NPL Factsheets for Wisconsin SPICKLER LANDFILL EPA ID# WID980902969 Last Update: February 2002 Site Description EPA REGION 5 Marathon County Spencer 7th Congressional District The Spickler Landfill site, is a former municipal and industrial dump site comprised of two fill areas totaling ten acres on an 80-acre parcel of land located in the sparsely populated, rural area of Spencer, Wisconsin. The site was operated as a municipal open dump. In December 1970, BASF Wyandotte received approval from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to construct an approximately 10,000 square foot clay-lined sludge disposal area at the landfill for mercury brine muds. Other industrial wastes known to have been disposed in the Spickler Landfill include; kalo dust which contained asbestos, disposed of by Weyerhauser Company, and toluene, xylenes, methyl-ethyl ketone, and methylene chloride, disposed of by Weinbrenner Shoe Company. Private property owners live next to the landfill, including two homes directly west of the landfill and additional homes to the south and southwest of the landfill. The population of Spencer in 1991 was approximately 1,095. All residents are using private well water. ------- Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through Federal, State, and potentially responsible parties' actions. NPL Listing History: Proposed Date: 01/22/87 Final Date: 07/22/87 Threats and Contaminants Some landfill gas was detected on site and asbestos was confirmed to be present in a landfill cover soil sample. Leachate samples from the mercury brine pit contained elevated levels of calcium (3,340,000 ppb), magnesium (2,180,000 ppb), mercury (666 ppb) and nine organic compounds. Groundwater samples from monitoring wells showed exceedances of Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for the following chemicals: benzene (8 ppb), vinyl chloride (39 ppb), barium (4,690 ppb), copper (2,250 ppb), iron (4,280 ppb) and manganese (54 ppb). Groundwater contamination has not moved off the property. Mercury was not detected in the groundwater samples collected for round one in July 1990; it was detected in monitoring well 15S at 0.2 ppb and monitoring well S1A at 0.31 ppb during round two sampling in January 1991. Eight private wells near the site were sampled. One well exceeded the Wisconsin Drinking Water Standard for manganese, one well exceeded for lead, one well exceeded for iron, and one well exceeded for copper. Cleanup Progress On June 3, 1992, BASF, Weyerhauser, and Weinbrenner Shoe Company, the potentially responsible parties (PRPs) involved, completed the investigation and study under an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC). A Record of Decision (ROD) was signed on June 30, 1992, that required upgrade of the existing landfill cap and installation of leachate collection and landfill gas flare systems. The PRPs completed the design on December 20, 1993, under another AOC and completed Remedial Action (RA) construction under a Unilateral Administrative Order (UAO) on September ------- 29, 1995. Long-term (30 year) monitoring continues and a Five-Year Review was signed on September 28, 2000. A final ROD was signed on September 29, 1998 to establish requirements for site close-out. The Five-Year Review recommended modification of long-term monitoring to collect additional data and make sure contamination does not migrate off-site. Contacts Remedial Project Manager Fred Bartman (312) 886-0776 bartman.fred@epa.gov Community Involvement Coordinator Denise Battaglia (312)886-9859 battaglia.denise@epa.gov ------- |