Public Notice: Five Year Review of Janesville Disposal Facility Superfund Site
Summary
EPA is conducting a five year review of the Janesville Disposal Facility Superfund site, Black Ridge and Reclamation Way, Janesville. Superfund law requires regular checkups of sites that have been cleaned up - with waste managed on-site – to ensure the cleanup continues to protect people and the environment. This is the sixth review of the site.
The 65-acre Janesville Disposal Facility Superfund Site consists of 4 cleanup sites located in two disposal sites, Janesville Old Landfill and Janesville Ash Beds. Two cleanup sites are considered Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) sites and the other two, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sites.
Janesville Disposal Facility operated between 1974 and 1985. Industrial liquids and sludges were deposited in the Janesville Disposal Facility area and allowed to evaporate. The main groundwater contaminants are volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene, and vinyl chloride.
EPA’s groundwater cleanup at both Janesville sites includes installing a landfill cap, gas collection treatment systems and ongoing groundwater monitoring. EPA and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) oversee the cleanup performed by the City of Janesville and private companies.
The Five Year Review is your opportunity to comment on EPA’s ongoing cleanup.
For more information:
- Janesville Disposal Facility Superfund site webpage
- Hedberg Public Library, 316 S Main St, Janesville, WI 53545, (608) 758-6600.