limestone road

LIMESTONE RD OFF RTE 51

The Limestone Road Site in Cumberland, 'Allegany County, Maryland includes two separate parcels of land on opposite sides of Limestone Road. Both properties were used for the disposal of commercial, residential, and demolition waste during the 1960's and 1970's. In 1981, approximately 110 tons of waste sludge containing chromium, lead, and cadmium were illegally dumped on both properties. In June of 1981, following an initial investigation by the State of Maryland, the property owners were ordered to clean up their respective properties. This order was eventually stayed when the EPA took over the lead at the site in 1982. Area residents had relied on ground water as a drinking water source. A stream which runs by the properties has also been shown to contain metals associated with the site. Site Responsibility Cleanup of this site is the responsibility of federal and state governments, and parties potentially responsible for site contamination.

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