Complete report - Partners for Clean Streams

Site History:
Northeast of Beatty Park and Jermain Park and bounded on the north by the Ottawa
River and the south by S. Cove Blvd., this was a suspected paint waste disposal area
for Willy’s Overland-Jeep, however there is little evidence to verify the existence of
this site. (see - North Cove Landfill for more information)
Site Investigation (1992)
This site was investigated as a part of the Ohio EPA Maumee Area of Concern
Project Phase I Site Investigations and no further action was recommended.
Lead Organization:
Ohio EPA (funded in part by a grant from US EPA)
Stickney Avenue Landfill (3900 Stickney Ave, Toledo)
Site History:
The Stickney Ave. Landfill is 55 acres. The Ottawa River is to the west and north with
over 2500 feet of frontage. It was operated by the City of Toledo as a municipal,
commercial and industrial waste landfill from 1958 to 1966. Waste was dumped into
a former clay borrowing pit. Excessive soil erosion and leachate outbreaks existed
along the entire landfill streambank perimeter. After the landfill stopped accepting
waste is was covered with 0 to 3 feet of clay and was overgrown with vegetation.
Prior to remediation the principle owners of Stickney were DaimlerChrysler (owning 33
acres) and the City of Toledo (owning the remainder).
Site Investigation (1984-1986)
Sampling studies done in 1984 and 1986 by the Ohio EPA and the City of Toledo
documented contaminant levels in the landfill soils and leachate high enough to
warrant further action under the Superfund program.
(1993)
In February 1993, US EPA conducted a Removal Site Evaluation and found the
contaminant levels did not meet the Removal Action Levels. Therefore time-critical
removal actions were deemed not necessary.
In the spring of 1993 a Screening Site Inspection (SSI) by US EPA was done for
Stickney which documented the existence of as many as 40 leachate seeps along the
river bank. Sampling of groundwater, leachate and soil substantiated the presence of
many compounds at levels above background, including heptachlor, heavy metals
and volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds.
In June 1993 US EPA completed an ecological review of the available data on the
Stickney Landfill and concluded that it contributed to the ecological risks of the Ottawa
River and recommended steps be taken to stop the flow of leachate.
In July 1993 the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) finished a Qualitative Health Risk
Evaluation (QHRE) concluding that surface soils and leachate from Stickney
contributed to the contamination of the river and wading poses an unacceptable risk to
human health.
(1993-1994)
These sites were investigated as a part of the Ohio EPA Maumee Area of Concern
Project Phase I site investigations and further investigation was recommended with
the potential for remediation of the site.
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Activities and Accomplishments
Issue 2: Landfills, Dumps and
in the Maumee Area of Concern Brownfield Sites