keystone sanitation landfill

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The Keystone Sanitation Landfill site, located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, covers 40 acres on a former farm that accepted municipal and industrial wastes and construction debris from 1966 until 1990. The landfill site is situated on a ridge and run-off leaves the area in all directions. Tests show that the surrounding ground water has been contaminated. The population within a 3-mile radius of the site is approximately 2,300. An estimated 1,700 people draw drinking water from private wells or springs that tap the contaminated aquifer within three miles of the site. One residence is located on the site and others live approximately 200 yards from the boundary of the landfill. Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through federal, state and potentially responsible parties' actions.

Hazardous Ranking Score

34 / 100

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

Regional Contact

Region 3
Within the region: (800) 438-2474
Outside the region: (215) 814-5000

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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

        364

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $68,538

        Average Income

        128

        Occupied homes

        Potentially Responsible Parties

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