, 7.5 Minute Chart 35
18 Liquid Discharge, Alhambra 37
19 Glendale and Fowler, 7.5 Minute Chart 37
20 Honeywell Information Systems, Phoenix 39
21 Sunnyslope, 7.5 Minute Chart 39
22 Waste Piles, Avondale 41
23 Reservoir, Avondale 43
24 Water-Filled Basin, Avondale 45
25 Tolleson, 7.5 Minute Chart 45
26 Litchfield Wastewater Treatment Lagoons, Litchfield 47
27 Sanitary Landfill, Litchfield 49
28 Tolleson, 7.5 Minute Chart 49
29 Wastewater Treatment Plant, Tolleson 51
30 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, Sludge Lagoon Leak, Phoenix 53
31 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, Discharge Canal Phoenix 55
32 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, North Area Phoenix 57
33 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, New Lagoons Phoenix 59
34 Fowler and Tolleson, 7.5 Minute Chart 59
35 Waste Ponds, 83rd Avenue, Tolleson 61
36 Chevron Chemical Company, North View, Ortho Division Facility Pond, Tolleson . 63
37 Chevron Chemical Company, South View, Ortho Division Facility Pond, Tolleson . 65
38 Animal Feed Distribution, Dry Pond, Tolleson 67
39 Fowler, 7.5 Minute Chart 67
40 Anderson Clayton and Company Pond Complex, Phoenix 69
41 Anderson Clayton and Company North View, Phoenix 71
42 Anderson Clayton and Company West View, Phoenix 73
43 Union Oil Company, Phoenix 75
44 Thermal Electric Power Plant, Phoenix 77
45 Liquid Air Incorporated, Phoenix 79
46 Reynolds Metals Company, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Phoenix 81
47 Reynolds Metals Company, Solid Waste, Phoenix 83
48 Reynolds Metals Company, Sump Pump, Phoenix 85
49 Liquid Air Liquid Pits, Phoenix 87
50 Fowler, 7.5 Minute Chart 87
51 Reynolds Metals Company Ponds, North View, April 20, 1979 Phoenix 89
52 Reynolds Metals Company Ponds, South View, June 21, 1979 Phoenix 91
53 Mall in Brothers Foundry, Main Area, Phoenix 93
54 Mallin Brothers Foundry, South Area, Phoenix 95
55 Maricpoa By-Products Incorporated, Phoenix 97
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FIGURES (Cont.)
56 Automobile Salvage Yard, Phoenix 99
57 Fowler, 7.5 Minute Chart 99
58 27th Avenue Sanitary Landfill, East Area, Phoenix 101
59 27th Avenue Sanitary Landfill, West Area, Phoenix 103
60 Open Field Dumping, Phoenix 105
61 23rd Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, Phoenix 107
62 Petroleum Distribution Facility, Phoenix 109
63 Liquid Storage Ponds, April 10, 1979, Phoenix Ill
64 Liquid Storage Ponds, June 21, 1979, Phoenix 113
65 Renchem Facility, Phoenix 115
66 Oil/Solvent Reclamation Facility, Phoenix 117
67 Liquid Disposal, West Area, April 20, 1979, Phoenix 119
68 Liquid Disposal, June 21, 1979, Phoenix 121
69 Liquid Disposal, East Area, April 20, 1979, Phoenix 123
70 Liquid and Solid Waste, June 21, 1979, Phoenix 125
71 Liquid and Solid Waste, South Pits, June 21, 1979, Phoenix 127
72 Maricopa Meat Packing Plant, Phoenix 129
73 Fowler and Phoenix, 7.5 Minute Chart 129
74 Oil Spills, Phoenix 131
75 Solid Waste, Phoenix 133
76 Truck/Trailer Washing, Phoenix 135
77 Oil Pit and Drum Storage, Phoenix 137
78 Scrap/Waste Storage, Phoenix 139
79 Storage Tanks and Solid Waste, Phoenix 141
80 Solid and Liquid Storage, Phoenix 143
81 Phoenix, 7.5 Minute Chart 143
82 Liquid Disopsal, Phoenix 145
83 Sanitary Landfill and Pit, April 20, 1979, Phoenix 147
84 Sanitary Landfill, West Area, April 20, 1979, Phoenix 149
85 Sanitary Landfill and Pit, June 21, 1979, Phoenix 151
86 Phoenix, 7.5 Minute Chart : . . 151
87 Sanitary Landfill and Liquid Pits, Phoenix 153
88 Cudahy Foods Company, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Phoenix 155
89 Open Field Waste, Phoenix 157
90 Tempe, 7.5 Minute Chart 157
91 Motorola Waste Treatment Ponds, Phoenix 159
92 Tempe Wastewater Treatment Plant, Tempe 161
93 Dark Solid Material, Tempe 163
94 Arizona Public Service Company Pond, Tempe 165
95 Tempe, 7.5 Minute Chart 165
96 Salt River Indian Reservation Waste Pits and Sanitary Landfill, Phoenix. ... 167
97 Salt River Indian Reservation Sanitary Landfill, Phoenix 169
98 Solid Waste Sanitary Landfill Along Salt River, Phoenix 171
99 Industrial Solid Waste, Mesa 173
100 Mesa, 7.5 Minute Chart 173
101 Talley Industries, Solid Waste East Area, Mesa 175
102 Talley Industries, Solid Waste West Area, Mesa 177
103 Talley Industries Waste Ponds, Mesa 179
104 Buckhorn, 7.5 Minute Chart 179
105 Rainbow Valley Landfill, Rainbow Valley 181
106 Avondale, 7.5 Minute Chart 181
107 Solid Waste from Sanitary Landfill, Gila River 183
108 Tolleson and Avondale SE, 7.5 Minute Chart 183
109 Midland Ross Corporation Pond, Tempe 185
110 Steam Electric Generating Plant Ponds, Helena 187
111 Foundry Plant Ponds, Kyrene 189
112 Guadalupe, 7.5 Minute Chart 189
113 Chemical Handling Facility, West Chandler 191
114 Guadalupe, 7.5 Minute Chart 191
115 Liquid Holding Pond, High Town 193
116 Solid Substance Storage, Roger Corporation, Circuit Systems Division, Chandler 195
117 Guadalupe, 7.5 Minute Chart 195
118 Livestock Waste and Pits, Chandler 197
119 Livestock Waste Ponds, Chandler 199
120 Arizona Agrochemical Company, West Half, Chandler 201
121 Arizona Agrochemical Company, East Half, Chandler 203
122 Chandler, 7.5 Minute Chart 203
123 Livestock Feedlot Waste Ponds, Chandler 205
124 Livestock Liquid Waste Ponds, Chandler 207
125 Chandler and Higley, 7.5 Minute Chart 207
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FIGURES (Cont.)
126 Williams Air Force Base Wastewater Treatment Plant 209
127 Higley, 7.5 Minute Chart 209
128 Amstar Corporation, Spreckels Sugar Division, Chandler 211
129 Spreckels Sugar Waste Lagoons South Half, Chandler 213
130 Spreckels Sugar Waste Lagoons North Half, Chandler 215
131 Spreckels Sugar Solid Waste, Chandler 217
132 Gila Butte, 7.5 Minute Chart 217
133 Livestock Liquid Waste Pond, Chandler Heights 219
134 Wastewater Treatment Plant, Chandler Heights 221
135 Gila Butte and Chandler Heights, 7.5 Minute Chart 221
136 Casa Grande Wastewater Treatment Plant, Casa Grande 225
137 Casa Grande West, 7.5 Minute Chart 225
138 Pond and Solid Materials, Casa Grande 227
139 Casa Grande Mts., 7.5 Minute Chart 227
140 Eloy Treatment Plant, Eloy 229
141 Eloy North, 7.5 Minute Chart 229
142 Gila Bend Indian Reservation Wastewater Treatment Facility, Gila Bend 233
143 Gila Bend Wastewater Treatment Facility, Gila Bend 235
144 Smurr and Gila Bend, 7.5 Minute Chart 235
145 Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field Wastewater Treatment Facility, Gila Bend . 237
146 Gila Bend, 7.5 Minute Chart 237
147 Hassayampa Hazardous Waste Disposal Site, East Area Hassayampa 241
148 Hassayampa Hazardous Waste Disposal Site, West Area, Hassayampa 243
149 Buckeye NW, Hassayampa, Arlington SE, NE, 7.5 Minute Chart 243
150 Stockyard Feedlot Ponds, Gillespie Dam 245
151 Gila Compressor Ponds, Gillespie Dam 247
152 Arlington SE, 7.5 Minute Chart 247
153 Yuma Test Station Wastewater Treatment Facility, East View, Laguana Dam. ... 251
154 Yuma Test Station Wastewater Treatment Facility, West View, Laguana Dam. ... 253
155 Laguana Dam, 7.5 Minute Chart 253
156 Thermal Electric Power Plant, Arizona Public Service Company, Yuma 255
157 Yuma West, 7.5 Minute Chart 255
158 West Yuma Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ytma 257
159 Southwest Meat Packing Company, Yuma 259
160 Yuma West, 7.5 Minute Chart 259
161 Agrochemical Facility, Yuma 261
162 Yuma East, 7.5 Minute Chart 261
163 Arizona Western College Wastewater Treatment Plant, Yuma 263
164 Fortuna, 7.5 Minute Chart 263
165 Bureau of Reclamation Lagoons, Yuma 265
166 Fortuna, 7.5 Minute Chart 265
167 City of Yuma Sanitary Landfill, Yuma 267
168 Liquid Waste Pits, Yuma 269
169 Somerton, 7.5 Minute Chart 269
170 Oracle Waste Disposal Site, Oracle 273
171 Winkleman, NE, SE, SW, NW, 7.5 Minute Chart 273
172 Open Waste Dumping, Rillito 275
173 Arizona Portland Cement Company, Rillito 277
174 Solid and Liquid Waste, Rillito 279
175 Marana, 7.5 Minute Chart 279
176 Stressed Vegetation, Cortaro 281
177 Holding Ponds, Cortaro 283
178 Sanitary Landfill, Cortaro 285
179 Wastewater Treatment Plant, Cortaro 287
180 Jaynes, 7.5 Minute Chart 287
181 Automobile Salvage Yard, Jaynes 289
182 North Wastewater Treatment Plant Pond, Jaynes 291
183 North Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Ponds, Jaynes 293
184 North Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Drying Ponds, Jaynes 295
185 Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Drying Ponds, Jaynes 297
186 South Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Drying Ponds, Jaynes 299
187 South Central Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jaynes 301
188 South Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jaynes 303
189 Jaynes, 7.5 Minute Chart 303
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I. INTRODUCTION
Aerial surveys of solid and liquid waste disposal/holdings facili-
ties in the greater Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona area were conducted
during the time intervals of April 11, 12, and June 21 to 23, 1979.
The overall survey also included mining and processing facilities
of the Inspiration, Globe, Superior, Sonora, Hayden, Christmas and
Winkelman areas in addition to the San Manuel, Sahuarita, San Xavier,
Bisbee and Douglas, Arizona areas.
Numerous solid and liquid waste disposal/holding facilities in the
greater Yuma, Arizona area were overflown during the June survey.
The National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC), U. S. Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted this investigation at the
request of the Bureau of Sanitation, Division of Environmental Health
Services of the State of Arizona Department of Health Services and EPA
Region IX.
To provide the requested assistance to the State of Arizona Depart-
ment of Health Services, NEIC conducted the remote sensing investigation
with the following objectives:
1. bocument the presence of solid and liquid waste disposal/hold-
ing sites in and around the cities of Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma,
which included preselected segments of the Salt, Agua Fria
and Santa Cruz River basins.
2. Document the presence of improper disposal of possible hazard-
ous waste on vacant lands and in predetermined drainage courses
in rural southern Arizona, which had been previously reported
through citizens' complaints.
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3. Document the disposal of tailings and other wastes in and
around preselected mining areas throughout south central
Arizona.
4. Obtain aerial photographs of the site west of Phoenix near
Interstate 10, which the State of Arizona Department of Health
Services is planning to designate as an approved hazardous
waste management facility.
These investigations were conducted under the authority of the Re-
source Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA; PL-94-580) which requires
the periodic inventory and continuing surveillance of industrial, com-
mercial, municipal and private facilities in addition to remote sites
where hazardous wastes are disposed. State of Arizona personnel have
and will use the results of these surveys to perform onsite investiga-
tions of each facility as deemed appropriate.
The identification of some facilities was provided by a State of
Arizona Department of Health Services employee on board the aircraft
during these surveys.
NEIC employed standard aerial reconnaissance and remote sensing
techniques to conduct the survey. Color aerial photographs, exposed
with a 70 mm hand-held camera, were obtained from a light aircraft fly-
ing from about 1,500 to 2,000 feet above ground level. The color photos
were basically two types. One type was a true-color film (red through
blue light exposure) and the other was false-color infrared film exposed
with green, red and near-infrared light. The blue light normally used
in true-color photography was subtracted by an appropriate optical filter.
The aerial photographs were recorded on color-reversal film which pro-
duces color transparencies. The transparencies were used during data
analysis in the laboratory. The black-and-white photographs in this
report were reproduced from the color transparencies.
This report is presented in two volumes. The first volume covers
indication Numbers I through 105, while the second volume includes in-
dication Numbers 106 through 141.
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II. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
SUMMARY OF THE SURVEYS
Two aerial surveys of numerous solid and liquid waste disposal/
holding facilities were conducted throughout much of southern and south-
western Arizona. The survey area consisted of discrete sites in the
metropolitan areas of Phoenix, Tucson, and Yuma, as well as in many pre-
selected rural locations. The overall survey area was divided into sub-
areas corresponding to the respective USGS 7.5 Minute Charts that contain
the geographic locations of the discrete sites. The location of each
sub-area is shown in Figure 1 (Section III).
The aerial reconnaissance photographic films were interpreted and
analyzed in the NEIC Remote Sensing Laboratory. Any significant indica-
tions1" of the disposal of solid and liquid waste materials are reported.
Also, any significant (visible) environmental effects in the immediate
environs of a disposal site are reported. In a few instances, where no
environmental effects were evident, the respective geographic locations
and descriptions of the sites have been reported by request of the State
of Arizona Department of Health Services for site inventory purposes.
The remote sensing data were also reviewed to detect any promiscu-
ous dumping located either within industrial facilities or at remote
sites, and to detect unauthorized disposal of liquid wastes at solid
waste disposal sites. The data were also interpreted for indications
such as surface runoff patterns, surface leachate flow, and damaged or
stressed vegetation in and around disposal sites due to liquid leachate.
* Indication - A particular observation derived from the photo inter-
pretation of the aerial films with respect to spatial or spectral
characteristics.
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There are numerous surface impoundments documented in this report
that the State of Arizona Department of Health Services listed on EPA
Surface Impoundment Assessment (SIA), Location and Count of Impoundments
Forms. The applicable SIA numbers have been included in this report and
are identified as "SIA SITES".
The site which the State of Arizona Department of Health Services
is planning to designate as an approved hazardous waste management fa-
cility was overflown. The applicable information is provided in this
report at the end of Volume II.
CONCLUSIONS
In the metropolitan Phoenix area, a wide variety of surface liquid
impoundments were observed. The following indications are reported con-
cluded from the interpretive analyses of the respective aerial photo-
graphs:
Ninety industrial ponds/lagoons.
Twenty-two open dumping indications.
Fifteen wastewater treatment plants.
Twelve feedlot animal waste ponds.
Six solid waste landfills with nine indications of
liquid disposal.
Two sanitary landfills breached by flood waters.
One discharge on the north bank of the Salt River
that appeared to contain oil.
Of particular interest are four surface liquid impoundments in a
reportedly closed landfill on the north bank of the Salt River. The
ponds appeared to have no artificial lining. Heavy earth moving equip-
ment was also observed in this area which is known as the 19th Avenue
Landfill.
Nearby these impoundments, within the flood plain of the Salt
River, was a liquid discharge that had not changed in appearance or
shape from the April to the July 1979 overflights. This type of pond
is usually indicative of a nonvolatile liquid.
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Northeast and southwest of Phoenix, along the Salt River, two
closed sanitary landfills cells had been breached by flood waters.
Debris was observed protruding from the breaches in addition to being
washed downstream.
In the greater Tucson area, from northwest to southeast near the
Santa Cruz River, the following types of indications were observed:
Twenty industrial ponds/lagoons.
Six open dumping indications.
Four wastewater treatment plants.
Two feedlot animal waste ponds.
Two sanitary landfills with liquid discharge into one.
Two areas of stressed vegetation.
The landfill, located in south Tucson, had several pits in one
corner of the facility that had been .accepting liquid waste. Another
pit within this landfill contained storage drums.
The following were observed in the Yuma area:
Twelve industrial ponds/lagoons.
Three wastewater treatment ponds.
One sanitary landfill.
The aerial photography depicted indications that the sanitary land-
fill possibly had been used for disposal of a liquid waste. The loca-
tion of the liquid was in close proximity to what appeared to be a
groundwater pump station. Perculation of the liquid waste into sub-
surface soil layers could cause contamination in the groundwater.
Extensive photographic coverage of many mining, milling, and pro-
cessing areas was also obtained. The results are documented for sur-
face impoundment inventory and visible environmental impact. The results
have been grouped together as follows:
Two hundred eight mine processing, storage and tailings ponds
in the areas overflowns.
Six wastewater treatment plants.
Several possible indications of surface water contamination
from mine tailing ponds.
Two indications of stressed vegetation.
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The possibility of surface water contamination may exist around
the base of many tailings ponds throughout the areas overflown. There
were indications that the walls of these ponds have been eroded by pre-
cipitation and the resultant wash followed the prevalent surface runoff
patterns.
The two indications of stressed vegetation were observed around a
particular tailings pond in the Superior Mining area. Leakage from the
pond appeared to have settled into vegetated areas near a residential
development.
Numerous indications of deficient waste disposal practices in in-
dustrial facilities and municipal/private sanitary landfills were ob-
served. In some cases the disposal facilities appeared to be neglected.
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III. RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATIONS
The aerial photography was analyzed in the NEIC Remote Sensing
Laboratory employing the standard techniques of photo interpretation.
The results of the analysis are documented in this section. The geo-
graphic locations of the significant findings were plotted on the ap-
propriate U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 Minute Charts (Topographical
Maps, Scale 1:24,000). The applicable sections of these are reproduced
in this report and properly identified by subtitle and figure number.
The alpha-numeric symbols, printed on each chart in red, correspond to
the applicable discussions opposite each respective aerial photograph.
The photographs also have the alpha-numerics printed in red in addition
to other annotations which are included as an aid to more clearly depict
the observations discussed in the text. The geographic location of each
section of the original 7.5 Minute Charts is depicted on the Arizona Lo-
cation Map [Figure 1].
Any significant indications* of the disposal of solid and liquid
waste materials are documented herein, along with any significant (vis-
ible) environmental effects in the immediate environs of a given dispos-
al site. The laboratory analysis was also conducted so as to detect any
promiscuous dumping located either within industrial facilities or at re-
mote sites and the unauthorized disposal of liquid wastes at solid waste
disposal sites. The photography was interpreted for indications such as
surface runoff patterns, surface leachate flow and damaged, or stressed
vegetation in and around disposal sites due to liquid leachate. In a few
instances, where no environmental effects were evident, the respective
geographic locations and descriptions of these sites have been documented
for inventory purposes as the State of Arizona Department of Health Ser-
vices has requested.
* Indication - A particular observation dereived from the photo inter-
pretation of the aerial films with respect to spatial or sepctral
characteristics.
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There are numerous surface Impoundments documented In this sec-
tion that the Department of Health Services listed on EPA Form 7500-44,
Surface Impoundment Assessment (SIA), Location and Count of Impoundments.
The applicable SIA numbers have been included and are identified as "SIA
SITES."
This section of the report is included in two volumes. The first
volume covers indication Number 1 through 105, while the second volume
includes indication Numbers 106 through 141.
The site which the Department of Health Services is planning to
designate as an approved hazardous waste management facility was over-
flown. The results of the interpretation are included at the end of
the second volume.
Eleven of the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 Minute Charts that have
been used in this report are preliminary. These preliminary charts have
been used in this report to maintain continuity of scale. The identity
of these preliminary charts used in this report, correspond with the fol-
lowing listed 15 minute maps*:
Figure 149, Arlington SE and NE 7.5 Minute Charts are from the
Arlington 15 Minute Chart;
Figure 152, Arlington SE 7.5 Minute Chart is from the Arlington
15 Minute Chart;
Figure 171, Winkleman NE, SE, SW and NW 7.5 Minute Charts are
from the Oracle 15 Minute Chart;
Figure 200, Saharita NW 7.5 Minute Chart is from the Sahuarita
15 Minute Chart;
Figures 316, 325, 338, 340, and 352 using any of the Twin
Buttes NE, SE, SW, or NW 7.5 Minute Charts are from the Twin
Buttes 15 Minute Chart.
* Copies of these preliminary charts may be obtained from the U.S.
Geological Survey, NCIC-W, Mail Stop 31, Attention Advanced Copy,
345 MiddlefieId Road, Menlo Park, California 94025.
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As indicated on Figure 1, the total area has been divided into
eleven sections with Section A being the Phoenix area. The results for
this section are now presented.
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SECTION A
UNION HILLS Al
EL MIRAGE A2
GLENDALE A3
SUNNYSLOPE A4
TOLLESON A5
FOWLER A6
PHOENIX A7
TEMPE A8
MESA A9
BUCKHORN A10
AVONDALE SW All
AVONDALE SE A12
GUADALUPE A13
CHANDLER A14
HIGLEY A15
GILA BUTTE A16
CHANDLER A17
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UNION HILL 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 5]
1 This facility was identified as Sperry Flight Systems (SIA SITE
12). It consisted of five diked-liquid settling ponds, each ap-
proximately 720 m2 (850 yd2) [Figures 2, 3, 5]. These ponds
appeared to have no artificial lining. Two were dry, one was
partially full and two were full of a dark-gray liquid. There
was a dike leak at the southwest corner of two ponds [Figures
2, 3, 5]. There was an area that had a white solid waste ma-
terial dumped into the open field northwest of the ponds.
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Phoenix, Arizona
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UNION HILLS 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 5]
1 Figure 3 provides a view further northwest of the pond complex
and a dark solid waste site in an adjacent open field.
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Figure 3. Dike Leak, Sperry Flight Systems Settling Ponds
Phoenix, Arizona
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UNION HILLS 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 5]
1 Within the Company's building complex there was a concrete-lined
pond which had two compartments. It contained a dark liquid in
the north compartment and a light blue liquid in the south com-
partment [Figure 4]. There was a grass-lined culvert just south
of the pond which contained a liquid the source of which could
not be determined.
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Figure 4. Sperry Flight Systems Building Complex
Phoenix, Arizona
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1 KILOMETER
Figure 5. Union Hills
7.5 A/l/nufe Chart
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EL MIRAGE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 7]
2 This active sanitary landfill was located within the Agua Fria
riverbed. There were no unusual practices noted [Figure 6].
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Figure 6. Sanitary Landfill
Agua Fria, Arizona
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Figure 7. El Mirage
7.5 Minute Chart
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EL MIRAGE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 9]
3 Possible salt overspill was located along the eastern edge of these
salt evaporators [Figure 8].
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G/enc/a/e, Arizona
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EL MIRAGE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 13]
4 This open area contained bare patches within the areas of vege-
tation. Scattered solid waste or refuse appeared throughout the
area [Figure 9]. This area is adjacent to a small industrial facil-
ity.
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Figure 9. Waste Disposal
G/enc/a/e, -Arizona
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EL MIRAGE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 13]
5 This indication appeared to be waste material that was surrepti-
tiously deposited along these gullies [Figure 10].
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G/enc/a/e, Arizona
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EL MIRAGE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 13]
6 This indication had the appearance of a closed sanitary landfill
[Figures 11 and 12].
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G/enda/e, Arizona
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EL MIRAGE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 13]
7 This was an active landfill cell within a larger area that ap-
peared to be nearing its maximum fill capacity [Figure 12].
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G/enda/e, Arizona
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Figure 13. El Mirage
7.5 A'l/nufe Chart
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GLENDALE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 17]
8 This cattle- feedlot had an unlined pond, containing animal liquid
waste, that appeared to have overflowed in the northwest corner
[Figures 14 and 15]. Two open ramp pits were located at the
southwest corner of the feedlot possibly being used for feed stor-
age.
There was an open area south of the feedlot that had been used
for solid waste disposal [Figure 14].
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Figure 14. Cattle Feed Lot
G/enc/a/e, Arizona
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GLENDALE 7.5 MINUTE CHART I Figure 17]
8 Figure 15 provides a close-up view of the animal waste pond,
solid animal waste, and feedlot.
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Figure 15. Liquid Waste Pond
G/enda/e, Arizona
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GLENDALE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 17]
8 A large open field to the south of the feedlot had several piles
of solid waste [Figure 16].
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Figure 16. Open Field Waste Dumping
G/enda/e, Arizona
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GLENDALE AND FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 19]
9 This facility was located in Alhambra, a northwest suburb of
Phoenix. A large portion of the ground was covered with a liq-
uid in the open area along the northern boundary of the facility.
It was difficult to determine if the presence of the liquid was
due to a spill or discharge from the various tanks at the north
end of the building or wash-down water from a cleaning opera-
tion. Brown spillover stains were noted over the edges of the
white vertical cylindrical tanks. There was a red stain on the
ground between the building and the white tanks [Figure 18].
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Figure 18. Liquid Discharge
Alhambra, Arizona
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7.5 Minute Chart
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SUNNYSLOPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 21]
10 This facility was identified as Honeywell Information Systems
(SIA SITE 7). There were two rectangular ponds that contained
a dark liquid. A ground spill stain was observed to the west of
the ponds in a chemical processing area [Figure 20].
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Figure 20. Honeywell Information Systems
Phoenix, Arizona
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Figure 21. Sunnyslope
7.5 Minute Chart
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TOLLESON 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 25]
11A In the rear yard of a maintenance equipment facility there were
piles of an unidentified solid material that did not have the ap-
pearance of normal dirt spoil for landfill [Figure 22].
11B These piles of brown solid material had the appearance of dirt
spoil for landfill [Figure 22].
11C This water-filled quarry or gravel pit did not have any unusual
indications [Figure 22].
11D This wastewater treatment plant consisted of two ponds, one
active with three aerators and one containing a minute amount of
liquid. It appeared the treated wastewater was being discharged
into the Agua Fria River [Figure 22]. A small clarifier was lo-
cated on the northwest corner of this facility.
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Figure 22. Waste Piles
Avondale, Arizona
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TOLLESON 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 25]
12A This partially filled pond may have served as a small reservoir.
It contained a red material at the north end [Figure 23].
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Figure 23. Reservoir
Avonc/o/e, Arizona
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TOLLESON 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 25]
12B Adjacent to this pond, there was a small elongated basin with
algae at the south end [Figure 24]. The foilage in the field
along the southwestern and western boundaries of this indication
appeared to be significantly degraded.
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Figure 24. Water-Filled Basin
Avondale, Arizona
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Figure 25. Tolleson
7.5 Minute Chart
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TOLLESON 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 28]
13 This wastewater treatment facility south of Litchfield Park con-
sisted of four ponds. Algae was collecting at the north end of
the northernmost pond around the two aerators [Figure 26].
Matted algae was gathered in the northeast corner of each of the
three remaining ponds. The color of the water in the ponds was
gray-green.
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Figure 26. Litchfield Wastewater Treatment Lagoons
Litchfield, Arizona
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TOLLESON 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 29]
14 This portion of a quarry appeared to have been used for a sani-
tary landfill. It extended from west to east into a water-filled
section of the quarry [Figure 27].
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Figure 27. Sanitary Landfill
Litchfield, Arizona
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Figure 28. Tolleson
7.5 Minute Chart
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TOLLESON AND FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 34]
15 A wastewater treatment facility was located west of 91st Avenue
and south of Buckeye Road. No anomilies were noted in either
the treatment facility or the drying beds [Figure 29].
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Figure 29. Wastewater Treatment Plant
Jolleson, Arizona
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TOLLESON AND FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 34]
16 The 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant was in the process
of expanding the sludge drying pond complex. There was a
possible pond dike leak [Figure 30] into an active cattle feeding
pasture. The treated wastewater was being discharged into the
Salt River toward the west [Figures 31 and 34]. Figures 32 and
33 are provided for a more complete photographic coverage of
the WWTP.
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Figure 30. 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, Sludge Lagoon Leak
Phoenix, Arizona
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TOLLESON AND FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 34]
16 Figure 31 provides an easterly view of the discharge canal lead-
ing to the Salt River.
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Figure 31. 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, Discharge Canal
Phoenix, Arizona
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TOLLESON AND FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 34]
16 Figure 32 is an eastern view of the WWTP complex and the dike
wall leak. Several piles of a dark solid material were observed
in the open area immediately to the west of the treatment facil-
ity.
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Figure 32. 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, North Area
Phoenix, Arizona
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TOLLESON AND FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 34]
16 Figure 33 illustrates the additional new drying ponds or beds
that were being constructed.
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Figure 33. 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, New Lagoons
Phoenix, Arizona
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Figure 34. Fowler and Tolleson
7.5 Minute Chart
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 39]
17 This facility had a square pond that contained an aqua-colored
liquid. The pond did not appear to have an artificial lining. A
dumping point into the pond was located at its southeast corner.
There was an orange spot near the middle of the pond with a
light brown crust or scum from the edge of the pond to the or-
ange spot [Figures 35 and 36]. There were yellow, green and
red drums along the east edge and throughout the property area.
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Figure 35. Waste Ponds, 83rd Avenue
Tolleson, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 39]
18 Figure 36 provides a view of the unlined pond and possible spills
along the periphery.
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Figure 36. Chevron Chemical Company, North View, Ortho Division Facility Pond
Tolleson, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 39]
18 The Chevron Chemical Company's Ortho Division Facility had at
its eastern edge one unlined pond containing a brown substance
[Figures 36 and 37]. There were numerous white chemical tanks
in the area.
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Figure 37. Chevron Chemical Company, South View, Ortho Division Facility Pond
Tolleson, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 39]
19 At the west end of this animal feed distribution facility was a
dry pond impoundment containing a dark-colored substance
[Figure 38].
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Figure 38. Animal Feed Distribution, Dry Pond
Tolleson, Arizona
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Figure 39. Fowler
7.5 Minute Chart
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 50]
The Anderson Clayton and Company was identified-as cotton seed
oils, meal/mixed feeds, and a cotton warehousing operation [Fig-
ure 40]. The following indications were observed:
20A A ground (surface) flume was observed leading from a chemical
processing area to the west pond which did not appear to have
an artificial lining [Figure 40].
20B The small central pond had a connecting ditch to the east pond
[Figure 40].
The west and central ponds contained a gray and brown surface
crust material [Figure 40].
20C The east pond contained a brown liquid substance [Figure 40].
20D A brown solid waste material was observed here [Figure 40].
20E A white substance was observed on the ground in this area [Fig-
ure 40].
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Figure 40. Anderson Clayton and Company Pond Complex
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 50]
20F A dark stain was observed on the ground at the base of a white
storage tank from a possible spill or discharge [Figure 41].
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SIA SITE 43
Figure 41. Anderson Clayton and Company North View
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 50]
20G Brown fugitive dust was observed on the roof and immediate
surrounding grounds [Figure 42].
20H Yellow fugitive dust was observed on the roofs of these two
buildings and immediate surrounding grounds [Figure 42].
201 A dark stain was observed on the ground at the north end of
building [Figure 42].
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Figure 42. Anderson Clayton and Company West View
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 50]
21 The Union Oil Company of California facility (SIA SITE 45) had a
deep rectangular pond which contained a small amount of a dark
liquid [Figure 43].
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Figure 43. Union Oil Company
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 50]
22A There were several spill stains on the ground located at the
railroad oil tank car transfer point within this electric power
plant [Figure 44].
22B An oil spill stain was observed on the ground near a small pump-
house, down the diked area of a single storage tank and at a
railroad spur [Figure 44].
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Figure 44. Thermal Electric Power Plant
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 50]
23A This dark-stained ground area was located along a railroad spur
and extended into an area that was identified as Liquid Air Incor-
porated [Figure 45].
23B An open field to the east of the above-mentioned railroad spur
had yellow, dark brown and white solid waste substances dumped
near an area displaying heavy vehicular activity [Figure 45].
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Figure 45. Liquid Air Incorporated
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 50]
24A This wastewater treatment plant appeared to have been aban-
doned. It could not be determined if it was owned by Reynolds
Aluminum Company.
The lined rectangular pond had a dark substance on the floor.
The discharge canal to the west had a mixture of a dark and
light substance [Figure 46]. The remainder of the plant showed
no signs of activity.
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Figure 46. Reynolds Metals Company, Wastewater Treatment Plant
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 50]
24B Numerous piles of solid waste material were observed along the
southern perimeter of the Reynolds plant, ranging from dark to
light-brown, yellow and white. South of the perimeter fence
were additional piles of solid waste material. There were gates
or fence openings through the perimeter where signs of repeated
vehicular traffic into and around the solid waste were observed
[Figures 46 and 47].
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Figure 47. Reynolds Metals Company, Solid Waste
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 50]
24C This square-lined pond, indicated on the chart as a sump, con-
tained a dark substance with vegetation growth on the floor.
There appeared to be a pumphouse at the southwest corner of
the pond and a discharge pipe leading to the south outside the
property. There was extensive vegetation growth in this area,
which indicated the pumping of liquid from the pond or another
source which the photography did not reveal. The vegetated
area appeared to have a low earthen dike. There was a small
ditch or canal that traversed from the base of the pumphouse
south and then around to the west for approximately 300 m (330
yds). There also was extensive vegetation growth along this
ditch [Figure 48].
24D A large area along a diagonal fence line contained solid waste
material. It did not have the appearance of dirt spoil for land-
fill [Figure 48].
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Figure 48. Reynolds Metals Company, Sump Pump
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 50]
25 The Liquid Air Incorporated facility (SIA SITE 34), south of
Granada Road and nearly opposite 33rd Avenue, had two unlined
pits. The northernmost pit contained a white substance. The
second pit appeared to be nearly empty with only a small quan-
tity of a white and light-brown substance on the floor [Figure
49].
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Figure 49. Liquid Air Liquid Pits
Phoenix, Arizona
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Figure 50. Fowler
7.5 Minute Chart
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 57]
26 These two ponds were identified as owned and operated by Rey-
nolds Metals Company (SIA SITE 42). They were first observed
and recorded by photography on April 20, 1979. Figure 51 de-
picts the Salt River water level being quite high with a view
from south to north. The southern pond contained a white sub-
stance that appeared to be floating on a dark liquid over two-
thirds of the pond's surface. The diking of this pond had re-
cently been reestablished. There was a dark stained area along
the southeast corner of the dike wall that gave the appearance
of seepage. The northern pond had a small amount of a light-
colored liquid. The dike along the eastern end of the pond had
a dark material piled on it.
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Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 57]
26 This photograph [Figure 52], taken June 21, 1979, depicts the
ponds viewed from the north to the south. The Salt River wa-
terflow had substantially reduced in volume, however, the riv-
er's main channel was still in close proximity to the two ponds.
The same basic conditions prevailed at this time with the excep-
tion of the lack of liquid in the north pond. The southern dike
wall of the north pond had a dark appearance of possible seep-
age.
There was an active dump for solid waste material near the
northern and western sides of the ponds. There was no control
station for entry control in the immediate area.
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Figure 52. Reynolds Metals Company Ponds, South View, June 21, 1979
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 57]
27A The Mallin Brothers Foundry had a dark solid substance located
in the northeast corner of the scrap yard [Figure 53].
27B A large area south of the foundry had a dark-brown solid sub-
stance being graded over and possibly into the soil [Figures 53
and 54].
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Figure 53. Mallin Brothers Foundry, Main Area
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 57]
27B Further into the southwest corner of this same area, there
was an L-shaped deposit of a brown/gray solid waste sub-
stance [Figure 54].
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Figure 54. Mallin Brothers Foundry, South Area
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 57]
28 Maricopa By-Products, Incorporated was identified as the opera-
tor and owner of this facility (SIA SITE 35) [Figure 55], which
contained four square aeration ponds of approximately 30 m2 (100
ft2) surface area. Three ponds were active and the eastern-
most pond was dry with both live and dead vegetation located on
the floor. The west pond contained a brown/gray liquid. The
central pond contained a light-brown liquid with a scum layer
around the quiescent edges. The east active pond had contained
a gray liquid and algae. There were no indications of artificial
lining within any of the ponds.
There were ten red vertical cylindrical tanks without a spill con-
tainment dike along the south side of the building.
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Figure 55. Maricopa By-Products Incorporated
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 57]
29 Numerous junked automobiles were stored at this location within
the Salt River flood plain along the south bank sandbar. This
aerial photograph taken on April 11, 1979 indicated there were
numerous automobiles that had been washed downstream by the
recent flooding of the Salt River [Figure 56].
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Figure 56. Automobile Salvage Yard
Phoenix, Arizona
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U. S. Route
state Route
Figure 57. Fowler
7.5 Minute Chart
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
30 The 27th Avenue sanitary landfill had three tanker/pumper
trucks on the site. Two were observed discharging liquid at the
time of flight on June 23, 1979 [Figures 58 and 59].
30A A tanker truck was discharging a dark-gray liquid with an oil
slick appearance into an unlined pit [Figure 58].
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Figure 58. 27th Avenue Sanitary Landfill, East Area
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
SOB A tanker truck was observed discharging onto a portion of an
active sanitary landfill cell. A dark-stained area to the rear of
the tanker and a red stain on the ground was observed [Figure
59].
30C Dark-stained areas from liquid discharges and possibly solid
wastes were observed on the ground in this area [Figures 58,
59].
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Figure 59. 27th Avenue Sanitary Landfill, West Area
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
31 On the east side of the 27th Avenue landfill, there was an open
area that had been receiving various colored dirt spoil probably
for landfill. There were other solid wastes indicative of trash
disposal including four discarded cylindrical tanks, and dark-
stained ground areas located within the solid wastes [Figure 60].
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Figure 60. Open Field Dumping
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
32 The 23rd Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant was recorded for
photographic documentation. That the Roosevelt Irrigation Dis-
trict Canal was observed traversing through the sludge drying
ponds. It could not be determined if there was any cross con-
nection between the WWTP and the canal [Figure 61].
33 The exact location of the dark material that had been dumped
and discharged onto and over the embankment could not be deter-
mined [Figure 61].
A dark substance had been discharged along the embankment at
this location [Figure 61].
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Figure 61. 23rd Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
34 Just off 19th Avenue, there was a small probable petroleum dis-
tribution facility consisting of 20 vertical cylindrical storage
tanks of various capacities. There was no spill containment
diking around these tanks. Nine railroad tank cars, fourteen
tanker trucks and approximately fifty drums were located
throughout the area. There were several ground spill stains
around the railroad tank cars and tanker truck petroleum trans-
fer points. There was a brown solid waste pile and a possible
ground spill stain from a storage drum in the northwest corner
[Figure 62].
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Figure 62. Petroleum Distribution Facility
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
35A This group of ponds was adjacent to an industrial site located
east of and adjacent to 19th Avenue, and extended north along
Watkins Street. The rectangular pond south of the site was full
of liquid during the April 20, 1979 flight [Figure 63]. There
were four rectangular ponds just east of the industrial site. All
but the southwest pond contained a liquid substance.
35B This area east of 15th Avenue was denuded of vegetation [Fig-
ure 63],
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
35A This aerial photograph, exposed on June 21, 1979 [Figure 64],
essentially revealed the same basic conditions that were present
on April 20, 1979, however, the rectangular pond contained only
about one-fourth the liquid content. All the ponds appeared to
have no artificial lining.
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Figure 64. Liquid Storage Ponds, June 21, 1979
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
36 Along the north side of Lower Buckeye Road was a facility that
has been identified as RENCHEM. It had the appearance of a
small chemical supply facility. There were 27 vertical and seven
horizontal cylindrical storage tanks of various capacities along
the southern boundary of the facility. Ground spill stains, and
approximately 500 drums of various colors, were observed
throughout the area [Figures 65 and 66].
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Figure 65. Renchem Facility
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX CHARTS [Figure 73]
37 This facility was unidentified. It was located south of Lower
Buckeye Road, between 15th and 16th Avenue. There were
three ponds of irregular shape which did not appear to be arti-
ficially lined. The surface of the north pond was two-thirds
covered by a dark-gray liquid while the remaining one-third was
light-gray. The center pond contained a dark-green liquid with
a light-gray substance in the southeast corner. The south pond
contained a gray/green liquid. There was an open ditch along
the east side of the center pond leading into the south pond.
The south pond banks were surrounded by solid waste materials
and some floating debris in the pond. There was a property
fence line between the central and south ponds. There were
drums along the east side of the north and central ponds. Some
appeared to be without lids, and there was ground spill stains
around the area. Tn^re were two possible gravity flow drum
drain pipes leading into the north pond. There was an overflow
feed pipe leading from the north to the central pond. There ap-
peared to be one gravity flow drum drain pipe leading to the
central pond.
A railroad spur with one tank car was along the north side of
the facility. There were nine vertical cylindrical storage tanks
of various capacities adjacent to the spur. The building and
shelter complex south of these storage tanks had brown fugitive
dust on the roof and surrounding grounds. Drums were scat-
tered through the building complex. Six tanker/pumper trucks
were onsite at the time of the photography with one entering a
weigh platform along the east site boundary. There was one
stake bed truck with six drums located at the southeast corner
of the building complex. The entire ground area had spill stains
of various sizes. The site had the appearance of some form of a
oil/solvent reclamation operation [Figure 66].
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Figure 66. Oil/Solvent Reclamation Facility
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
38 During the April 20, 1979 flight, the aerial photographs [Figures
67 and 69] revealed five liquid containment pits within the 19th
Avenue solid waste sanitary landfill. The western half of the
area is shown in Figure 67. The landfill was purportedly in a
closed condition. The photographic coverage indicated that this
was not the case. There was grader-type equipment in the area
during the surveillance flights on April 20, 1979 and June 21,
1979.
38A This pit had contained a dark liquid. There were indications of
heavy vehicular activity to the pit. There was solid waste sur-
rounding the pit excavation [Figure 67].
38B This was a damp or wet area that had an oily appearance. Ap-
pearances indicated that liquid had been discharged from the
north river levee depicted by the vehicle tracks in the area
[Figure 67].
38C This long pit contained a liquid substance. The color of the
liquid was similar to that in the pit annotated 38A [Figure 67].
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Figure 67. Liquid Disposal, West Area, April 20, 1979
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
38A There had not been any significant change in the color and level
of the liquid content in this pit in comparing the June 21, 1979
photographic imagery [Figure 68] with that of April 20, 1979.
38B The appearance of this damp or wet area had not changed in its
appearance since April 20, 1979 [Figure 68].
38C The level of liquid content had been reduced since April 20-,
1979. There may have been a brown crust formed on the sur-
face of any remaining liquid in this area. There were indica-
tions of liquid and solid waste discharging at the west end of
the pit annotated 38A [Figure 68].
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Figure 68. Liquid Disposal, June 21, 1979
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
38 D,E This photograph [Figure 69], recorded on April 20, 1979,
shows the eastern half of the 19th Avenue solid waste sani-
tary landfill. Three pits were observed which contained a
dark liquid.
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Figure 69. Liquid Disposal, East Area, April 20, 1979
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
38D This June 21, 1979 photograph [Figure 70] did not reveal any
significant change from the April 20, 1979 photograph [Figure
69]. The single pit contained a dark liquid with solid waste
material floating on the surface. There was an access ramp for
vehicles to back down to the pit for discharging the waste mate-
rials. The diking was constructed from surrounding surface
soils which appeared to contain uncovered waste materials.
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Figure 70. Liquid and Solid Waste, June 21, 1979
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
38E This June 21, 1979 photograph [Figure 71] did not reveal any
significant change from the April 20, 1979 photograph [Figure
69]. Both pits contained a small amount of a dark liquid, white,
brown solid waste, and possibly a dried white fluid substance in
and around both pits.
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Figure 71. Liquid and Solid Waste, South Pits, June 21, 1979
Phoenix, Arizona
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FOWLER AND PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 73]
39 This facility had the appearance of a meat packing plant which
may be the Maricopa Meat Packing Plant. Southwest of the
building complex were three ponds which gave no indication of
being lined. The long rectangular pond contained a green-to-
red liquid. The smaller rectangular pond, adjacent to the
north, contained a small amount of green/gray liquid with white
streaks. The large square pond to the west was empty [Figure
72].
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Figure 72. Maricopa Meat Packing Plant
Phoenix, Arizona
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Figure 73. Fowler and Phoenix
7.5 Minute Chart
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PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 81]
40A This area had the appearance of a truck maintenance and wash-
ing facility. The surrounding grounds had dark stains from
probable oil/solvent spills. There were various pieces of vehi-
cles and trailers strewn about the grounds in a discarded man-
ner [Figure 74].
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Figure 74. Oil Spills
Phoenix, Arizona
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PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 81]
40B Figure 75 depicts piles of solid waste throughout the open field
where dirt spoil had been dumped for probable landfill [Figure
75].
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Figure 75. Solid Waste
Phoenix, Arizona
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PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 81]
40C The standing liquid observed within this facility had the appear-
ance of being a truck/trailer washing operation. There were
five tanker type trailers adjacent to the standing liquid [Figure
76].
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Figure 76. Truck/Trailer Washing
Phoenix, Arizona
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PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 81]
40D There were about 2500 drums observed throughout this storage
area. There were additional drums located under an adjacent
shelter [Figure 77].
40E This pit contained a dark liquid substance that appeared to be
an oil/solvent waste. It was adjacent to a truck maintenance
area [Figure 77].
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Figure 77. Oil Pit and Drum Storage
Phoenix, Arizona
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PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 81]
41 This dark scrap or waste material covered two full city blocks
south of Jackson School. Figure 78 portrays only the east
block.
One block to the east was a triangular area that contained some
form of solid scrap or waste material. Between the two large
buildings, a small pile of dark waste or scrap material was ob-
served [Figure 78].
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Phoenix, Arizona
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PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 81]
42 Eighteen vertical and possibly four horizontal cylindrical storage
tanks were observed in this area [Figure 79]. The tanks had
no containment dikes around them.
Located just north of the tanks was an area that contained solid
scrap or waste materials.
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Phoenix, Arizona
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142
PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 81]
43 East of the Seventh Avenue railroad overpass was an area con-
taining piles of a solid waste or scrap material [Figure 80].
44 This area contained a solid waste or scrap material. There was
a railroad tank car nearby possibly transferring a liquid sub-
stance to or from two white horizontal cylindrical tanks [Figure
80].
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Figure 80. Solid and Liquid Storage
Phoenix, Arizona
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Figure 81. Phoenix
7.5 Minute Chart
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144
PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 86]
45 There were four ponds all containing a medium gray/brown liq-
uid. Three were within a fenced area, which had no indications
of artificial lining. Of the three, two were square. One ap-
peared to have an aerator. Both ponds were nearly full with a
brown scum around the edges. The rectangular pond contained
a small amount of liquid. The irregular-shaped, unlined pond,
north and outside the fence line was within a sanitary landfill.
A white substance was observed on the soil nearby. It had the
appearance of dried concrete from concrete truck washing resi-
due. There were also numerous discarded tires throughout the
immediate area [Figure 82].
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145
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Figure 82. Liquid Disposal
Phoenix, Arizona
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146
PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 86]
46 The April 20, 1979 photograph revealed a large pit containing a
dark liquid with an active sanitary landfill to the west [Figure
83].
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147
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Figure 83. Sanitary Landfill and Pit, April 20, 1979
Phoenix, Arizona
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148
PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 86]
46 This April 20, 1979 photograph revealed the entrance control
point for the sanitary landfill and the active cell for the day.
Solid waste was floating on the very dark liquid within the pit
[Figure 84]. There were indications along the edges of the pit
of dumping directly into the liquid.
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149
Figure 84. Sanitary Landfill, West Area, April 20, 1979
Phoenix, Arizona
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150
PHOENIX 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 86]
46 The June 21, 1979 photograph revealed there was extensive
filling within this pit. It was not practical to determine the per-
centage of fill because there was much floating waste on the re-
maining liquid [Figure 85].
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Figure 86. Phoenix
7.5 Minute Chart
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152
TEMPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 90]
47 This area appeared to be a sanitary landfill which contained
three liquid-filled pits. The liquid was dark in color. There
were indications along the edges of the pits of direct dumping.
There was debris floating on the surface of all three pits
[Figure 87]. North of the easternmost pit was a white sub-
stance that appeared to be concrete truck washing residue.
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153
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Figure 87. Sanitary Landfill and Liquid Pits
Phoenix, Arizona
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154
TEMPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 90]
48 The Cudahy Foods Company (SIA SITE 19) operated a seven-
lagoon anaerobic wastewater treatment plant located along the
south bank of the Grand Irrigation Canal. There were two ver-
tical cylindrical concrete tanks that contained a substance that
appeared to be sludge [Figure 88].
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155
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Figure 88. Cudahy Foods Company, Wastewater Treatment Plant
Phoenix, Arizona
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156
TEMPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 90]
49 The open field east of the Arizona Army National Guard Motor-
pool had three areas of a solid waste substance [Figure 89].
Two were dark and one was light in color.
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Figure 89. Open Field Waste
Phoenix, Arizona
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Figure 90. Tempe
7.5 M/'nufe Chart
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158
TEMPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 95]
50 The Motorola, Government Electronics Division, Plant (SIA SITE
18) had a complex of four ponds which did not appear to have
artificial linings. Three were nearly equal in size. The fourth
pond was long and narrow, located adjacent to the eastern dikes
of the other three ponds. The north pond was full of a green-
to-brown liquid. The center pond contained a low level of liquid
while vegetation was occupying the major portion of the pond.
The south pond was dry. The long narrow pond contained vary-
ing shades of a brown-to-green liquid. There was liquid over-
flow along the ground from the treatment facility north of the
pond complex. In the open field west of the north pond, there
were old overflow indications leading from the center pond. Brown
solid waste was observed in the open field west of the south
pond [Figure 91].
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159
Figure 91. Motorola Waste Treatment Ponds
Phoenix, Arizona
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160
TEMPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 95]
51 This wastewater treatment plant was located along the south bank
of the Salt River, northeast of Tempe, Arizona. There was seep-
age from the long rectangular- holding lagoon into two adjacent
empty lagoons to the north and west [Figure 92].
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161
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Tempe, Arizona
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162
TEMPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 95]
52 A horseshoe-shaped area containing a dark solid substance was
located east of Perry Lane and north of First Street in an indus-
trial area south of the Salt River [Figure 93].
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163
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Tempe, Arizona
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164
TEMPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 95]
53 A square pond containing a dark liquid was observed on the
property of Arizona Public Service Company's thermal electric
power plant (SIA SITE 15). Along the north side of the pond
were numerous piles of waste material and drums [Figure 94].
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Figure 94. Arizona Public Service Company Pond
Tempe Arizona
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Figure 95. Tempe
7.5 Minute Chart
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166
MESA 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 100]
54A This active sanitary landfill contained a long narrow (unlined)
diked pond which was nearly full of a dark liquid. Two piles
adjacent to the pond, contained a white powder-like material.
Slightly to the southwest of the pond were numerous dark piles
of solid waste [Figure 96].
54B White solid waste material had been disposed at this site [Figure
96].
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167
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Figure 96. Salt River Indian Reservation Waste Pits and Sanitary Landfill
Phoenix, Arizona
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168
MESA 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 100]
54C An active landfill was observed at this location which displayed
no unusual indications.
54D Green liquid was contained in this earthen diked pond. There
was some possible leakage to the soutwest as indicated in Figure
97. There was a narrow extension of the pond to the north that
displayed additional possible leakage [Figure 97].
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169
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Figure 97. Salt River Indian Reservation Sanitary Landfill
Phoenix, Arizona
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170
MESA 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 100]
55A There were numerous piles of dark-and light-colored material
spread out along the south bank of the Salt River. It had the
appearance of sanitary landfill cells that had been eroded open
by the recent flooding, spring 1979 [Figure 98].
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171
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Figure 98. Solid Waste Sanitary Landfill along Salt River
Phoenix, Arizona
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172
MESA 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 100]
55B These dark deposits were observed to be piles of solid waste
[Figure 99].
55C Dark ground stains were observed in an automobile salvage yard
[Figure 99].
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Mesa, Arizona
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Figure 100. Mesa
7.5 Minute Chart
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174
BUCKHORN 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 104]
56 This facility was identified as the Talley Industries of Arizona,
Incorporated, (SIA SITE 37). The facility had the appearance
of explosive or solid rocket fuel manufacturing [Figure 101].
56A Solid waste material had been disposed at these two locations
[Figure 101]. Roads lead from the Talley facility directly to
these disposal sites.
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175
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Figure 101. Talley Industries, Solid Waste East Area
Mesa, Arizona
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176
BUCKHORN 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 104]
56B Light-colored solid waste was observed at these locations [Figure
102].
56C Dark-colored solid waste was observed at these locations [Figure
102].
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177
Figure 102. Talley Industries, Solid Waste West Area
Mesa, Arizona
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178
BUCKHORN 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 104]
56D Two diked ponds contained a dark liquid. A white crust or
scum was observed on the surface of the west pond. The ponds
did not appear to be artificially lined. There was a ditch lead-
ing from a possible pumphouse to the east pond with a branch
off to the west pond [Figure 103].
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Mesa, Arizona
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Figure 104. Buckhorn
7.5 Minute Chart
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180
AVONDALE SW 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 106]
57 The Rainbow Valley Landfill had one pit excavation which con-
tained a small amount of liquid on the floor [Figure 105].
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7.5 Minute Chart
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182
TOLLESON AND AVONDALE 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 108]
58 Sanitary landfill waste was observed along the south bank of the
Gila River. It appeared that the waste was eroded from closed
cells by the recent flooding [Figure 107].
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Figure 107. Solid Waste from Sanitary Landfill
G/'/o River, Arizona
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183
Figure 108. Tolleson and Avondale SE
7.5 Minute Chart
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184
GUADALUPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 112]
59 One small pond which contained a dark liquid was located at the
southwest corner of the Midland Ross Corporation facility (SIA
SITE 39) [Figure 109]. Dark stains were observed along the
west property line adjacent to a parking lot and a solid waste
disposal site north of the lot.
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185
Figure 109. Midland Ross Corporation Pond
Tempe, Arizona
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186
GUADALUPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 112]
60 Two ponds which had no artificial lining were observed at the
Kyrene Stream Electric Generating Plant. One contained an aqua
and the other a green/brown liquid [Figure 110].
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187
Figure 110. Steam Electric Generating Plant Ponds
Helena, Arizona
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188
GUADALUPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 112]
61 Three ponds which appeared to have no artificial lining, were
located at the west end of this foundry plant. The southeast
pond contained a dark liquid, the remaining two a green/gray
liquid. Numerous piles of varying colored solid waste material
were along the west side of the ponds [Figure 111]. There was
standing liquid near some small ponds at the southwest central
building area.
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Figure 111. Foundry Plant Ponds
Kyrene, Arizona
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Figure 112. Guadalupe
7.5 Minute Chart
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190
GUADALUPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 114]
62 This facility had fifteen white vertical cylindrical tanks, approx-
imately 100 drums in a group south of the main building, 150
blue drums stacked along an outlying building and 350 more
along the north wall of the main building [Figure 113]. A light-
colored solid waste pile was located at the southeastern corner of
the storage yard.
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Figure 113. Chemical Handling Facility
West Chandler, Arizona
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191
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Figure 114. Guadalupe
7.5 Minute Chart
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192
GUADALUPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 117]
63 The liquid content of this lined pond was dark [Figure 115]
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193
Figure 115. Liquid Holding Pond
High Town, Arizona
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194
GUADALUPE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 117]
64 Dark solid material (mostly landfill) was located along the prop-
erty line to the southwest of the building complex in two sepa-
rate areas of the Roger Corporation Circuit Systems Division,
(SIA SITE 41) [Figure 116]. There was solid scrap material and
storage drums at two separate locations to the east of the solid
material. No liquid surface impoundments were observed.
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Figure 116. Solid Substance Storage, Roger Corporation
Circuit Systems DivisionChandler, Arizona
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Figure 117. Guadalupe
7.5 Minute Chart
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196
CHANDLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 122]
65 This facility may have been a livestock handling operation that
did not appear to be in operation. There were six pit excava-
tions, two partially filled with earth and a small amount of what
possibly maybe liquid on the floor of the remaining pits. There
were piles of dark material along the eastern boundary that may
have been livestock wastes [Figure 118].
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197
Figure 118. Livestock Waste and Pits
Chandler, Arizona
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198
CHANDLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 122]
66 Two waste ponds were observed in this cattle feedlot, one full of
liquid and the other appeared to be dry [Figure 119].
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199
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Figure 119. Livestock Waste Ponds
Chandler, Arizona
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200
CHANDLER 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 122]
67 Arizona Agrochemical Company (SIA SITE 10) had one small
square pond, Pond A, that contained a brown liquid. This pond
did not -appear to have an artificial lining. Along the south and
east side of the west building were stock piles of a solid mate-
rial, indication B in Figure 120.
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201
Figure 120. Arizona Agrochemical Company, West Half
Chandler, Arizona
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202
CHANDLER 7'.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 122]
67 Four lagoons, Lagoons C, were located on the northeast corner
of the facility. Two contained a green liquid, one was nearly
dry with a small amount of liquid and algae and the remaining
one dry. The processing building, Building D, had a dark-
brown fugitive dust collecting on the roof and north wall. Spill
stains were observed throughout the facility grounds. The east
central and north yard areas contained piles of solid scrap, indi-
cation E [Figure 121].
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Figure 121. Arizona Agrochemical Company, East Half
Chandler, Arizona
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Figure 122. Chandler
7.5 Minute Chart
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204
CHANDLER AND HIGLEY 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 125]
68 Four unlined pits or trenches of varying content level were ob-
served at this cattle feedlot [Figure 123]. Liquid was observed
in the bottom of the pits.
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205
Figure 123. Livestock Feedlot Waste Ponds
Chandler, Arizona
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206
CHANDLER AND HIGLEY 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 125]
69 Two unlined ponds were observed at the western edge of this
cattle feedlot. The east pond contained a gray crusty substance
with a ditch, Ditch A, leading to the pond through the yard
area. The west pond contained a dark-brown liquid with a small
ditch. Ditch B, through the diking leading to and from a small
canal. Canal C. The liquid in the canal was the same color as
the west pond [Figure 124].
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Figure 124. Livestock Liquid Waste Ponds
Chandler, Arizona
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Figure 125. Chandler and Higley
7.5 Minute Chart
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208
HIGLEY 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 127]
70 The Williams Air Force Base Wastewater Treatment Plant consisted
of two lagoons that contained a gray liquid and four dry lagoons
with probable dry sludge.
70A This dike wall appeared to have been breached with a ditch lead-
ing to three trenches [Figure 126].
70B The smaller of the three trenches appeared to contain the same
gray sludge as the lagoons. The remaining trenches contained
dead vegetation, probably weeds [Figure 126].
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Figure 126. Williams Air Force Base Wastewater Treatment Plant
Arizona
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7.5 Minute Chart
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210
GILA BUTTE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 132]
71 The Amstar Corporation, Spreckels Sugar Division (SIA SITE 16)
consisted of the processing facilities and the waste drying la-
goons to the southeast [Figures 128 to 131].
71A In the processing facilities there were one aeration pond and
three lagoons, two of which contained a white milk of lime. The
remaining lagoon contained a maroon-colored liquid [Figure 128].
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211
Figure 128. Amstar Corporation, Spreckels Sugar Division
Chandler, Arizona
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212
GILA BUTTE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 132]
71B The waste-drying lagoons were divided in ten compartments.
Five contained liquid of various shades of gray. Four compart-
ments were under cultivation and one contained dark piles of
discarded solid material [Figures 129, 130 and 131].
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213
Figure 129. Spreckels Sugar Waste Lagoons South Half
Chandler, Arizona
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214
GILA BUTTE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 132]
71B Figure 130 shows the north half of the lagoon complex which was
not included in Figure 129. At the time of flight, a truck was
driving down a dirt ramp into the dry lagoon, on the lower left
portion of the photograph.
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Figure 130. Spreckels Sugar Waste Lagoons North Half
Chandler, Arizona
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216
GILA BUTTE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 132]
71C The southeast lagoon compartment contained dark piles of a dis-
carded solid material [Figure 131] in the center area and a solid
white material (probably lime) on the southwest corner.
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Figure 131. Spreckels Sugar Solid Waste
Chandler, Arizona
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Figure 132. Gila Butte
7.5 Minute Chart
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218
GILA BUTTE AND CHANDLER HEIGHTS 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure
135]
72A This cattle feedlot had one lagoon containing a maroon/brown
liquid. A ditch leading from the feedlot to the lagoon was ob-
served [Figure 133].
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219
Figure 133. Livestock Liquid Waste Pond
Chandler Heights, Arizona
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220
GILA BUTTE AND CHANDLER HEIGHTS 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure
135]
72B This five-compartment wastewater treatment plant had three inac-
tive aerators in the smallest compartment. The southwest lagoon
contain a solid gray substance while the remaining lagoons con-
tained various shades of a maroon-colored liquid [Figure 134].
The plant was identified as SIA SITE 1 owned by the Gila River
Indian Community, Sacaton, Arizona, and operated by the Arizona
Tanning Company, Santan Industrial Park, Chandler, Arizona.
Attention is called to the rays of native vegetation emanating
from this facility, possible indications of subsurface seepage from
the lagoons.
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Chandler Heights, Arizona
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Figure 135. Gilo Butte and Chandler Heights
7.5 Minute Chart
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SECTION B
CASA GRANDE WEST Bl
CASA GRANDE MTNS B2
ELOY NORTH B3
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CASA GRANDE WEST 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 137]
73A This wastewater treatment plant had been expanded to four la-
goons. Two of the new lagoons on the west side were dry
[Figure 136].
73B Slightly south of 73A, a hook-shaped water containment was ob-
served. There was a ditch leading from between two long build-
ings into this containment. A small pond was observed a short
distance to the west in the midst of an area of vegetation [Fig-
ure 136].
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Figure 136. Casa Grande Wastewater Treatment Plant
Casa Grande, Arizona
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7.5 M/nufe Chart
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CASA GRANDE MOUNTAINS 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 139]
74 This unidentified facility had three disposal areas for varied solid
waste substances. It also had one small pond that contained a
dark liquid [Figure 138].
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Figure 138. Pond and Solid Materials
Cosa Grande, Arizona
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Figure 139. Casa Grande Mts.
7.5 Minute Chart
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228
ELOY NORTH 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 141]
75 A new smaller treatment lagoon was added to the Eloy Wastewater
Treatment facility. Only the three larger lagoons contained liq-
uid waste [Figure 140].
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Figure 140. Eloy Treatment Plant
Eloy, Arizona
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Figure 141. Eloy North
7.5 Minute Chart
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SECTION C
SMURR Cl
GILA BEND C2
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232
SMURR AND GILA BEND 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 144]
76 This wastewater holding pond was located in the southeast corner
of the Gila Bend Indian Reservation [Figure 142], (SIA SITE
231). The field just to the south of the pond was wet in spots
(dark stains in lower right portion of the photograph). There
were no signs of any irrigation ditches/canals in this immediate
area.
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233
Figure 142. Gilo Bend Indian Reservation Wastewater Treatment Facility
G/'/a Bend, Arizona
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234
SMURR AND GILA BEND 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 144]
77 The Gila Bend Wastewater Treatment facility was located 3.2 kilo-
meters (2 miles) northwest of the city [Figure 143], (SIA SITE
o
190). There were no unusual indications associated with this
site.
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G//O Bend, Arizona
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Figure 144.
Smurr and Gila Bend
7.5 Minute Chart
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236
GILA BEND 7.5 CHART [Figure 146]
78 The Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field Wastewater Treatment
facility consisted of three lagoons. The largest had three aera-
tors in operation while the smaller one had one aerator oper-
ating. The remaining lagoon was dry [Figure 145], (SIA SITE
37).
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G/'/a Send, Arizona
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Figure 146. Gilo Bend
7.5 M/'nufe Chart
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SECTION D
ARLINGTON NE Dl
BUCKEYE NW D2
ARLINGTON SE D3
HASSAYAMPA D4
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BUCKEYE NW AND HASSAYAMPA CHARTS
ARLINGTON SE AND NE ADVANCE 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 149]
79 The State of Arizona identified this location as an authorized or
legal hazardous waste site.
79A In the eastern area of this site, there was a small amount of
liquid in the south side of a prepared excavation or trench [Fig-
ure 147].
79B Solid waste was observed in the northern side of this prepared
trench [Figure 147].
79C This rectangular pit contained a dark-gray liquid [Figure 147].
79D This irregular-shaped pit contained a light-brown liquid [Figure
147].
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Hassayampa, Arizona
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BUCKEYE NW AND HASSAYAMPA CHARTS
ARLINGTON SE AND NE ADVANCE 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 149]
79E This isolated pit contained a dark brown/gray liquid [Figure
148].
79F This pit, formed in a rather large excavated trench, contained a
dark-green liquid [Figure 148].
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Hassayampa, Arizona
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Buckeye NW, Hassayampa, Arlington SE, NE
7.5 Minute Chart
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ARLINGTON SE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 152]
80A These two pits within the livestock feedlot were dry [Figure
150].
80B This pond, made up of two compartments, was dry. The south-
ern compartment contained gray solid substance [Figure 150].
80C This pit contained a light-brown solid material in addition to a
small amount of liquid waste [Figure 150].
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Figure 150. Stockyard Feedlot Ponds
Gillespie Dam, Arizona
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ARLINGTON SE 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 152]
80D This pond portrayed on the chart, was dry at the time of flight
[Figure 151].
80E Open pit dumping of liquid waste was observed at this location
as well as surface disposal of solid material. A light-colored
substance was observed in the pit along the eastern dike.
80F This pit contained a small amount of a light-green liquid in ad-
dition to a white substance on the floor.
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Gillespie Dam, Arizona
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Figure 152. Arlington SE
7.5 Minute Chart
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SECTION E
LAGUANA DAM El
YUMA WEST E2
YUMA EAST E3
FORTUNA E4
SOMERTON E5
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LAGUANA DAM 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 155]
81 The purpose of this trench-type pond could not be readily de-
termined. Its proximity to the lagoon complex to the east may
be related. The pond was half full of a medium green liquid.
Extensive vehicle tracks were observed at the south end of the
pond [Figure 153].
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LAGUANA DAM 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 155]
82 There were eight compartments in this wastewater treatment facil-
ity. The three most easterly and the southwestern lagoons, L
agoons A, had contained varying shades of a green liquid. The
small lagoon, Lagoon B, had a white pipe lying in a gray sub-
stance. The "L" shaped lagoon, Lagoon C, had a dark sub-
stance on the floor. The remaining two lagoons, Lagoons D were
dry [Figure 154].
82A The three rectangular lagoons, along east side of the facility,
and the triangular-shaped lagoon, southwest along the highway,
contained a liquid waste of varying shades of green [Figure 154].
82B This small lagoon had white pipe lying in a gray substance
[Figure 154].
82C The "L" shaped lagoon had a dark substance on its floor
[Figure 154].
82D The two remaining lagoons were dry [Figure 154].
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Laguana Dam, Arizona
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7.5 A/l/nufe Chart
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YUMA WEST 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 157]
83 Arizona Public Service Company operated this thermal electric
powerplant. Two liquid-bearing ponds were observed. The
northeast pond contained a dark liquid and the southwest pond a
rusty brown liquid [Figure 156], (SIA SITE 31).
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Figure 156. Thermal Electric Power Plant, Arizona Public Service Company
Yuma, Arizona
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University of Arizona
Agricultural Experiment St<
Figure 157. Yuma West
7.5 Minute Chart
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256
YUMA WEST 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 160]
84 The Yuma Wastewater Treatment Plant was under construction at
the time of the June 23, 1979 photograph [Figure 158]. The
facility was being expanded with the addition of four clarifers
and three other structures adjacent to the drying beds.
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257
Figure 158. West Yuma Wastewater Treatment Plant
Yuma, Arizona
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258
YUMA WEST 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 160]
85 The Southwest Meat Packing Company, Incorporated (SIA SITE
33) had three ponds that contained a red liquid in the center
and east ponds and a brown liquid in the west pond [Figure
159]. The ponds did not appear to have any artificial lining.
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Yuma, Arizona
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Figure 160. Yuma West
7.5 Minute Chart
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260
YUMA EAST 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 162]
86 Northeast of Runway 26 of the Yuma Airport was an agrochemical
facility. There were two pits that contained a white substance
along and inside the southern property line [Figure 161].
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Figure 161. Agrochemical Facility
Yuma, Arizona
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261
Figure 162. Yuma East
7.5 Minute Chart
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262
FORTUNA 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 164]
87 This wastewater treatment plant, comprised of four lagoons, was
owned and operated by the Arizona Western College (SIA SITE
20). The two southwestern lagoons contained a dark green liq-
uid and the remaining two were dry [Figure 163].
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Figure 163. Arizona Western College Wastewater Treatment Plant
Yuma, Arizona
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Figure 164. Fortuna
7.5 Minute Chart
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264
FORTUNA 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 166]
88 The Bureau of Reclamation owned and operated these lagoons and
ponds (SIA SITE 155).
88A The west lagoon contained an aqua liquid with an orange-colored
turbid area at the south end. The center lagoon was dry and
the east one contained a white substance. None appeared to be
artificially lined [Figure 165].
88B These two rectangular ponds contained a dark green liquid [Fig-
ure 165].
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Figure 165. Bureau of Reclamation Lagoons
Yuma, Arizona
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7.5 M;'nu/e Chart
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SOMERTON 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 169]
89 The county of Yuma, Arizona pwned and the Department of Pub-
lic Services, City of Yuma, Arizona operated this sanitary land-
fill (SIA SITE 26).
89A Three active areas or cells for the disposal of solid waste,
observed at this location [Figure 167].
89B These two pits, connected by a ditch on the south side, con-
tained a dark liquid [Figure 167].
89C This indication was purportedly an active water well. Its loca-
tion was within 400 m (437 yd) of the liquid waste pits (89B).
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Yuma, Arizona
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SOMERTON 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 169]
89B The two liquid waste pits contained a dark liquid [Figure 168]
89C This indication is purportedly an active water well [Figure 168]
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WINKLEMAN NE. SE. Sw AND NW 7.5 MINUTE CHARTS [Figure 171]
90 This area was indicated to be a possible depository for radio-
active waste material from the University of Arizona. There
were three ponds along the south side. The west pond con-
tained a brown liquid with white square solid objects standing or
floating. The center pond also contained a brown liquid and the
third pond was dry. There were two building structures and
the area also had the appearance of an agricultural test area
[Figure 170].
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Oracle, Arizona
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7.5 Minute Chart
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MARANA 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 175]
91 The majority of this dark material had the appearance of dis-
carded tires. There were piles of a lighter solid material scat-
tered within the tires. The source of the tires was not apparent
from the photographs but other vehicle wastes could have been
mixed within this dark area [Figure 172].
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275
Figure 172. Open Waste Dumping
Rillito, Arizona
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276
MARANA 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 175]
92 The northwest area adjacent to the Arizona Portland Cement Com-
pany (SIA SITE 30) had a three-pond complex which appeared to
be dry. The northwest pond appeared to have had dead vege-
tation on the floor [Figure 173].
93 Two areas southwest of the cement plant contained piles of solid
waste material which could not be identified [Figure 173].
94 Two excavations that had dark material appeared to be dumped
waste. Two surface areas were denuded of vegetation. One area
was of a light color and the other dark [Figure 173].
95 The chart indicates that this area was an industrial waste pond.
Figure 173 depicts this area as a large excavation which con-
tained piles of a dark solid waste.
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Rillito, Arizona
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278
MARANA 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 175]
96 Large piles of a dark solid material were within the southeast
end of a gravel pit. One embankment had the appearance of
being eroded by liquid that had been discharged from tanker
trucks over the embankment. The adjacent oval pit contained a
small amount of liquid. There was with a road leading to the
embankment eroded by possible liquid discharge [Figure 174].
97 Two areas along the road was stripped of vegetation with dark
patches that also extended into the heavily vegetated field adja-
cent to the southwest [Figure 174].
98 There were dark patches and dead vegetation along the road.
The heavily vegetated area contained a small pond within a de-
nuded area near the southwestern edge. This pond contained a
small amount of liquid. The vegetated area had the appearance
of a diked pond that had been abandoned from its original use
and may have been used for surreptitious dumping of liquids
[Figure 174].
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Figure 174. Solid and Liquid Waste
Rillito, Arizona
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7.5 M/nufe Chart
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280
JAYNES 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 180]
99 There were several patchy sections of vegetation mixed within
large lush natural vegetated areas, that appeared to be stressed
[Figure 176].
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281
Figure 176. Stressed Vegetation
Cortaro, Arizona
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282
JAYNES 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 180]
100 There was only a small level of liquid within the southernmost of
the three ponds. The same type of stressed vegetation existed
in several patchy sections as was depicted in Figure 176 [Figure
177.]
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283
Figure 177. Holding Ponds
Corforo, Arizona
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284
JAYNES 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 180]
101 A portion of a gravel pit had been used for a sanitary landfill
which was active at the time of flight [Figure 178].
102 The discharge point for the wastewater treatment plant appeared
to have been located along the northeast bank of the Santa Cruz
River. The chart does not portray the entire WWTP complex
[Figure 178].
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285
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Figure 178. Sanitary Landfill
Cortaro, Arizona
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286
JAYNES 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 180]
103 Figure 179 shows the southeast area of the wastewater treatment
plant pond complex. A low lying area was observed south of the
pond which appeared to have contain some liquid. Some of the
vegetation in the depression appeared to have been under
stress.
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Corforo, Arizona
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7.5 M/'nufe Chart
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288
JAYNES 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 189]
104 A drainage ditch that emerged from the northeast side of and
traversed under Interstate 10, terminated at the south edge of
this automobile salvage yard [Figure 181]. The north edge of a
large wastewater treatment plant is included in this figure.
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289
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Figure 181. Automobile Salvage Yard
Jaynes, Arizona
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290
JAYNES 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 189]
105 Figures 182 through 188 have been provided for a complete cov-
erage of this large wastewater treatment plant. Figure 182 cov-
ers the northernmost drying pond.
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291
Figure 182. North Wastewater Treatment Plant Pond
Jaynes, Arizona
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292
JAYNES 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 189]
105 North Central, WWTP Ponds [Figure 183]. This photo shows the
north central area of the WWTP pond complex. There was a
ditch observed between the two large ponds that periphery of
the northernmost pond.
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293
Figure 183. North Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Ponds
Jaynes, Arizona
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294
JAYNES 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 189]
105 Numerous sludge drying ponds were observed in this area of the
wastewater treatment plant, along the Santa Cruz River [Figure
184].
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295
Figure 184. North Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Drying Ponds
Jaynes, Arizona
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296
JAYNES 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 189]
105 This photograph is a continuation of sludge drying ponds along
the Santa Cruz River [Figure 185].
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Figure 185. Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Drying Ponds
Jaynes, Arizona
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298
JAYNES 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 189]
105 The southern end of the sludge drying pond-complex is shown.
A portion of the treatment facility is also shown along with a
point of discharge into the Santa Cruz River [Figure 186].
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Jaynes, Arizona
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300
JAYNES 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 189]
105 Figure 187 shows the southern end of the sludge-drying ponds
and the treatment facility.
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301
Figure 187. South Central Wastewater Treatment Plant
Jaynes, Arizona
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302
JAYNES 7.5 MINUTE CHART [Figure 189]
105 South, WWTP Clarifiers [Figure 188]. This photo shows the
southern end of the wastewater treatment facility.
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Figure 188. South Wastewater Treatment Plant
Jaynes, Arizona
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7.5 M/'nufe Chart
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