The 5-acre landfill was capped and seeded in 1978. Presently, it is roped off.
Plans call for it to be used as a city park after it is cleaned up.
From 1953 to 1963, the site took unknown amounts of wastes, which consisted primarily of solvents and other liquid organic compounds, from a tire manufacturer. The soils in the area are moderately to highly permeable, and the landfill did not have a liner or leachate collection system. The results showed elevated levels of volatile organic compounds in three of the six wells. At present, the full extent of ground water contamination is unknown. About 8,500 people depend on wells within 3 miles of the site as a source of drinking water.