SEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response
(5201 G)
July 2000
Pilots
Superfund Redevelopment
Industrial Excess Landfill
Board of Lake
Township Trustees, OH
EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) is a nationally coordinated effort to facilitate the return of Superfund
sites to productive use by selecting response actions consistent with anticipated use. The SRI Pilots are intended to
help local governments enhance their involvement in the Superfund decision-making process by assisting EPA in
predicting future land uses for Superfund sites. Under the Pilot Program, EPA will provide up to $100,000 in financial
assistance and/or services to local governments for specified activities. Applicants are offered several types of program
assistance, including funding through a cooperative agreement, access to facilitation services, and/or the availability of
personnel under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA).
BACKGROUND
EPA selected the Board of Lake Township Trustees in
Ohio for a Superfund Redevelopment Pilot. Lake
Township is home to the Industrial Excess Landfill (IEL)
Superfund site. Prior to 1959, the property was used
for mining sand and gravel. In 1959, the mining and
excavation pit was converted into a landfill, which
operated until 1980. During this time, IEL received
industrial waste primarily from the rubber industries in
Akron, Ohio. In addition to industrial wastes, the
company also accepted waste from hospitals, septic
tank cleaning firms, and the general public. IEL
dumped 780,000 tons of solid waste and 1,000,000
gallons of liquid waste onto the ground and into an on-
site lagoon. In 1972, the Stark County Board of Health
ordered IEL to stop dumping chemical wastes. The
landfill closed in 1980, and EPA covered it with soil. In
June 1986, EPA added the site to its list of hazardous
waste sites needing cleanup.
OBJECTIVES
The Board of Lake Township Trustees plans to use Pilot
funds to assess the site, seek public participation, and
secure technical, legal, and other professional advice
on future uses of the site. The trustees will also
engage in community outreach to solicit and secure the
community's involvement in the planning process. The
Board of Trustees wants the site put into ecological
use, but a redevelopment plan is needed to determine
whetherthe site is capable of ecological reuse.
PILOT SNAPSHOT
Industrial
Excess
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Columbus

Applicant Name: Board of Lake Township
Trustees, OH
Site Name: Industrial Excess Landfill
Date of Selection: July 2000
Anticipated Award: Cooperative Agreement
($100,000)
Profile: The Board of Lake Township Trustees
will determine future uses of the site, with a
focus on ecological reuses.
Contacts:
Thomas Bloom Superfund Hotline:
U.S. EPA Region 5 (800) 424-9346 or
(312) 886-1967 (703) 412-9810
bl00m.th0mas@epa.gov (DC Metro Area)
	reuse.info@epa.gov
Visit the EPA Superfund Redevelopment Web site
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/recycle/pilot.htm

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