hertel landfill

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The 80-acre Hertel Landfill site located in the Town of Plattekill is an inactive waste disposal area that was established in 1963 as a municipal waste landfill. Approximately fifteen acres of the land were used for disposal. In 1970, Dutchess Sanitation Services, Inc. began hauling refuse from Dutchess County to the Hertel Landfill. Dutchess Sanitation purchased the landfill in 1975. The Ulster County Department of Health revoked the landfill permit in 1976 due to violations. This action and a Town ordinance prohibiting the dumping of out-of-town garbage at the landfill resulted in the permanent closing of the landfill in 1977. The site was proposed for inclusion on EPA's National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984 and was included as final on the NPL in 1986. Approximately 1,350 people live within 3 miles of the site; approximately 500 people living within one mile. Residents within the area surrounding the site obtain their drinking water from individual wells. The site is situated in the valley of a tributary to Black Creek and is surrounded by wetlands. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through Federal, State and potentially responsible party actions

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