# DRAF

T SUPERFUN D SIT E UPDAT E JACKSONVILL E MUNICIPA L LANDFIL L ROGER S ROA D MUNICIPA L LANDFIL L

Jacksonville , Arkansa s Augus t 199 9 

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# EPA PROPOSE S DELETIN G SITE S FRO M SUPERFUN D LIS T Th e U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA ) i s pro posin g t o delet e th e Jacksonvill e Municipa l Landfil l an d Roger s RoadMunicipa l Landfil l Superfun dsite s fro mth e National Prioritie s Lis t

(NPL) . Th e NPL i s alis t

o f hazard

ou s wast e site s identifie db y EP A a s presentin g asignifican t ris k t o publi c health an dth e environment . O n Augus t , 1999 , th e EPA , i n consultatio n wit h th e Stat e o f Arkansa s Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Quality (ADEQ) , announce dth e inten t

t o delete thes e tw o site s fro mth e NP L b y publishin g anotic e requestin g publi c comment i n th e Federal Registe r

an dth e local newspapers . Notice s wer e als o maile dt o person s o n th e sit e mailin g list . EP A an dADE Q hav e determine dthat

al l appropriat e cleanu p at

thi s sit e ha s been complete dan d n o furthe r cleanup i s appropriate . A 30

- da y publi c commen t

perio di s bein g hel dfro mAugus t , 1999 , t o Septembe r

__ , 1999 . Comment s ma y b e sent

U.S . mai l to : Don n Walters , Communit

y Involvement

Coordinato r U.S . EP A Regio n 6 (6SF-PO ) 144 5 Ros s Avenue , Ste . 120 0 Dallas , T X 75202-273 3 o r electronicall y t o Mr . Walter s at th e followin g e-mai l ad ^ dress : waiters.donn@,epa.go v Afte r completio n o f

th e 30-day commen t

period , th e EP A wil l evaluat e th e comment s o n th e propose ddeletio n an d presen t response s i n aResponsivenes s Summary document . Th e Responsivenes s Summar y wil l b e mad e availabl e to th e publi c at th e informatio n repositorie s liste dat th e en do f thi s fac t sheet . I n addition , th e publi c may contac t th e EP A Re

gio n 6 office s t o obtai n acop y o f th e Responsivenes s Sum

mary . Onc e al l publi c comment s o n th e deletio n proposa l ar e re viewed , th e EP A wil l determin e i f th e deletio n fro mth e NP L i s stil l appropriate . I f

so , afinal Notic e o f

Deletio n wil l b e publishe di n th e Federal Registe r an dth e local newspapers . Thi s actio n wil l mean that

th e remedie s selecte dfo r

thes e site s hav e eliminate dpotential fo r migratio n o f

contaminant s an d exposur e o f

th e area' s populatio n an d environment . 

## THI S SIT E UPDAT E WIL L TEL L YO U ABOUT : J Th e Propose ddeletio n o f th e Jacksonvill e an dRoger s Roa dMunicipa l Landfil l Site s fro mth e Superfun dNationa l Prioritie s List . J Ho w t o commen t

o n th e propose ddeletion . J Criteri afo r

deletion . J Wher e to ge t mor e informatio n abou t

th e sites . : ' However , i t

i s no t unti l aNotic e o f

Deletio n i s publishe di n th e Federa l Register

that thes e site s woul dactuall y b e de

leted . Th e deletion o f

asit e fro mth e NPL doe s no t

preclud e eli

gibilit y fo r subsequen t

cleanup actio n i f

futur e sit e condi

tion s warran t

suc h actions . 

### Criteri a fo rDeletio n Th e Superfun dNationa l Oi l an dHazardou s Substance s Pol

lutio n Contingenc y Pla

n define s th e criteri athat

th e EPA use s t o delet e site s fro mth e NPL . EP A considers , i n consul

tatio n wit h th e ADE Q an dth e Agenc y fo r Toxi c Substance s an dDiseas e Registry , whethe r an y o f th e followin g criteri a wer e me t i n makin g adecisio n t o delet e thi s sit e fro mth e 

### NPL : Q Responsibl e partie s o r

other person s hav e implemente d al l appropriat e respons e action s required ; o r G Al l appropriat e Fund-finance dresponse s unde r th e Com

prehensiv e Environmenta l Response , Compensatio n an dLi

abilit

y Ac t (CERCLA ) hav e bee n implemented , an dn o fur

the r respons e actio n b y responsibl e partie s i s appropriate ; o r Q Th e respons e actio n ha s show n that th e site pose s n o sig

nifican t threat t o publi c healt

h o r th e environment , an dthere

fore , implementin g additiona l remedia l measure s i s no t appropriate . 

## Backgroun d an d Histor

y o f th e Site s Th e Jacksonvill e an dRoger s RoadMunicipa l Landfil l site s are locate dabou t

1 2 mile s northeas t

o f Littl e Rock . Th e Jack

sonvill e Landfil l sit e cover s approximatel y 4 0 acre s o n Gra

hamRoad , jus t

insid e th e Pulask i Count

y line . Th e 10-acr

e Roger s Roa dLandfil l site lie s nearby . Bot h site s are locate d near downtow n Jacksonville . Durin g th e investigatio n o f th e Verta c Superfun dsit

e i n th e mid-1980s , EP A learne dfro mcitizen s that wast e fro mth e Verta c site might

hav e bee n improperl y dispose do f a t th e City' s tw o landfill s locate dafe w mile s away . Upo n testing , EP A foun dtha t

both th e Jacksonvill e an dRoger s Roadland

fill s containe ddioxi n waste s simila r t o th e waste s a

t Vertac . Th e tw o landfil l site s were adde dt o th e NP L i n Februar y 

### 1987 . Afte r completio n o f

comprehensiv e studie s that

thoroughl y evaluate dth e exten t

an d magnitud e o f

contamination , arem ed y wa s selecte dan dimplemente dat eac h site . Th e remed y include d1 ) excavatio n o f

th e on-site wast e material , 2 ) thermal treatmen t

an das h disposal o f

thi s material at

th e Verta c site , cappin g o f

residua l wast e on-site , an d long-termgroun d wate r monitorin g an dsite maintenance . 

## Fo rMore Informatio n Informatio n Repositorie s Informatio n o f

th e Jacksonvill e Landfil l an dRoger s Roa dLandfil l Site s i s availabl e at th e followin g loca

tions : Jacksonvill e City Hal l

1 Municipa l Driv e Jacksonville , A R7207 6 (501)982-318 1 Arkansa s Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y 800 1 Nationa l Driv e Littl e Rock , A R7220 9 (501)682-074 4 U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y 7t h Floo r Receptio n Are a 144 5 Ros s Avenu e Dallas , T X 75202-273 3 (214)665-642 7 EPA Personne l I f yo u hav e question s abou t

thes e site s o r

th e deletio n process , pleas e contact :

Kathlee n Aislin g Remedia l Projec t

Manage r U.S . EP A (6SF-LT ) 144 5 Ros s Avenu e Dallas , TX 75202-273 3 (214 ) 665-850 9 o r

1-800-533-350 8 (toll-free ) Don n Walter s Communit y Involvemen t

Coordinato r U.S . EP A (6SF-PO ) 144 5 Ros s Avenu e Dallas , TX 75202-273 3 (214 ) 665-648 3 o r

1-800-533-350 8 (toll-free ) Arnol dOndarz a Superfun dRegio n 6 Ombudsma n (6SF ) U.S . EPA , Regio n 6 144 5 Ros s Avenu e Dallas , Texa s 7520 2 (214 ) 665-679 0 o r

1-800-533-350 8 (Tol l Free ) Inquirie s fro mmember s o f

th e new s medi ashoul db e directe dt o th e EP A Regio n 6 Offic e o f Externa l Affair s a t (214 ) 665-2200 .



## O N TH E WEB.. . Informatio n can als o b e accesse dvi ath e U.S . EP A Inter

ne t Homepag e at : U.S . EP A Headquarters : http://www.epa.go v U.S . EP A Regio n 6 : http://www.epa.gov/earthlr 6 U.S . EP A Regio n 6 Superfun dDivision : http://www.epa.gov/earthlr6/6sf/6sf.ht m

### U.S . EP A REGIO N 6

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