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 A ttorney 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 2 nd Five-Year Review was completed in September 2005. The 2 nd Five-Year Review was to satisfy the statutory requirements, as the 1 st 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 in tends 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,EPA Publication Date: October 2, 2007 2 ROGERS ROAD MUNICIPAL LANDFILL 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.ROGERS ROAD MUNICIPAL LANDFILL 3 EPA Publication Date: October 2, 2007 ♦ 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 01/92EPA Publication Date: October 2, 2007 4 ROGERS ROAD MUNICIPAL LANDFILL • 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.