Complete report - Partners for Clean Streams

Site Investigation (1989-1995)
The Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study report for the Dura Landfill was finished
in October 1989. The Feasibility Study was revised in 1990 and 1992 and then
completed in 1995. During site investigations groundwater, leachate and soil
monitoring had shown PCBs, volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds and heavy
metals.
Lead Organization:
Collaborator(s):
City of Toledo
Ohio EPA and numerous industrial and commercial PRPs
Remediation (1993-1994)
Since the Dura Landfill was believed to be a major source of PCB contamination in
the Ottawa River and Lake Erie, a containment wall and a leachate collection and
pretreatment system was constructed in 1993 –1994. This wall along the banks of the
Ottawa River is 780 feet long and 40 feet high, with another 40 feet extending below
ground level. The plan for the wall was finished in June 1993. Construction for the
wall started in November 1993 and it was completed January 1994. This Interim
Remedial Measure was completed June 1994 at a total of five million dollars. It has
collected and treated an average of over 160,000 gallons of leachate per month for a
total of over 8 million gallons as of October 2000.
Lead Organization:
Collaborator(s):
City of Toledo (contractor: Cousins Waste Control)
Ohio EPA, Ohio Attorney General’s Office, consulting firms
(1999-2001)
In the spring of 1999, final remedial activities began under a Consent Order agreed to
by the City of Toledo, a group of industrial parties and Ohio EPA. A landfill cover
system consisting of various layers of soil and geosynthetic materials was installed
after grading and filling. The majority of the grading and filling materials came from
the adjacent Royster property. (see – Royster Property for more details) This was
completed in 2001 at a total cost of about 8.5 million dollars. Toledo financed the
capital costs through a loan from the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund and
PRP funds are to be placed in a dedicated fund to cover any remaining capital costs
and 30 years of operation and maintenance.
Lead Organization:
Collaborator(s):
City of Toledo
Ohio EPA and numerous industrial and commercial PRPs
Harrison Junk Yard (10259 ½ Dorr Street, Spencer Township)
(a.k.a. Reneger)
Site History
This 2.9-acre site is an alleged illegal dump. The Lucas County Health Department
referred this site to the Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office in 1995. Ownership
changed in December 2001, however the new owner has been unable to secure a
clear title because of pending legal action by the Prosecutor. Although waste has
been removed, there are still concerns about waste that was buried there.
Site Investigation (1994)
Ohio EPA investigated this site because of allegations it was being used for illegal
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Activities and Accomplishments
Issue 2: Landfills, Dumps and
in the Maumee Area of Concern Brownfield Sites