winthrop landfill

ANNABESSACOOK RD

The Winthrop Landfill is a 13-acre site located next to Lake Annabessacook and consists of two adjacent properties, the Winthrop Town Landfill and the privately owned Savage Landfill. The site initially was used in the 1920s as a sand and gravel pit. In the 1930s, parts of the site received municipal, commercial, and industrial wastes. The site accepted hazardous substances between the early 1950s and mid-1970s. It is estimated that more than 3 million gallons of chemical wastes, mostly complex organic compounds including resins, plasticizers, solvents, and other process chemicals, were disposed of at the site. Late in 1979, the Town attempted to expand the landfill, but this revealed numerous rusting and leaking barrels. The Town decided to close the landfill and construct a transfer station on the site. The Savage Landfill contracted to accept municipal solid waste and debris from two small neighboring towns and also accepted wastes from Winthrop to extend the life of the town landfill. Wastes were openly burned until 1972, and landfilling occurred from 1972 until 1982. There are 63 residences within 1/2 mile of the site. Wetlands are located near the site, and Lake Annabessacook is used for recreational purposes.

Hazardous Ranking Score

36 / 100

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

Regional Contact

Region 1
Phone: (888) 372-7341
Fax: (617) 918-0101

Outside New England:
(617) 918-1111

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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

        299

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $67,017

        Average Income

        125

        Occupied homes

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