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August 10. 1994 

### Jacksonvill e Landfil l Sit

e Jacksonville , Arkansa s Rogers Roa d Landfil l Sit e Jacksonville , Arkansa s

904761

THI S FAC T SHEE T WIL L TEL L YOU ABOUT.. .

• The Consen

t Decree s for th e implementatio n o f

th e remed y for th e Roger s Road Landfil l and Jackson

ville Landfil l Superfund site s

• The schedul e for

imple

mentation o f

th e remedie s selecte d for

the site s

• The history an d background o f th e site s

• Community involvement opportunitie s 

### U.S . EPA , CIT Y O F JACKSONVILL E JOI N FORCE S T O IMPLEMEN T SIT E REMEDIE S On Jun e 20,1994, tw o Consen tDecree s for th e Jacksonvill e an

d Roger s Roa d Municipal Landfill Superfund site s were entere d with the Federa

l DistrictCour

t i n th e Easter

n Districto f Arkansas . These Consen

tDecree s ar e th e firsti n th e countr y between a municipality an

d EP A t o utilize a mixed wor

k conceptwher

e in-kin d services from the City , instea d o f cash , will enable the previousl y stalle d remedia l actions t o take place . Th

e agreement

s provid e fo r the Cit

y an d EP A t o work togethe r t

o implementth e remedy . The ne tvalu e o f the City' s participatio n wil l excee d 5 0 percen to f th e expected cos tof

$3. 1 million . COMMUNIT

Y MEETIN G 7:0 0 P.M . WEDNESDAY , AUGUS T 17,199 4 RAMADA IN N JACKSONVILL E Generally , the Consen tDecree s cal l for EP A t o undertake wor

k ma tinvolve s han dlin g the hazardous substances , whic h include s excavatin g th e "ho

tspots, " de contaminating equipment, an d transporting th e material to Vertac. The contaminated material will b e store d temporaril y atthe Vertac facility unHl the contaminated materia

l i s incinerated . Th

e Cit y will perfor

m m e nonhazardou

s work , includin g assistin g with transportation ; fencing , backfilling , regrading , an d revegetatin g m

e site ; inspection an

d maintenanc

e of the site ; installatio n o

f addi tiona l groun d wate r monitorin

g wells ; sampling an

d analysis o f the groun d wa ter ; an d implementation o

f land-us e controls . Under the term

s of th e Consen tDecrees , the Cit

y als o will contribut

e $100,00 0 ($50,00 0 pe r site) i n cash t

o help pa y for pas tfinancia

l liability. To dat

e EP A ha s spen tabout$1. 4 million atthe Jacksonvill e landfill an d anothe r $900,00 0 atth e Roger s roa d site . Th e Cit y o f Jacksonvill e i s me only Potentiall y Responsibl e Part y (PKP) thatis voluntaril y working with EP A t o cleanup the sites . Th

e Cit y i s als o the only PRP thatnegotiated with EP A t o reac h agreemen to n the method o

f rem- ' edy implementatio n an

d the financia

l arrangement

s for the cleanup . In additio nto th e obvious environmental benefits associate d with as sistin g in the cleanup o f

the two hazardous waste sites , the Consent Decree s als o provide "contribution protection " for th e City , which means that

th e other FRP s canno t

su e th e City at alate r date

. A 30-da y public comment

period o n thes e Consen

t Decree s wa s hel d fromApril 19,199

4 through May 19,1994
. No comments o n th e Consen

t Decree s were receive d during thi s comment period. Th e Consen

t Decree s became effective o n June 20,1994 , the day that

they were entere d by the court
. SCHEDUL E O F ACTIVITIE S Th e work will b e carried out

i n three phases

. The first, waste excavation fromthe two landfills and transportation t o th e Vertac plant site for temporary storage , will begi n in August 199 4 and i s expecte d t o be complete d by the beginning o f October

. In accordance with the September 199 0 Record s of Decision , this waste will the n b e incinerated onsite at the Vertac sit e i n th e existing incinerator. The third phas e o f cleanup, which involve s the City , will be initiated following wast e excavation

. The City o f

Jacksonvill e will assis t

in me logistic s o f th e transport

and provide any necessar

y secu rity

. Thereafter

the y wil l regrad e the site , instal l additiona l ground water

monitoring wells , periodicall y sample the ^ ground water, an d provide long-termoperatio n an d main- | tenance
. COMMUNIT

Y INVOLVEMEN T OPPORTUNITIE S Public involvement

i s an important

part o f the Superfund program, and EPAis conducting an ongoin g community re lation s programto informyou about cleanup activitie s and provide you with opportunities t o receiv e answer s to your question s and comment

o n sit e issue s mat

affect you an d your family. Communit

y Meetin g A s part of EPA' s ongoin g community relation s program , a community meetin g wil l b e hel d Wednesday , August 17,199 4 at 7:0 0 p.m . at the RamadaInn , Jacksonville

. During the meeting , ERA wil l giv e aformal presentatio n an d update participants o n the status o f

site activities

. C D Sewage Disposal



## Figur

e 1 - Sit e Ma pInformatio n Repositorie s

Copie s o f study reports , fact

sheets , an d other

information habout th e landfills and the Superfund proces s are availabl e /at the EP A office i n Dallas , Texas , and at the following loca

l information repositories

. Th e Administrative Record s for th e site s contai n all th e information EPA use d to select the remedie s discusse d i n thi s fact sheet : Cit y Hal l (Administrativ

e Recor d File

) 11ndustrial Driv

e Jacksonville , Arkansas Monda y - Frida y 8:0 0 a.m . - 5:00 p.m . Bas e Librar

y Littl e Roc k Air Forc e Bas e Jacksonville , Arkansas Monda y - Thursday 10:00 a.m . - 8:00 p.m . Frida y & Saturday 10:00 a.m . - 5:00 p.m . Arkansas Departmen t of Pollutio n Contro l & Ecolog y (Administrative Record File

) 800 1 Nationa l Driv

e Littl e Rock , Arkansas Monda y - Frida y 8:00 a.m . - 4:3 0 p.m .

EP A Personne l Kathlee n Aislin g Remedia l Project Manage r U.S . EPA Regio n 6 1445RossAve.(6H-SA) Dallas , Texas 75202-273 3 214/665-8500 1-800-533-350 8 Don n Walter s Communit y Involvemen t Coordinato r U.S . EPA Regio n 6 1445RossAve.(6H-MC) Dallas , Texas 75202-273 3 214/665-6583 1-800-533-350 8 Communit

y Involvemen t Offic e You ca n cal l or visit EPA' s loca l Community Involvement Office. Harry Grunnagle, an EPA subcontracto r manage s th e office at : 

# 7 Stonewal l Professiona l Come r 61 9 N . Firs t St . + Suit e G-2 Jacksonville , Arkansa s 7207 6 501/982-1037 The Community Involvement Office i s open Monday through Frida

y from9 a.m . until Noon
. HISTOR Y AN D BACKGROUN D O F TH E LANDFIL L SITE S The two sites , th e Roger s Roa d and Jacksonvill e municipa

l landfills , are locate d about

1 2 mile s northeas t

o f Little Rock

. Th e Jacksonvill e sit

e cover s approximately 4 0 acres . A 30

- house subdivision sit s o n it s easter n edg e where som

e back

yards adjoin th e site

. The 10-acr e Roger s Road sit

e i s nearby

. Bomsite s are locate d near

downtown Jacksonville

. The sit e map o n pag e 2 show s th e locatio n o f th e landfill sites

. During th e investigatio n o f

the Vertac Superfund sit

e i n the mid-1980s , EP

A learne d fromcitizen s that

waste fromthat sit e might have bee n improperly dispose d o f

at th e City' s two landfill s locate d afew mile s from(he site

. Upon test
ing , EPA found that

both th e Jacksonvill e an d Roger s Roa d landfills containe d dioxin waste s simila r to th e waste at Vertac
. The two landfills wer

e adde d to the Nationa

l Priori

tie s List i n February 198

7 in order to allo w athorough evalu

ation o f th e extent an d magnitude o f

contamination

. Comprehensiv e studie s complete d i n 199 0 showed mat

th e site s contai n atota

l o f 30 0 cubic yards o f

waste s with con centration s o f

mor e than 1 0 parts per

billio n (ppb ) o

f dioxi n compounds an d herbicides

. Although manifests o r othe r record s were not

available , the waste s wer

e almos t identica l to thos e found at

th e nearby Vertac Superfund sit e where th e chemica l defoliant Agent Orang e had bee

n manufactured. Although the City owne d and operate d the landfills, EPA believe s that

they did not

contribute i n any measurabl e amount to th e volume of

hazardous substance s at

eithe r site

. In Septembe

r 1990 , similar Record s o f Decision wer

e signed for both sites

. Eac h provided for th e followin g three-par

t remedy : 1) Excavate an d retur n th e contaminate d soil s t o th e Verta c site , 2 ) Incinerat

e me waste s containin g dioxi n i n me mobil e incinerator a t the Vertac Superfund site , 3 ) Closeou

t me landfill s by backfillin g excavate d areas , cov erin g backfille d area s with asoil cove r an d ne w vegeta
tion , monitoring ground water, instituting land use control s to limi t

ground water

us e i n me vicinity , inspect

in g and maintaining th e soil cover , repairin g existin g fencing , an d maintaining sit

e security

.

## Figur e 2 ANTICIPATE D PROJECT SCHEDUL E 

## Consen t Decree s Lodge d April , 6,199 4 Consen t Decree s Entere d Jun e 20,199 4 Publi c Meetin g Augus t 17,199 4 EPA Mobilize d Mid-Augus t 199 4 Waste Transpor

t Begin s Lat e August 199 4 Transpor t to Vertac Complete d Earl y Octobe r 199 4 City Begin s Regradin g Earl y t o Lat e Octobe r 199 4 Initiatio n o f Bur n Lat e Octobe r 1994 Completio n o f Bur n Decembe r 199 4

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