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EPA Announces Start of Construction for Kim Stan Landfill Cleanup April 2006
Summary
In January 2006, construction began at the Kim Stan
Landfill Superfund Site in Selma, Virginia. This
work initiates EPA's cleanup of the former landfill
site. Cleanup is necessary to address the
contaminated landfill wastewater, commonly known
as leachate, which has impacted the ground water and
surface water at the site.
The cleanup of the Kim Stan Landfill site has four
major elements: 1) The installation of a pipeline to
convey leachate from the landfill to the Alleghany
County sewer system, 2) an upgrade to the county
sewer system to handle the additional flow from the
landfill to the county's Low Moor Wastewater
Treatment Plant (the treatment plant); 3) an upgrade
of the treatment plant to improve its ability to handle
the wastewater flow from the landfill; and 4)
installation of a cap and other engineering controls at
the landfill site for long-term protection of the
environment.
At this time, construction is starting only on the
leachate pipeline, the sewer, and the treatment plant
upgrade. Future phases of the project will involve
construction of a multi-layer cap and containment
system. The cap and containment system will
prevent leachate from continuing to form at the
landfill and will permanently contain any residual
leachate trapped beneath the landfill cap.
When this initial phase of the project is completed in
December 2006, the portion of the leachate currently
being released from the landfill to the surface
environment will be conveyed instead to the
treatment plant.
This will result in a substantial improvement in
surface water quality near the landfill. Additional
leachate control will be accomplished when the
landfill cap is completed in the future.
EPA is managing the cleanup construction, and the
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
(VADEQ) is providing technical support services.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
and the Alleghany County Government are also
cooperating in the cleanup effort. The Kim Stan
Advisory Committee will continue to monitor and
represent community interests throughout the project.
KIM STAN LANDFILL
TREATMENT PLANT
What to Expect During Construction
Construction will take approximately 10 to 11
months. The initial work is scheduled to be
completed by December 2006.
The treatment plant upgrade will be conducted in the
immediate area of the existing Alleghany County
sewage treatment plant located on Karnes Road.
This work will include the construction of a new
265,000 gallon treatment tank adjacent to the two
existing treatment tanks at the site.
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wider area between the treatment plant and the
landfill site which are located approximately 2.5
miles apart. The existing gravity sewer from the
treatment plant to Alleghany Regional Hospital will
be reconstructed, and an existing sewer pump station
located near the Meade Westvaco facility in Low
Moor will also be upgraded.
A new leachate pump station will be installed at the
landfill, and a pipeline will be installed along Selma-
Low Moor Road (State Route (SR) 696) from the
landfill site to a new pump station to be constructed
near Pikes Pond. Other existing county sewer lines
between Pikes Pond and Crossing Lane will also be
upgraded.
Some Things You May Notice as Construction
Progresses:
Equipment and Gear
Various construction vehicles and equipment may be
seen during construction activities, including:
backhoes (for trenching); bull dozers (for clearing,
grubbing, and earth moving); dump trucks (for
transporting backfill materials to the site and/or
removing excess soil); pickup trucks and other
support vehicles, and various types of delivery trucks.
Additional equipment will be used for the leachate
pipeline and sewer work, including directional
drilling and pipe bursting equipment, wastewater
bypass pumps and piping, roadway plates, and traffic
control devices. Pile drivers, concrete mixers, and
cranes will be used periodically at the treatment plant
site during construction.
Equipment and materials will be stored primarily at
the treatment plant property, but other locations may
also be used periodically along the existing sewer
line right-of-way and easement areas.
Traffic
As many as ten vehicles per day will be used to
support general construction activities. Heavy
vehicles (dump trucks, cement mixers, cranes, pile
drivers, etc.) will occasionally travel to and from the
treatment plant site along Karnes Road, or along the
other area roadways to support the work.
Traffic may periodically be delayed during certain
sewer reconstruction activities. However, access to
all residences and businesses will be maintained
throughout the project.
Roadways that may experience traffic delays and
temporary lane closures include Karnes Road
between the treatment plant and SR696 (April - May
2006); SR696 in the vicinity of the CSX railroad
overpass (May - July 2006); and the section of
SR696 between Crossing Lane and the landfill site
(April 2006 - June 2006).
Safety
Standard construction safety procedures will be used.
A health and safety plan to protect workers and
minimize impacts to the local community has been
developed for the site. Traffic safety control devices
will be used as required by VDOT to ensure safe
conditions within the roadways.
EPA's oversight contractor will conduct periodic
audits of the jobsite to promote a safe workplace and
ensure compliance with applicable OSHA and related
health and safety regulations and practices.
Hours of Construction Activity
Work will be conducted between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00
p.m., Monday through Friday. Work beyond these
hours, including work on weekends or holidays, if
approved, will be limited to completing critical
activities.
Dust and Air Pollution
During construction, dust and air pollution will be
minimized. Bare soils will be kept wet, as necessary.
Properly operating combustion emission control
devices will be required on construction vehicles and
equipment, and motorized equipment not actually in
use will be shut down whenever possible.
Noise
Efforts will be made during construction to ensure
minimal annoyance to the general public, residents,
and businesses in the vicinity of the work. The
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No construction activities should cause excessive
noise. When used, noisy equipment, such as
generators, compressors, and pumps, will be
equipped with mufflers or silencers.
Construction Specifics
Leachate Pipeline and Sewer System Upgrade
This portion of the project will begin with work to
upgrade the gravity sewer. Pump station and leachate
pipeline construction will follow.
The sewer upgrade will include replacing
approximately 3,200 feet of 6-inch and 8-inch gravity
sewer pipe with 10-inch polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
piping. This will increase the amount of wastewater
that can flow through the sewer system.
Open-cut excavation, pneumatic pipe bursting, or
directional drilling construction techniques, will be
used, depending on site constraints. Modifications
will be made to 21 existing manholes, and the sewer
crossing over Karnes Creek will also be upgraded.
Pump station work will include: 1) renovation of the
existing Meade Westvaco Pump Station; 2)
construction of a new pump station near Pikes Pond
that will replace two small stations in the area; and 3)
the construction of a leachate pump station at the
landfill capable of pumping between 10,000 - 30,000
gallons per day.
All three pump stations will be equipped with
controls that will allow for remote operation from the
treatment plant.
Finally, approximately 4,300 linear feet of 2" PVC
force main pipe will be constructed using open-cut or
directional drilling techniques to convey the leachate
from the landfill to the Pikes Pond pump station.
This pipeline will be installed in the center of SR696
because the roadway has fiber optic and water lines
on either side.
Low Moor Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
The treatment plant will be upgraded with the
installation of a third 265,000-gallon tank to
supplement the two existing treatment tanks at the
plant. The new treatment tank will add wastewater
storage capacity, operational flexibility, and backup
treatment capabilities for the plant.
In addition to the new treatment tank construction,
new storm sewers will be installed at the plant site to
improve drainage, a new perimeter fence will be
installed, and more trees will be planted to enhance
the visual buffer between the treatment plant site and
nearby residences.

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Contacts for the Community
For more information about the Kim Stan project, contact:
Community Involvement Coordinator at Remedial Project Manager at
Written information about the site is available at:
Clifton Forge Public Library
535 Church Street
Clifton Forge, VA 24422
540-863-2519
You may obtain access to EPA documents electronically on the Internet:
vvvvvv.kimstancleanup.com
Carrie Deitzel
Anthony Iacobone
1-800-553-2509 or 215-814-5525
215-814-5237
deitzel. carrie@epa. gov

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