mill creek dump

3081 W 17TH ST

Millcreek Dump is an 124-acre site comprised of 84 acres of a former freshwater wetland that was used as a dump for foundry sands, solvents, waste oils, and other industrial and municipal wastes. Over a 40 year period, all but four acres of the marsh were filled. The site also includes a 40-acre strip of land adjacent to the railroad track where PRPs will have constructed a flood retention basin and wetlands. For a time, the operators reclaimed metals from foundry sands and excavated a deep pond to supply the wash water. Groundwater is contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the former waste disposal practices. Soil and sediments contain high levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. Contaminated groundwater, soils, sediments, and surface water drain into Lake Erie. The site is bordered by a Conrail-owned rail line to the south, the Erie International Airport to the west and developed residential and commercial areas on all other sides. An estimated 2,000 people work or live within 2,500 feet of the site. Site Responsibility This site is being addressed through Federal and potentially responsible parties' actions.

• Lenz Oil Service, Inc. (Lemont, IL)
• Navy Ships Parts Control Center (Mechanicsburg, PA)
• Doepke Disposal (holliday) (Shawnee Mission, KS)
• Fletcher's Paint Works & Storage (Milford, NH)
• Revere Chemical Co. (Nockamixon Township, PA)

• Liquid Disposal, Inc. (Utica, MI)
• Pacific Car & Foundry Co. (Renton, WA)
• New London Submarine Base (New London, CT)
• Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center (North Kingstown, RI)