Lewisburg Dump
EPA ID: TND980729115
Location: Lewisburg, Marshall County, TN
Congressional District: 06
NPL Status: Proposed: 112/30/82; Final: 09/08/83; Deleted
02/21/96
Project Manager
Site Repository:
Marshall County Public Library
310 Farmington Pike
Lewisburg, TN 37091
Documents:
Site Background:
The Lewisburg Dump site is a 20-acre tract of farmland located
less than one mile north of Lewisburg, Tennessee. The property
contains an abandoned limestone quarry and a pond. The City of
Lewisburg owned and operated the dump, using approximately 4 acres
in the western portion of the quarry as a landfill, between the
late 1950s and 1979. The landfill was made available to all surrounding
communities for both residential and industrial waste dumping.
In 1973, the Tennessee Department of Public Health (TDPH) conducted
a study of the dump and declared the old quarry unfit for the
current use. This led to the final closure of the landfill by
the City in 1979. EPA inspected the site in 1982, and determined
that wastes in the landfill included adhesives, metal cuttings,
sawdust, pencil cores, cosmetic powders, and shoe linings. The
study concluded that contaminants at the site included organic
compounds such as bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, methylene chloride,
xylene, carbon disulfide and toluene. The inorganic compounds
were heavy metals such as arsenic, copper, mercury, chromium,
lead, and zinc. The major potential health concern related to
the site included possible groundwater contamination, leachate
generation, and direct exposure of trespassers to the exposed
landfill wastes due to deteriorating cap. Approximately 123 households
were identified within a 2-mile radius of the site. About 70 of
these households depended on private water wells for domestic
and/or livestock purposes when the site was discovered.
Cleanup Progress: Construction Completed
EPA conducted several studies on the site and concluded in the ROD of
September 1990, that a remedial action was necessary in order to alleviate
potential human health and environmental problems. The selected remedy
included removal and disposal of all surface debris at the site,
reconstruction and upgrading of landfill and test pit covers,
institutional control, and long-term monitoring. The City of Lewisburg and
other potentially responsible parties (PRPs) agreed to perform the
remedial action with EPAoversight under a consent decree signed in 1991.
Construction began immediately and all remedial activities were completed
between September 1992, and September 1993. Overall, 382 cubic yards of
debris and soil, 172 tires, 50 empty drums and 2 drums of lead paint and
sludge were removed from the site. These were disposed of properly at
approved facilities. EPA and TDEC performed a final inspection of the
remedial action in September 1993, and determined that the selected remedy
had been successfully implemented. The PRPs initiated site maintenance and
monitoring activities in 1993, including regular site inspection and
groundwater sampling. Laboratory results and other site reports have
confirmed that the cleanup was successful and that the site no longer
poses a threat to human health or the environment. The site was deleted
from the National Priorities List in February 1996.
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