Return to Use Initiative 2006 Demonstration Project Taylor Road Landfill: seffner.FL THE SITE: Hillsborough County owned and operated the 42-acreTaylor Road Landfill as a municipal landfill from 1976 to 1980.Two additional landfills are adjacent to theTaylor 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 greaterTampa 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 the attenuation process,creating a bufferzone 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: Hillsborough County is considering reuse options, and has mentioned a need for a new transfer station to expand the County's waste facilities. Other land use alternatives, such as a recycling center or hay production, are also possible. In addition, a developer has approached the County about building a championship golf course, and a truck stop adjacent to the landfill complex has inquired about expanding onto the site. THE BARRIERS: Regardless of the future use, many Hillsborough County residents have expressed concern that reusing the site is unsafe.The other two landfills in the complex are state-managed,so any reuse at the site must be coordinated with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in order 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 leachate and gas management. THE SOLUTION: The site's remedial project manager and the Region 4 Superfund Reuse Coordinator have moderated a number of conference calls with Hillsborough County and potential developers to discuss reuse ideas. EPA's goal is to facilitate the removal of reuse barriers; EPA will not promote any one use over another.Thus far, EPA has been able to answer questions about liability issues and compatibility of proposed uses with the remedy. EPA has also proposed a number of Superfund Redevelopment tools that can help to alleviate concerns about safety or Barriers: Superfund site stigma and liabil- ity concerns; uncertainty about whether some future use options are available under the remedy; need to coordinate with numer- ous stakeholders at once Solution: Ongoing dialogue about the site between EPA and stakeholders; offer of Superfund Redevelop- ment tools Before: Cleaned up landfill with some cur- rent recreational use and ongoing ground water monitoring After: To-be-determined site use, likely encompassing most of the landfill complex Superfund Redevelopment Initiative ------- iff • a?"—?" i Soil stored on the east side of the landfill complex; model airplane field visible behind health hazards. A portion of the landfill complex is currently being used by a local model airplane club.The County and at least one of the developers who has inquired about the property have said that they will work with the aeromodelers to ensure that the flying field is not negatively impacted by the future uses. THE SITE NOW: Hillsborough County is considering reuse options for the site. If the County decides not to use the landfill for municipal purposes, the County will determine future site users/developers 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.aov or David Keefer, remedial project manager for the site, at 404.562.8932 or keefer.david@epa. gov. A view of the landfill complex from the southwest i Commercial center adjacent to landfill complex; landfill area visible behind Superfund Redevelopment Initiative 2 ------- |