islip municipal sanitary landfill

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The Islip Municipal Sanitary Landfill Superfund site covers approximately 55 acres in the Town of Islip. This landfill is part of a 109 acre complex operated by the Islip Resource Recovery Agency. The surrounding area is entirely residential, except for a golf course immediately to the east of the landfill. The Town has operated the landfill since 1963. In 1978, fifty or more 55-gallon drums containing a mixture of tetrachloroethene and other liquids were allegedly disposed of at the site. This is the only reported case of hazardous waste disposal at the site. The sanitary landfill stopped receiving wastes in December 1990. The methane gas within the landfill is being collected in extraction wells and directed to generators, where the gas is either burned to generate electricity, or directed to flares. According to tests conducted in 1980 by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, private wells adjacent to the landfill were contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In response to this, the Town of Islip connected these residents to a permanent public water supply in 1981. An estimated 75,000 people draw drinking water from Suffolk County Authority public supply wells located within 3 miles of the landfill. A day care center and a former school are located nearby. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through a combination of State and Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) actions

Hazardous Ranking Score

33 / 100

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

Regional Contact

Region 2
Phone: (877) 251-4575

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Timeline

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

        6,945

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $108,662

        Average Income

        2,627

        Occupied homes

        Potentially Responsible Parties

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