forest waste products

8359 E FARRAND RD

The Forest Waste Products (Forest Waste) site is located in Forest Township, Genesee County, Michigan. The site area encompasses 120 acres. Waste disposal areas located on-site include an 11-acre landfill and nine former lagoons that span a total of one acre. The site is surrounded by low-density residential development, farmland, wetlands, wood lots, a gravel quarry, and a small lake. The site owners received a license from the state of Michigan in 1972 to dispose general refuse and industrial and liquid waste. The facility accepted wastes between 1973 and 1978. Documentation exists showing disposal in the landfill wastes containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs). Soils in the former lagoon area were contaminated with metals, PCBs, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The state did not renew the license in 1978 due to operational and other various violations. Area residences use private wells for drinking water. Groundwater sampling originally defined groundwater contamination as limited to the original site area and east of the former landfill; however, later sampling showed that the contamination extends to the north and northwest of the on-site landfill.

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