The Industrial Waste Control Site covers 20 acres 12 miles southeast of Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, near Jenny Lind. The site, originally a surface and underground coal mine, is now an abandoned industrial and solid waste landfill and surface impoundment. From 1970 to 1979, the facility was used to dispose of sludges and liquid wastes primarily from local industries. Contaminants of concern include heavy metals and organics. A threat exists that pollutants will migrate via run-off and subsurface mines.
Residents obtain their drinking water primarily from private wells.
An overflow in 1977, allegedly killing livestock and fish, ultimately led to the site closing in 1979. The description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination.