RICHARDSON HILL RD
The site consists of two sections designated as the North Area and the South Area. The South Area contains an 8-acre landfill (which contains a former waste oil disposal pit), South Pond, and a portion of Herrick Hollow Creek. Surface water from the landfill drains into a marsh and South Pond through a drainage ditch. Water from South Pond drains through a sediment trap weir system and a beaver dam into Herrick Hollow Creek, which eventually flows into the Delaware River, which flows into the Cannonsville Reservoir on the west branch of the Delaware River. The Cannonsville Reservoir is part of the Delaware watershed system, supplying drinking water to the New York City metropolitan area. The North Area includes two disposal trenches (approximately 70 ft by 70 ft) and a man-made surface water body called North Pond. Water from North Pond drains through a series of beaver dams into Carr’s Creek, a tributary to the Susquehanna River. From 1964 through 1969, the Bendix Corporation disposed of hazardous wastes and waste oil at the landfill. In 1982, EPA sample results indicated the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), trichloroethylene (TCE), and vinyl chloride at the site. Approximately 50 residences are located within a one-mile radius of the site. All residences within the immediate vicinity of the site get their water from private wells or springs. Two seasonal homes are directly downslope from the site. The shallow ground water supplying one of the homes were contaminated with organic compounds. The potentially responsible parties (PRPs) installed a whole house water treatment system at this home. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through federal and potentially responsible party actions.
83 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$54,720 |
Average Income |
34 |
Occupied homes |
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