lee acres landfill (usdoi)

NEAR FARMINGTON

Lee Acres Landfill Site is located approximately 4.5 miles east of Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The Lee Acres Site consists of a 60-acre closed landfill. A refinery and a residential subdivision are located south of the Site. The City of Farmington has a population of 41,000. The 165 single-family residences used to use shallow alluvial ground water for irrigation but they are now using city water. The contaminants of concern are: 1,2-cisdichloroethene, 1,2-trans-dichloroethene, tetrachloroethene (PCE), trichloroethene (TCE), vinyl chloride, manganese, and nickel. The ground water is contaminated with high concentrations of manganese and low concentrations of volatile organic compounds. A release of hydrocarbon constituents such as benzene was found in the Lee Acres Subdivision. The ROD for the Site was signed in June 2004. The selected remedy included a cover over the existing landfill and ground water monitoring. This remedy will protect ground water down gradient of the Site and prevent the community from exposure to hazardous waste. The San Juan County Highway Department has reused a portion of the site to construct a highway.

• Lakeland Disposal Service, Inc. (Claypool, IN)
• Solitron Microwave (Port Salerno, FL)
• Rock Hill Chemical Co. (Rock Hill, SC)
• Salford Quarry (Lower Salford Township, PA)
• Kimberton (Kimberton Borough, PA)

• Tobyhanna Army Depot (Tobyhanna, PA)
• Trans Circuits, Inc. (Lake Park, FL)
• State Disposal Landfill, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
• North Bronson Industrial Area (Bronson, MI)