2018 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:41:13 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Progress at Dorney Road Landfill and Industrial Lane (PA)
 
Lehigh Valley Superfund: 1 toxic dump deleted, another improving, EPA says


By Kurt Bressweinkbresswein
Lehigh Valley Live (PA)
October 16, 2018

Two former landfills in the Lehigh Valley that once took on toxic waste are on the mend, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says.

One has been remediated to the point that it's been deleted from the EPA's Superfund program, also known as the National Priorities List. That site is called the Dorney Road Landfill; it is mostly in Upper Macungie Township but crosses into Berks County, as well.

The other is Industrial Lane in Williams Township. That property beneath a portion of the Chrin Brothers landfill remains in the Superfund program, but a recent five-year review shows progress is being made on reducing contaminants there, according to the EPA.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/10/lehigh_valley_superfund_1_toxi.html

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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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