Oklahoma Superfund Site: Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill
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Are you in need of a Toxic Tort Lawyer in The Sooner State? The EPA has designated Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill in Oklahoma as a Superfund site due to its levels of toxic pollution and danger 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 Oklahoma may place you and your communtiy more vulnerable to developing a disease from exposure to the site and experiencing a loss of value for your property, but action is being taken 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 are still very dangerous to the well-being of those near-by.
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Below you can read the EPA report for the Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill Superfund site. If you, a loved one, or someone in your community has suffered due to toxic pollution in Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill, 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 Oklahoma . Get started by filling out this simple form. There is no obligation, and your case will be evaluated within one day. To refer a friend, neighbor, or loved one, follow this link to let them know about the environmental toxic tort attorneys at Weitz & Luxenberg.
Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill
This site is not a Federal Facility.
MOSLEY ROAD EPA Publication Date: May 4, 2005
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Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill Site
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
EPA Region 6
Epa Id# Okd980620868
Site ID: 0601251
State Congressional District: 5
Fact Sheet Updated: April 2005
Site Description
Location:The Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill Site is located at 3300 Mosley Road, and
bordered to the north by NE 36, to the south by NE 23rd Streets, to the east by
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Burlington Northern rail line ,and to the west by Mosley Road. Directly across
from Mosley Road, there is a currently operating municipal solid waste landfill
(East Oak Recycling and Disposal Facility).
Population:Approximately 900 people live within a one-mile radius of the Site. An estimated
57,000 people, including residents of Spencer and Midwest City, obtain drinking
water from public and private wells within three miles of the Site.
Setting:The Site covers approximately 72 acres. Pesticides, industrial solvents, sludge,
waste chemicals, and emulsions were deposited into three unlined pits. The pits
are covered with approximately 80 feet of solid refuse, fill, and topped with a clay
cap.
Two interconnected aquifers are present beneath the Site; the upper aquifer is
associated with alluvial deposits of the North Canadian River and the lower one is
associated with the Garber-Wellington Formation. The Garber-Wellington
Formation is a primary ground water resource for the area.
Present Status And Issues
Construction & Demolition (C&D) Debris Placement: 100% complete.
Landfill Cover System is 100% complete. Final vegetative layer/cover was placed after
C&D placement was completed.
Landfill Gas Management System is 100% complete.
Institutional Control are implemented and enforced by WMO and ODEQ.
Ground Water Monitoring System is 100% complete. Semi-annual monitoring is
ongoing.
Remedial Activities were completed in September 2004.
MOSLEY ROAD EPA Publication Date: May 4, 2005
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The second Five-Year Review is scheduled for completion in August 2005.
Wastes And Volumes
The principal contaminants at the Site include industrial hazardous wastes deposited into
three unlined, on-site pits. Benzene and vinyl chloride were found in the ground water.
Approximately two million gallons of industrial wastes were disposed into the on-site
pits while the landfill was operating.
National Priorities List
NPL Inclusion Proposal Date:June 24, 1988
NPL Inclusion Final Date:February 21, 1990
NPL Deletion Proposal Date:n/a
NPL Deletion Final Date:n/a
Site Map
MOSLEY ROAD EPA Publication Date: May 4, 2005
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Site History
June 1973: Permit to operate Site as a sanitary landfill received from Oklahoma State
Department of Health (OSDH).
February 20 to August 24, 1976, the Site accepted approximately two million gallons of
primarily liquid hazardous waste in three unlined pits near the landfill's base. This was
permitted by the OSDH, now Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ),
under a Temporary Emergency Waiver for Hazardous Waste Disposal.
November 1987: Site reached permitted capacity and was closed.
1988: Compacted clay cap cover installed over the landfill.
January 1990 to August 1991: Remedial Investigation (RI) initiated and completed.
November 1991: Feasibility Study (FS) completed.
June 29, 1992: Record of Decision (ROD) signed.
January 28, 1994: Remedial design (RD) commences.
April 1, 1994: Deed restrictions filed with Oklahoma County Clerk (OCC).
May 12, 1994: Deed notice filed with OCC.
January 5, 1995: EPA approves the use of C&D debris as fill material for the landfill.
February 9 to February 25 1995: Installation of ground water monitoring wells initiated
and completed.
August 24, 1995: Construction of landfill gas management system commences.
November 6, 1995: RD completed.
February 21 to May 24, 1996: Construction of surface water drainage, access roads, and
Phase I clay soil cover remediation initiated and completed. Phase I of the clay soil
cover remediation addressed ~25.8 acres of the lower part of the landfill slope and the
northeast disposal area. The remaining ~27 acres portion of the landfill started receiving
C&D debris, following the Phase I completion, to raise existing grades and reach landfill
design elevations for remaining cover system.
February 26 to July 21, 1998: Wells and piezometers not part of the ground water
monitoring network are plugged and abandoned.
The first 5-Year Review was completed on September 29, 2000.
MOSLEY ROAD EPA Publication Date: May 4, 2005
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Enforcement History
July 28, 1989, EPA, Waste Management of Oklahoma, Inc., and Mobile Waste Controls,
Inc., entered into an Administrative Order on Consent for performance of the Remedial
Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS).
January 28, 1994: EPA issued an Unilateral Administrative Order to PRPs for
performance of the Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/RA).
Human Health And Ecological Risk Assessment
Ground water (Garber-Wellington Formation) is a primary ground water resource for the
area. Significant potential for ground water contamination exists due to the
interconnection of the Garber-Wellington Formation with the upper aquifer underneath
the Site.
Record Of Decision
Signed June 29, 1992:
The ROD’s remedy included:
Restoration of ground water as a potential source of drinking water through natural
attenuation.
Continued ground water monitoring to determine if current conditions improve through
time, remain constant, or worsen.
Monitoring of leachate migration via ground water monitoring and periodic sampling
Implementation of active ground water remediation contingencies if triggered by the
contingency measure criteria.
Repair and improvement of the existing cap and addition of a vegetative soil layer.
Access restrictions, including installation of signs, restrictions on future use of the
property, fencing, and restrictions on use of ground water from Site water wells
Implementation of a landfill gas monitoring system to prevent explosion or inhalation
hazards.
Community Involvement
Community Involvement Plan: Developed 12/89 - Revision under way.
Open houses and workshops: 9/89, 2/90, and 4/92
Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: 4/92
Original ROD Fact Sheet: 9/11/92
MOSLEY ROAD EPA Publication Date: May 4, 2005
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Milestone Fact Sheets: 8/88, 6/89, 2/90, 12/91, ROD Fact Sheet
Citizens on Site mailing list: 50
Constituency Interest: Contamination and health effects of contaminated ground water.
Site Repository: Ralph Ellison Library, 2000 Northeast 23rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: 06/13/89, re advertised 08/31/90
Letters of Intent Received:
1) Environmental Pollution and Health Concerns Coalition (EPHCC): 06/16/89
(withdrawn)
2) North Canadian Preservation Assoc. (NCPA): 06/26/92
Draft Application Received: NCPA submitted draft application for TAG on 11/11/92
Grant Award: 09/13/93
Budget Period: 09/01/93-08/31/96
Grantee: North Canadian Preservation Assoc. (Helen M. Longwith, President, Oklahoma
City. OK). TAG terminated 12/22/97 per request by grantee.
Site
EPA Remedial Project Manager:Michael Torres214.665.2108 or 800.533.3508
EPA Site Attorney:Amy McGee214.665.8063 or 800.533.3508
EPA Region 6 Ombudsman: Arnold Ondarza800.533.3508
ODEQ Mosley Road Contact:Amy Johnson405.702.5125
ODEQ East Oak Contact:Wesley Squyres405.702.5197
Realized Cleanup Benefits
Remediation of the Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill Superfund Site reduces environmental and
health risks for nearly 900 people within a 1 mile radius of the Site. Future land use will be
limited to industrial use on this Site.
source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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