Superfund Record of Decision (EPA region 3): Butz Landfill Superfund site, Jackson Township, Monroe County, PA. (First remedial action), September 1990. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Sep 28 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:5049090

The Butz Landfill site is an inactive landfill in Jackson Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The sole-source aquifer underlying the site supplies drinking water for the vicinity, which includes approximately 3,300 people who live within three miles of the site. Beginning in 1965, municipal waste, sewage sludge/liquids, and possibly some industrial wastes were accepted at the landfill. In 1971, onsite investigations revealed well water contamination and the presence of leachate seeps. By 1973, the State ordered the landfill closed and required that corrective measures by taken. Additional onsite investigations in 1986 revealed high TCE levels in domestic wells to the south of the landfill, which prompted a request to EPA that the site be considered for emergency action. The Record of Decision addresses the first operable unit, which establishes an alternate water supply. Subsequent operable unit(s) will address remediation of the contaminated soil, surface water, and ground water. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water are VOCs, including PCE and TCE.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
• OSTI ID: 5049090
• Report Number(s): PB-91-921438/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--03-90/095
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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540220 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
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Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
CONTAMINATION
CONTROL
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISPERSIONS
FEDERAL REGION III
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LAND POLLUTION
LAWS
LEACHATES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MIXTURES
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PENNSYLVANIA
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION LAWS
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SOILS
SOLUTIONS
SURFACE WATERS
US SUPERFUND
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WATER WELLS
WELLS