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Newport Dump

Newport Dump
EPA ID: KYD9805566380
Location: Wilder, Campbell County, KY
Congressional District: 04
NPL Status: Proposed: 12/30/82; Final: 09/08/83; Deleted 06/03/96
Project Manager
Site Repository:
Campbell County Library
403 Monmouth St.
Newport, KY 41071
Documents:About Adobe Portable Document Format

Site Background:
The Newport Dump Site located in Campbell County, Kentucky is a 40-acre site used for disposal of residential and commercial wastes until its closure in 1979. Trenching and area filling were the most common methods used to dispose of wastes at the site. During the City of Newport's operation of the site, the City was cited on numerous occasions for operational violations at the landfill and for handling hazardous waste without a permit. Approximately 1,200 people reside within a 1-mile radius if the site. The nearby Licking River which flows into the Ohio River, is used for recreational activities. Use of groundwater in the vicinity is minimal but approximately 250 feet downstream of the site, the Kenton County water district maintains a raw water intake from the Licking River for the Taylor Mill Water Treatment Plant. The Water District serves residents of Kenton and Boone Counties with a combined population of approximately 75,000 people. Contaminants in groundwater and surface water included heavy metals, volatile organic compounds, and polychlorinated byphenils from former waste disposal activities. Soils on-site were contaminated with heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, solvents, and PCBs from leachate and runoff.

Cleanup Progress: Construction Completed
In 1980, the Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA, now known as the Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corporation), installed a leachate collection system, regraded portions of the site, constructed a clay cap over the waste, and covered the area with vegetation. In response to another agreed order, the NKPA completed a permanent vegetative cover and began designing a groundwater monitoring system. In June 1987, EPA issued a ROD for the site which included completing the on-going response actions at the site consisting of: a monitoring program of surface water, groundwater and subsurface gas; restoration and extension of the leachate collection system; and regrading, and revegetation of the existing clay cover. In October 1992, The City of Newport entered into a Consent Order with EPA to conduct operation and maintenance (O&M) activities at the site. These activities include multimedia monitoring of groundwater, surface water, and subsurface gas, and cap maintenance. The Newport Dump site was deleted from the National Priorities List in May 1996. Operation and maintenance and 5-year review activities, required by the Superfund Law, continue. Recent and Future Actions: Three EPA monitoring wells were removed in September of 2000. These monitoring wells were located on an adjacent property and were used only for the collection of background groundwater samples. A Five-Year Review, completed in June 2002, determined that the selected remedy continues to be protective of human health and the environment. Due to elevated gas readings from the gas monitoring wells, gas vents were installed on the Site in 2006 to release gas from the landfill. In 2006, two monitoring wells were removed from the monitoring plan, because it was not possible to sample from those wells due to bent casing. These monitoring wells were duplicative in nature because they are adjacent to two functioning monitoring wells. Additionally, two additional monitoring wells were installed in 2006 adjacent to the Licking River to monitor groundwater on the western side of the Site.

The Forth Five - year review of the Newport Dump Superfund Site in Wilder, Campbell County, Kentucky was completed in June 2007. The City of Newport and the Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) are investigating possible redevelopment options for the Site and surrounding properties. The City of Newport along with there operations and maintenance contractor for the landfill have developed a response / time line to address the recommendations outlined in the Forth Five year review. Annual monitoring and site inspection activities for the fiscal year of 2007-2008 have been completed.

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