rose township dump

1065 DEMODE RD

The Rose Township Dump site (Site) is located in Rose Township, Oakland County, Michigan, approximately 40 miles northwest of Detroit and one mile west of the town of Rose Center. The site is comprised of approximately 100 acres of undeveloped, rural property. The site comprises an upland area which is almost completely surrounded by wetlands. The southern periphery is heavily wooded with hardwoods. The middle portion of the site, a rolling meadow, is bordered by a marsh to the west and the northeast, and Demode Road to the north. Adjacent to the site, a sparse population is located next to several small lakes. However, development continues to occur in these areas. The population of Rose Township is about 4,600 people, all of whom depend upon groundwater as a drinking water source. The Site was originally farmed through the late 1950's. In the 1960's, farming was abandoned and illegal waste disposal began. The disposal operators placed an estimated 5,000 drums of waste on, and into, 12 acres of the southwest part of the site. The waste consisted of solvents, paints, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Another portion of the site was contaminated by lead battery sludges. Surface soils located along the southwestern edge of the site were contaminated with PCBs, lead, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Site Responsibility This site is being addressed through federal, state, and potentially responsible party (PRP) actions.

• O'connor Co. (Augusta, ME)
• Pepper Steel & Alloys, Inc. (Medley, FL)
• Raymark Industries, Inc. (Stratford, CT)
• Delaware Sand & Gravel Landfill (New Castle, DE)
• Re-solve, Inc. (Dartmouth, MA)

• Yeoman Creek Landfill (Waukegan, IL)
• Eastern Diversified Metals (Hometown, PA)
• Douglassville Disposal (Douglassville, PA)
• Peak Oil Co./bay Drum Co. (Tampa, FL)