Indiana Superfund Site: Fort Wayne Reduction Dump
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Do you need a Toxic Tort Attorney in Crossroads of America? The EPA has designated Fort Wayne Reduction Dump in Indiana as a Superfund site because of its amounts of environmental toxins and threat to the environment. You can read the report for the site below.
Some Superfund sites are on the National Priority Site Lists. The National Priorities List ("NPL") is the list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for long-term remedial action financed under the federal Superfund program. Environmental Protection Agency regulations outline a formal process for assessing hazardous waste sites and placing them on the NPL. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation.
Sites are listed on the NPL upon completion of Hazard Ranking System (HRS) screening, public solicitation of comments about the proposed site, and after all comments have been addressed. EPA may delete a final NPL site if it determines that no further response is required to protect human health or the environment. Sites where a remediation was completed through the Superfund program are typically deleted from the NPL.
Living near Superfund Sites in Indiana may place you and your loved ones more vulnerable to developing a disease from exposure to the site and experiencing a loss of value for your property, but you can do something to to fight back: The EPA says,
[We have] set up a "Post Construction Completion" (or PCC) strategy to ensure that Superfund response actions provide for the long-term protection of human health and the environment. EPA's Post Construction Completion activities also involve optimizing remedies to increase effectiveness and/or reduce cost without sacrificing long-term protection of human health and the environment.However, most of the Superfund sites continue to pose a threat the health of those who live close to a Superfund site.
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Below you can read the EPA report for the Fort Wayne Reduction Dump Superfund site. If you, a loved one, or someone in your community has gotten sick due to exposure to a Superfund site Fort Wayne Reduction Dump, or if your property has lost value because of contamination, you will need a toxic tort lawyer who knows the people of the State of Indiana . Take your first step filling out this simple form. There is no obligation, and your case will be evaluated within one business day. To refer a friend, neighbor, or loved one, click here to let them know about the environmental toxic tort attorneys at Weitz & Luxenberg.
Fort Wayne Reduction Dump
This site is not a Federal Facility.
Site Responsibility:
This site is being addressed through federal, state, and potentially responsible parties' actions.
NPL Listing History:
Proposed Date: 10/15/84
Final Date: 06/10/86
Threats and Contaminants
The site soils were contaminated with a large variety of contaminants, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polycyclic aromatic compounds. Groundwater is contaminated with VOCs and heavy metals.Cleanup Progress
In 1988, United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) selected a remedy to clean up the site which included: excavating an estimated 4,600 drums and incinerating their contents; constructing a fence around the site; installing a groundwater capture system to collect groundwater and treat it before entering the Maumee River; installing erosion mats and planting vegetation to reduce erosion during river flooding; groundwater monitoring; and deed restrictions on use of the land. Waste Management, the owner/operator of the site, entered into a Consent Decree with U.S. EPA to fund the cleanup work. Construction was started in 1991, with the drum removal occurring in 1993. Over 27,000 drums were removed from the site. Final construction was completed in 1996. The groundwater system is in the operation and maintenance stage. The site's second five-year review will be completed in 2004. Operation and maintenance activities continue.
Contact
Remedial Project Manager
Linda A. Kern
(312) 886-7341
kern.linda@epa.gov
State Project Manager
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Jessica Fliss
(317) 308-3158
jfliss@dem.state.in.us
Community Involvement Coordinator
Stuart Hill
(312) 886-0689
hill.stuart@epa.gov
The 35 acre Fort Wayne Reduction Dump, located in Allen County, Indiana, is a former municipal landfill and waste disposal facility. Prior to 1967, it was often used for dumping unknown wastes. Thereafter, it accepted mixed wastes that were incinerated and the residuals dumped back on site. Volatile liquids were also dumped from drums into a pit adjacent to the Maumee River. Dumping ceased in 1976. The Maumee River borders the site, and approximately 1,000 people use private wells in the area as a source of drinking water.
Remedial Project Manager
Linda A. Kern
(312) 886-7341
kern.linda@epa.gov
State Project Manager
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Jessica Fliss
(317) 308-3158
jfliss@dem.state.in.us
Community Involvement Coordinator
Stuart Hill
(312) 886-0689
hill.stuart@epa.gov
source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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