ROGERS ROAD MUNICIPAL LANDFILL 1 EPA Publication Date: October 2, 2007

ROGERS ROAD 

MUNICIPAL LANDFILL 

ARKANSAS 

EPA ID# ARD981055809 

Site ID: 0600269 

EPA REGION 6

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 02

Pulaski County

Contact: Shawn Ghose 214-665-6782

Updated: October 2007

Current Status and Issues No change of status anticipated until December 2007. Restrictive covenant document to be 

signed and executed by owner sent to City Attorney in July and again in August 2007. 

• EPA signed the Preliminary Close-out Report and conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony 

signifying construction completion on September 25, 1995. 

• EPA signed the Close-out Report on April 30, 1996. 

• Site is in operation and maintenance phase. 

• EPA planned to propose that the site be deleted from the NPL in the summer of 2001 which 

was held up due to ownership issues 

• The 1st Five-Year review was issued on September 27, 2000. 

• City has to determine ownership to put a deed restriction, as a prelude to Deletion. This 

action has not been taken as of April 2005. 

• The 2nd Five-Year Review was completed in September 2005. The 2nd Five-Year Review was to 

satisfy the statutory requirements, as the 1st Five-Year review had already proved that the remedy 

was protective of the public health and the environment. 

• As of February 2007 the EPA attorney is working with the Jacksonville city attorney with a new 

survey for a deed of easement and restrictive covenants, to facilitate the Deletion 

Benefits 

• Excavation of all hazardous substances at the site has eliminated the potential for exposure to 

contaminants at the Rogers Road Municipal Landfill. 

• Access to the site will remain restricted and the City will continue to conduct operation and 

maintenance activities. 

• Had the site not been cleaned up, it would have continued to act as a source of soil 

contamination and a potential source of ground water contamination. 

• Once the site is deleted from the NPL, the city intends to use the land, possibly for community 

purposes. 

Site Description 

Location: - On Rogers Road east of Jacksonville, Arkansas, just inside the Lonoke County line. 

- Located north of Little Rock, the Jacksonville Landfill site is located approximately 2 

miles to the east. 

Population: - Approximately 10,000 within three miles of the site. 

Setting: - An estimated 10,000 people draw drinking water from public and private wells. 

 - A private well is 2,640 feet from the site. 

- The site encompasses approximately ten acres and is used for recreational 

purposes such as hunting. 

- About 30 deteriorating drums were in the landfill giving off a strong chemical odor. Soil 

around the drums was contaminated. 

- On-site soil and the drums were contaminated with herbicides and pesticides, 2,4-D, 

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2,4, 5-T, 2,4,5-TP, 2,3,7,8-TCDD and dieldrin. 

Hydrology: - Geology under the site consists of alluvial deposits of clay and silty clay to about 25 feet. 

- Below 25 feet, the deposits consist of silty clay and sand. Surface water and ground 

water flow is generally to the southeast. 

Wastes and Volumes 

The primary pollutants included 2,3,7,8TCDD, herbicides (2,4,5-T, 2,4,5-TP and 2,4-D), and the pesticide, 

dieldrin. 

200 cubic yards of contaminated soil and 38 drums of hazardous material were excavated during site 

remediation. There is no off-site contamination. 

Site Assessment and Ranking 

 NPL LISTING HISTORY 

 Site HRS Score: 29.64 

 Proposed Date: 01/22/87 

 Final Date: 07/22/87 

 NPL Update: No. 6 

Site Map and Diagram 

The Remediation Process 

Site History: 

♦ The City of Jacksonville purchased the site on September 16, 1953, and operated it as a landfill (an 

open dump) until October 1974. 

♦ The landfill closed when the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology turned down an 

application for a permit due to high water levels and poor drainage. 

♦ In addition to municipal waste, drums of chemical waste were also dumped at the landfill. 

Health Considerations: 

♦ Potential for direct contact. 

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♦ Potential for contamination of residential wells. 

Record of Decision 

 Signed: September 27, 1990

The remedy selected for the Rogers Road Municipal Landfill included excavation of the on-site waste 

material, thermal treatment and ash disposal of this material at the Vertac Chemical Corp., capping of 

residual waste onsite, long term ground water monitoring and site maintenance. 

Other Remedies Considered Reason Not Chosen 

1. No action Not protective 

2. Capping Not permanent; does not satisfy EPA's preference for 

treatment 

3. Off-site Thermal Destruction No commercial facility presently permitted to accept 

dioxin waste 

4. Thermal Destruction at Jacksonville Less secure location than Vertac: not 

 Landfill industrially zoned. 

Community Involvement 

• Community Involvement Plan: Developed 11/88. 

• Open houses and workshops: Open house 7/88; Update 11/88 and 3/89; Open house and 

 Update 7/89; Update 12/89; Update 5/90, Update 6/94 

• Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: 07/90. 

• Original Record of Decision (ROD) Fact Sheet: 10/90. 

• Milestone: Satellite Office Open 7/90, Continuing Community Outreach/Contact 

• Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/RA) Public Meeting 8/94 

• Citizens on site mailing list: 250 

• Constituency Interest: 

- Highly organized community interest (PACCE, FUSE, ACCA, ECA, AA, NAACP, 

GREENPEACE, JPWP, AARF). 

- Elected officials at all levels are keenly aware of and interested in this site. 

• Site Repository: Jacksonville City Hall 

• Community Relations for this site are also accomplished through VERTAC site outreach. 

Technical Assistance Grant 

• Original Availability Notice: 04/88, 01/92 

• Letters of Intent Received: 

1) Jacksonville People With Pride Cleanup Coalition (JPWPCUC) 

2) Vertac Area Citizens Group 

3) Friends United for a Safe Environment 

4) People Against Chemically Contaminated Environment 

• Final Application received: 02/22/89 

• Grant Award: 05/18/89 to JPWPCUC 

• Budget Period: 04/05/93-04/04/95 

• Current Status: Grant award to JPWPCUC was annulled 12/91 due to apparent conflict of 

interest. 

• Availability re-advertised 01/92 

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• Letters of Intent received: 

1) Jacksonville Superfund Oversight Committee 

2) People Against a Chemically Contaminated Environment 

3) Jacksonville Superfund Cleanup Coalition 

4) Concerned Citizens Coalition (CCC) 

• Final Application Received: 02/24/93 

• Grant Award: 04/05/93 to CCC 

• Budget Period: 04/05/93-04/04/96 

• Grantee: Concerned Citizens Coalition, Inc. (CCC) 

 Bob Johnson, President 

 Jacksonville, AR 

• Technical Advisor selected 9/94, ECO, Inc., contract signed 12/94, terminated 12/95. 

• Second Technical Advisor, Carlisle Consulting, Inc., selected 03/96, document reviews and input 

to remedy selection resumed. 

• Current Status: Significant effort and outreach by EPA resulted in consolidation of competing 

groups onto the CCC Board of Directors. All funds disbursed and grant closed out. 

• Another TAG awarded to CCC 

• Grant Award: 04/05/96 to CCC 

• Budget Period: 04/05/96-04/04/99 

• Tag expired 04/04/99. TAG has been closed. 

Contacts

• Remedial Project Manager (EPA): Shawn Ghose M.S., P.E. 214-665-6782, Mail Code: 6SF-AP 

• State Contact: Brian Wakelyn (ADEQ), 501-682-0845 

• Community Involvement (EPA): None at this time 

• State Coordinator (EPA): Vacant

• Prime Contractor: RD/RA-U.S. EPA TAT Team, Ecology & Environment 

Enforcement 

• Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) Special Notice Letters issued 1/88. 

• RI/FS was conducted using fund monies. 

• ROD issued 9/90. 

• Consent Decree (CD) between EPA and one settling PRP entered 5/94. 

• CD covered excavation and off-site treatment of site waste. 

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