old city of york landfill

RD# 1 SOUTH RD

The 178-acre Old City of York Landfill site, 56 acres of which was a landfill, was owned and operated by the City of York from 1961 to 1975. Industrial wastes reportedly were disposed of at the site. In 1981, EPA and State investigators found that the landfill was contaminating groundwater in the area with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the chemical components of solvents. Local wells were contaminated, and the state advised affected residents to find other sources of drinking water or to treat the well water before consuming it. The surrounding area is rural and residential. About 460 people live within a mile of the site. One resident lives on the site itself. The City of York water supply intake is eight miles downstream of the site. At the time of listing the Site on the National Priority List the groundwater at the site was contaminated with VOCs including 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethene and vinyl chloride. At the time of the third Five-Year Review ( February 2011) only low levels of vinyl chloride, methylene chloride and 1,1,2-trichloroethane remain. Site Responsibility This site is being addressed through a combination of federal, state, and potentially responsible parties' actions.

Hazardous Ranking Score

34 / 100

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

Regional Contact

Region 3
Within the region: (800) 438-2474
Outside the region: (215) 814-5000

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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

        401

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $82,543

        Average Income

        155

        Occupied homes

        Potentially Responsible Parties

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