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NPL Site Narrative for New Lyme Landfill
NEW LYME LANDFILL
New Lyme, Ohio
Federal Register Notice: September 8, 1983Conditions at listing (December 1982): New Lyme Landfill occupies 40 acres in New Lyme, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Detailed plans for the site to operate as a sanitary landfill were approved in May 1971. The county closed the site in 1978 because it was not complying with several landfill regulations. While in operation, the privately owned site accepted some industrial wastes, including cyanide sludge in drums. Leachate containing organics discharges from two sides of the fill area, threatening surface waters. There is also concern that ground water might be contaminated by leachate from the landfill.
Status (July 1983): In July 1983, EPA approved $360,000 to proceed with (1) a remedial investigation to determine the type and extent of contamination both on- and off-site and (2) a feasibility study to evaluate alternatives for controlling source(s) of contamination.
For more information about the hazardous substances identified in this narrative summary, including general information regarding the effects of exposure to these substances on human health, please see the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ToxFAQs. ATSDR ToxFAQs can be found on the Internet at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html or by telephone at 1-888-42-ATSDR or 1-888-422-8737.