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Are you in need of a Toxic Tort Attorney in The Copper State? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated Ripon City Landfill in Wisconsin as a Superfund site because of its amounts of environmental toxins and harm 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 Wisconsin may place you and the people you love at higher 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.Even so, 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 Ripon City Landfill Superfund site. If you, a loved one, or someone in your community has suffered due to toxic pollution in Ripon City Landfill, or if your property has lost value because of pollution, you will need a toxic tort attorney who knows the people of the State of Wisconsin . You can begin the process of filing a claim 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 lawyers at Weitz & Luxenberg.
Ripon City Landfill
This site is not a Federal Facility.
Site Responsibility:
The site is being addressed through federal, state, and potentially responsible parties' actions.
NPL Listing History:
Proposed Date: 06/23/93
Final Date: 05/31/94
Threats and Contaminants
Investigations determined that groundwater beneath the site is contaminated with various volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including vinyl chloride, tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene, cis-1,2-dichloroethene, and benzene.Cleanup Progress
A group of PRPs completed the investigation and a study of cleanup options during 1993 and 1994. A record of decision (ROD) for the site was signed in February 1996, selecting a new landfill cap, a passive gas venting system, and groundwater monitoring as the remedy for the source control operable unit. No action was selected as the remedy for the groundwater operable unit since it was believed that groundwater contamination that had migrated from the landfill was not severe enough to warrant active groundwater remedial measures to restore groundwater quality. The PRP group completed construction of the remedy late in 1996. A preliminary close out report was issued on September 25, 1996. Groundwater monitoring continued on a biannual basis to determine the changes in groundwater quality with time with the new landfill cap in place.A five-year review report was approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in May 2001 and can be obtained at WDNR Oshkosh office. In the report WDNR stated its conclusion that the remedy selected remains protective of human health and the environment, based on the monitoring results at that time. However, in October 2001, vinyl chloride was detected for the first time in two down-gradient private wells at significant concentrations. These two private wells were initially fitted with treatment systems. Later, the residences were connected to the city of Ripon municipal water by means of an extension of the water line to the area, and still later, two other private residences in the same area were connected to the municipal water system.
Semi-annual groundwater monitoring has been instituted for both monitoring wells associated with the landfill and several down-gradient private wells. Additional monitoring wells have been installed to help determine the degree and extent of the groundwater plume. As the investigations by the group of PRPs continue, possible remedies for the groundwater contamination will be considered. The landfill is also being investigated to determine if further source control may be needed. It's expected that a ROD amendment will be issued to address this groundwater contamination.
Remedial Project Manager
Jennifer S. Easterly
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(920) 303-5447
jennifer.easterly@dnr.state.wi.us
Support Agency Coordinator
Bernard J. Schorle
United States Environmental Protection Agency
(312) 886-4746
schorle.bernard@epa.gov
Community Involvement Coordinator
Zenny Sadlon
(312) 886-6682
sadlon.zenny@epa.gov
The Ripon City Landfill site is located on approximately 7.3 acres of land, outside the northwestern city limits of Ripon. The site is located in a rural area, surrounded by woods, a gravel pit, and cropland. Several private homes are located within one-half mile of the site. The site was owned by a private party who leased the land to the Speed Queen Corporation for the purpose of landfilling. the city of Ripon and the town of Ripon later operated the landfill. Early in 1968, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) discovered that liquid wastes and containers had been disposed of in the landfill since 1967. In 1973, after reviewing these wastes, WDNR determined that they were hazardous and should not be disposed of at the site; however, disposal continued until 1979. In 1981, WDNR requested that the city develop a closure plan for the landfill and replace monitoring wells destroyed by site operations.
WDNR also requested that the city conduct quarterly groundwater sampling as required by state regulations. The facility was officially closed in February 1983. In 1984, a residential well, located 500 feet south of the site, was found to be contaminated with substances from the landfill. In 1992, a group of potentially responsible parties (PRPs) signed a contract with WDNR to complete a full remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) and implement a source control remedy.
the city of Ripon has a population of about 6,800 people, all living within four miles of the site. Residents of Ripon obtain their drinking water solely from groundwater. One of the city's municipal wells is 3,700 feet southeast of the landfill. A municipal well for the city of Green Lake serves 500 people and is also located within four miles of the site. Approximately 2,100 people receive drinking water from private wells within four miles of the site.
A five-year review report was approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in May 2001 and can be obtained at WDNR Oshkosh office. In the report WDNR stated its conclusion that the remedy selected remains protective of human health and the environment, based on the monitoring results at that time. However, in October 2001, vinyl chloride was detected for the first time in two down-gradient private wells at significant concentrations. These two private wells were initially fitted with treatment systems. Later, the residences were connected to the city of Ripon municipal water by means of an extension of the water line to the area, and still later, two other private residences in the same area were connected to the municipal water system.
Semi-annual groundwater monitoring has been instituted for both monitoring wells associated with the landfill and several down-gradient private wells. Additional monitoring wells have been installed to help determine the degree and extent of the groundwater plume. As the investigations by the group of PRPs continue, possible remedies for the groundwater contamination will be considered. The landfill is also being investigated to determine if further source control may be needed. It's expected that a ROD amendment will be issued to address this groundwater contamination.
Support Agency Coordinator
Bernard J. Schorle
United States Environmental Protection Agency
(312) 886-4746
schorle.bernard@epa.gov
Community Involvement Coordinator
Zenny Sadlon
(312) 886-6682
sadlon.zenny@epa.gov
source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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