dorney road landfill

DORNEY RD

The Dorney Road Landfill site is located in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, with a small parcel extending into Longswamp Township in Berks County. The landfill was an open-pit iron mine, before it became a 27-acre municipal and industrial landfill from 1952 to 1978. The state inspected the site in 1970 and found that industrial sludge, batteries and barrels of petroleum products were dumped on site. The site is surrounded by rural residences and farmland, although many housing developments have been constructed in recent years. The aquifer that flows underground beneath the site is the primary source of water for local residents and farms in the area. Groundwater contamination has spread off site. There are approximately 20 people living within a quarter mile of the site.

Hazardous Ranking Score

46 / 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

        837

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $88,632

        Average Income

        261

        Occupied homes

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