Stamina Mills is a former textile weaving and finishing mill located on a 5-acre parcel of land. After a fire in the 1930s, a portion of a burned out building was used as a landfill for the disposal of industrial wastes. In 1981, TCE was discovered in private wells and a public water line was installed to residences. The site was added to EPA s National Priorities List in 1983. Actions taken at the site included demolition of partially standing structures, treatment of contaminated soils, capping of the on-site landfill, and installation of a groundwater extraction and treatment system.
Construction is complete with the exception of the groundwater extraction and treatment system.
Western Sand and Gravel, a 20-acre site in Burrillville, was a sand and gravel quarry operation where liquid wastes were disposed directly into 12 open lagoons and pits, none were lined with protective materials. Over time, this waste penetrated the soil and contaminated the groundwater. The State closed the disposal operation when residents complained about odors at the site. Approximately 60,000 gallons of liquid chemical and septic waste were removed for off-site disposal and a groundwater recirculation system was installed. Construction of all cleanup is complete.