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WASTE INDUSTRIES (FLEMINGTON LANDFILL)

Judicial · FY1979 · — · Final Order No Penalty · 20099

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Case

Case Number
04-1979-0019
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order No Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-7-1-2
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N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (50)

Summary

CONSENT DECREE NUMBERS: 04-87-C015; 04-96-C013. THE PRESENTLY INACTIVE FLEMINGTON LANDFILL PREVIOUSLY OPERATED BY WASTE INDUSTRIES INC., IS LOCATED ON 70 ACRES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO 33 RESIDENTIAL WELLS & 10 COMMERCIAL WELLS. WASTE MATERAL DEPOSITED AT THE SITE HAS LEACHED INTO UNDERLYING GROUNDWATER & CONTAMINATED THE WELLS OF SEVERAL AREA RESIDENCES. OTHER AREA WELLS ARE IN IMMINENT DANGER OF CONTAMINATION. TETRACHLOROETHYLENE, BENZENE, TRICHLOROETHYLENE, 1 2 DICHLOROETHANE, VINYL CHLORIDE & LEAD ARE AMONG THE CONTAMINANTS DETECTED.

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