DRAFT SUPERFUND SITE UPDATE

JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL LANDFILL

ROGERS ROAD MUNICIPAL LANDFILL

Jacksonville, Arkansas

August 1999

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EPA PROPOSES DELETING SITES FROM SUPERFUND LIST

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to delete the Jacksonville Municipal Landfill and

Rogers Road Municipal Landfill Superfund sites from the

National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a list of hazardous waste sites identified by EPA as presenting a significant

risk to public health and the environment.

On August , 1999, the EPA, in consultation with the State

of Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ),

announced the intent to delete these two sites from the NPL

by publishing a notice requesting public comment in the

Federal Register and the local newspapers. Notices were also

mailed to persons on the site mailing list. EPA and ADEQ

have determined that all appropriate cleanup at this site has

been completed and no further cleanup is appropriate. A 30-

day public comment period is being held from August ,

1999, to September __, 1999.

Comments may be sent U.S. mail to:

Donn Walters, Community Involvement Coordinator

U.S. EPA Region 6 (6SF-PO)

1445 Ross Avenue, Ste. 1200

Dallas, TX 75202-2733

or electronically to Mr. Walters at the following e-mail ad^

dress: waiters.donn@,epa.gov

After completion of the 30-day comment period, the EPA

will evaluate the comments on the proposed deletion and

present responses in a Responsiveness Summary document.

The Responsiveness Summary will be made available to the

public at the information repositories listed at the end of this

fact sheet. In addition, the public may contact the EPA Region 6 offices to obtain a copy of the Responsiveness Summary.

Once all public comments on the deletion proposal are reviewed, the EPA will determine if the deletion from the NPL

is still appropriate. If so, a final Notice of Deletion will be

published in the Federal Register and the local newspapers.

This action will mean that the remedies selected for these

sites have eliminated potential for migration of contaminants

and exposure of the area's population and environment.

THIS SITE UPDATE WILL TELL

YOU ABOUT:

J The Proposed deletion of the Jacksonville

and Rogers Road Municipal Landfill Sites

from the Superfund National Priorities

List.

J How to comment on the proposed deletion.

J Criteria for deletion.

J Where to get more information about the

sites. : '

However, it is not until a Notice of Deletion is published in

the Federal Register that these sites would actually be deleted.

The deletion of a site from the NPL does not preclude eligibility for subsequent cleanup action if future site conditions warrant such actions.

Criteria for Deletion

The Superfund National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan defines the criteria that the EPA

uses to delete sites from the NPL. EPA considers, in consultation with the ADEQ and the Agency for Toxic Substances

and Disease Registry, whether any of the following criteria

were met in making a decision to delete this site from the

NPL:

Q Responsible parties or other persons have implemented

all appropriate response actions required; or

G All appropriate Fund-financed responses under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Li002114
ability Act (CERCLA) have been implemented, and no further response action by responsible parties is appropriate; or

Q The response action has shown that the site poses no significant threat to public health or the environment, and therefore, implementing additional remedial measures is not

appropriate.

Background and History of the Sites

The Jacksonville and Rogers Road Municipal Landfill sites

are located about 12 miles northeast of Little Rock. The Jacksonville Landfill site covers approximately 40 acres on Graham Road, just inside the Pulaski County line. The 10-acre

Rogers Road Landfill site lies nearby. Both sites are located

near downtown Jacksonville.

During the investigation of the Vertac Superfund site in the

mid-1980s, EPA learned from citizens that waste from the

Vertac site might have been improperly disposed of at the

City's two landfills located a few miles away. Upon testing,

EPA found that both the Jacksonville and Rogers Road landfills contained dioxin wastes similar to the wastes at Vertac.

The two landfill sites were added to the NPL in February

1987.

After completion of comprehensive studies that thoroughly

evaluated the extent and magnitude of contamination, a remedy was selected and implemented at each site. The remedy

included 1) excavation of the on-site waste material, 2) thermal treatment and ash disposal of this material at the Vertac

site, capping of residual waste on-site, and long-term ground

water monitoring and site maintenance.

For More Information

Information Repositories

Information of the Jacksonville Landfill and Rogers

Road Landfill Sites is available at the following locations:

Jacksonville City Hall

1 Municipal Drive

Jacksonville, AR 72076

(501)982-3181

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

8001 National Drive

Little Rock, AR 72209

(501)682-0744

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

7th Floor Reception Area

1445 Ross Avenue

Dallas, TX 75202-2733

(214)665-6427

EPA Personnel

If you have questions about these sites or the deletion

process, please contact:

Kathleen Aisling

Remedial Project Manager

U.S. EPA (6SF-LT)

1445 Ross Avenue

Dallas, TX 75202-2733

(214) 665-8509 or 1-800-533-3508 (toll-free)

Donn Walters

Community Involvement Coordinator

U.S. EPA (6SF-PO)

1445 Ross Avenue

Dallas, TX 75202-2733

(214) 665-6483 or 1-800-533-3508 (toll-free)

Arnold Ondarza

Superfund Region 6 Ombudsman (6SF)

U.S. EPA, Region 6

1445 Ross Avenue

Dallas, Texas 75202

(214) 665-6790 or 1-800-533-3508 (Toll Free)

Inquiries from members of the news media should be

directed to the EPA Region 6 Office of External Affairs

at (214) 665-2200.

ON THE WEB...

Information can also be accessed via the U.S. EPA Internet Homepage at:

U.S. EPA Headquarters: http://www.epa.gov

U.S. EPA Region 6: http://www.epa.gov/earthlr6

U.S. EPA Region 6 Superfund Division:

http://www.epa.gov/earthlr6/6sf/6sf.htm

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U.S. EPA REGION 6

1445 Ross Avenue (6SF-PO)

Dallas, Texas 75202-2733

What's Inside:

Jacksonville and Rogers

Road Landfill Sites Proposed

for Deletion from NPL

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