Superfund record of decision (EPA Region 3): Suffolk City Landfill, Suffolk, VA. (First remedial action), September 1992. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6142053

The 67-acre Suffolk City Landfill site is an unlined sanitary landfill located in Suffolk, Virginia. From 1967 to 1985, the City of Suffolk operated the landfill, which received municipal solid waste from both the City and Nansemond County. Wastes were disposed of onsite by the trench and fill method, compacted by lifts above grade, and then covered with approximately 2 feet of clean soil from an onsite borrow area. In 1983, when the permit for the operation of the landfill was reissued, it required the City to close the landfill once the regional landfill became operational, and to implement a closure plan, which had been submitted to the state. While preparing to implement the closure plan, the City discovered documentation that indicated that 1970, 20 tons of pesticide-contaminated debris had been disposed of in the landfill. In early 1989, the City placed an impermeable tarpaulin plastic liner over the pesticide disposal area to prevent surface water infiltration through the soil cover. The ROD addresses the onsite landfill area. Based on findings during the RI, EPA and the state have determined that the site does not pose an unacceptable risk to either human health or to the environment, and no remedial action is required.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
• OSTI ID: 6142053
• Report Number(s): PB-93-963913/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--03-92/158
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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