2006 Demonstration Project
Taylor Road Landfi
Seffner, Florida
THE SITE: Hillsborough County owned and operated the 42-acre Taylor
Road Landfill as a municipal landfill from 1976 to 1980. Two additional
landfills are adjacent to the Taylor Road Landfill. In 1979, EPA discovered
volatile organic compounds and metals in site monitoring wells and
numerous private wells drilled into the Floridan Aquifer, which provides
drinking water to much of the greater Tampa area. Hillsborough County
closed all three landfills in 1983 and began a 30-year maintenance and
monitoring program. Contamination in the area of the landfills has
significantly abated since that time. In 1995, EPA selected a final remedy
to address the ground water contamination: monitoring ground water
to document attenuation, creating a buffer zone around the landfills by
supplying additional residents with municipal water, and planning for
active ground water remediation in the future if needed. This work was
completed in 1999.
THE OPPORTUNITY: The site currently contains a residential
Community Collection Center (CCC), a Household Chemical/Electronics
Collection Center (HHCCC), a Site Maintenance Facility, and an
Environmental Field Office. A portion of the landfill is complex is
currently being utilized by a model airplane club with a paved runway and
covered working areas. Hillsborough County is considering reuse of the
site for municipal purposes. The future solid waste uses of the property
include an improved CCC and Environmental Field Office (currently in
the permitting process phase), a yard waste processing facility, a disaster
debris management area, and other processing operations for waste
separation and recycling. These currently planned and potential future
uses of the property make it essential to meeting the ongoing and future
solid waste needs of Hillsborough County.
THE BARRIERS: Regardless of the future use, some Hillsborough
County residents have expressed concern that reusing the site is unsafe. The
other two landfills in the complex are managed by the state, so reuse at the
site must be coordinated with the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection to ensure that remedies at these sites are protected. Any reuse
option must be compatible with the remedy and the proposed reuse must
include considerations for managing landfill leachate and gas.
THE SOLUTION: The site's EPA remedial proj ect manager and the EPA
Region 4 Superfund Redevelopment Coordinator have discussed reuse
Barriers:
Superfund site stigma and liability
concerns; uncertainty about whether
some future use options are available
under the remedy; need to coordinate
with numerous stakeholders at once
Solution:
Ongoing dialogue about the site
between EPA and stakeholders; offer
of Superfund Redevelopment tools
Before:
Cleaned up landfill with some current
recreational use and ongoing ground
water monitoring
After:
Currently, municipal collection
centers, an Environmental Field
Office, and other areas for waste
separation and recycling; other
possible future uses TBD
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Environmental Protection
Agency
Superfund Redevelopment Initiative
updated August 2009
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Soil stored on the east side of the landfill complex; model
airplane field visible behind
Household Chemical & Electronics Collection Center
located at the Hillsborough Heights /Taylor Road Landfill
Complex
ideas with Hillsborough County and potential developers.
EPA's goal is to facilitate the removal of barriers to reuse.
EPA will not promote one use over another. Thus far, EPA
has been able to answer questions about liability issues and
the compatibility of reuse with the remedy. EPA has also
proposed a number of Superfund Redevelopment tools that
address concerns about safety and health hazards. A portion of
the landfill complex is currently being used by a local model
airplane club. The County will work with the aeromodelers to
ensure that the flying field is not negatively impacted by the
future uses.
THE SITE NOW: If the County decides not to use the landfill
for municipal purposes, the County will determine future site
uses or development according to the County's public bidding
process. EPA will continue to work with Hillsborough County
and any other stakeholders to remove obstacles to reuse at the
site. A number of Superfund Redevelopment tools may be
appropriate to assist the County, such as a Ready for Reuse
Determination, comfort letter, prospective purchaser support,
or enhanced stakeholder involvement support.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Bill Denman,
Region 4 Superfund Redevelopment Coordinator, at (404)
562-8939 or denman.bill@epa.gov or Erik Spalvins, remedial
project manager for the site, at (404) 562-8938 or
spalvins.erikfq) epa.gov.
Commercial center adjacent to landfill complex; landfill
area visible behind
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Environmental Protection
Agency
Superfund Redevelopment Initiative
updated August 2009
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