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Do you need a Toxic Tort Lawyer in The Copper State? The U.S. E.P.A. has designated Refuse Hideaway Landfill in Wisconsin as a Superfund site due to its levels of toxic pollution and danger to the natural world. 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 Wisconsin may place you and the people you love at risk of getting sick 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 health of local residents.
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Below you can read the EPA report for the Refuse Hideaway Landfill Superfund site. If you, a loved one, or someone in your community has suffered due to exposure to a Superfund site Refuse Hideaway Landfill, or if your property has lost value because of pollution, you are better off with a toxic tort attorney who knows the people of the State of Wisconsin . Learn more about your legal options by 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, follow this link to let them know about the environmental toxic tort attorneys at Weitz & Luxenberg.
Refuse Hideaway Landfill
This site is not a Federal Facility.
Site Responsibility:
This site is being addressed through federal and state actions.
NPL Listing History:
Proposed Date: 02/07/92
Final Date: 10/14/92
Threats and Contaminants
Soils and onsite and offsite groundwater, including private wells southwest of the site, are contaminated with various volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including perchloroethene, trichloroethene, and vinyl chloride. Individuals who accidentally ingest or come into direct contact with contaminated soil or groundwater could be at risk.Cleanup Progress
In 1988, WDNR detected VOC contaminants in three privately owned wells. Treatment systems were installed for two of the wells with the third well taken out of service. Beginning in 1989, WDNR installed a methane gas and leachate collection system and conducted landfill cap repairs. These actions reduced immediate threats that were posed to the safety and health of the nearby population, while further cleanup activities were being planned.WDNR conducted an investigation to define the contaminants and recommend alternatives for the final cleanup. In 1995, the selected site cleanup remedy included groundwater extraction and treatment to contain the contaminant plume, operation and maintenance of the existing landfill cap, gas and leachate systems, and a contingent option to allow the installation of additional point-of-entry treatment systems, should additional wells become contaminated. An administrative order on consent (AOC) was signed with the potentially responsible parties (PRPs) in April 1997 for the design of the selected remedy, groundwater pump and treat. The AOC also allowed the PRPs to collect data, showing that natural attenuation of groundwater contamination is occurring at a rate similar to that which could be achieved by using pump and treat. From this information on September 30, 1998, an explanation of significant difference (ESD) was issued that eliminated the groundwater extraction and treatment component of the selected remedy. The state of Wisconsin entered into a consent decree on August 31, 2001, to complete the modified design and continue cleanup work. The continuing cleanup work consists of long-term operation and maintenance of the existing landfill cap; gas and leachate systems; monitoring of these systems by gas, leachate, and groundwater sampling; and as a contingency, installation of additional point of entry treatment systems if needed. WDNR is currently performing this work and will continue to do so until cleanup goals have been achieved.
Remedial Project Manager
John V. Fagiolo
(312) 886-0800
Fagiolo.John@epa.gov
Community Involvement Coordinator
Susan Pastor
(312) 353-1325
pastor.susan@epa.gov
WDNR conducted an investigation to define the contaminants and recommend alternatives for the final cleanup. In 1995, the selected site cleanup remedy included groundwater extraction and treatment to contain the contaminant plume, operation and maintenance of the existing landfill cap, gas and leachate systems, and a contingent option to allow the installation of additional point-of-entry treatment systems, should additional wells become contaminated. An administrative order on consent (AOC) was signed with the potentially responsible parties (PRPs) in April 1997 for the design of the selected remedy, groundwater pump and treat. The AOC also allowed the PRPs to collect data, showing that natural attenuation of groundwater contamination is occurring at a rate similar to that which could be achieved by using pump and treat. From this information on September 30, 1998, an explanation of significant difference (ESD) was issued that eliminated the groundwater extraction and treatment component of the selected remedy. The state of Wisconsin entered into a consent decree on August 31, 2001, to complete the modified design and continue cleanup work. The continuing cleanup work consists of long-term operation and maintenance of the existing landfill cap; gas and leachate systems; monitoring of these systems by gas, leachate, and groundwater sampling; and as a contingency, installation of additional point of entry treatment systems if needed. WDNR is currently performing this work and will continue to do so until cleanup goals have been achieved.
Community Involvement Coordinator
Susan Pastor
(312) 353-1325
pastor.susan@epa.gov
source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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