helen kramer landfill

JESSUP MILL ROAD

The Helen Kramer Landfill site encompasses a 66-acre refuse area. Three leachate collection ponds and an 11-acre stressed vegetation area were also present. The landfill originally was operated as a sand and gravel pit. The site became a landfill between 1963 and 1965, when landfilling occurred simultaneously with sand excavation. Several types of wastes were deposited at the landfill, including municipal wastes, septage, industrial wastes, and hospital wastes. Industrial wastes included sludges, waste oils, solvents, chemical intermediates, pesticides, plastics, acids and bases, heavy metals, catalysts, and paints and pigments. The bulk of these wastes were disposed of directly into the landfill, not in containers. The landfill ceased operation in 1981 through court-ordered closure. An underground fire at the site in 1981 burned for about two months. The population of Mantua Township is approximately 15,000. Edwards Run, a tributary of Mantua Creek and the Delaware River, is located immediately east of the former landfill. Site Responsibility: This site was addressed through Federal actions. The State and responsible parties are responsible for the ongoing operation and maintenance of the remedy at the site.

Hazardous Ranking Score

73 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

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Region 2
Phone: (877) 251-4575

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Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        3,318

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $77,461

        Average Income

        1,280

        Occupied homes

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