gratiot county landfill

585 EAST JACKSON ROAD

The Gratiot County Landfill site covers 40 acres southeast of St. Louis, Michigan. The area surrounding the landfill is primarily agricultural with some residential development along Jackson Road. A small park is located to the southeast of the site. Approximately 5,300 people live within three miles of the landfill; about 1,500 people are located within one mile. Municipal water wells, serving 4,100 people, are located within three miles of the site. The Pine River is located approximately 1.5 miles west of the site. The landfill was operated in 1971 by Gratiot County Board of Public Works for the disposal of domestic, commercial and industrial solid waste. Prior to 1977, the Michigan Chemical Corporation, later purchased by Velsicol Chemical Corporation, disposed of various wastes, including 269,000 pounds of polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) impacted waste at the landfill. In 1977, the state of Michigan discovered elevated levels of contaminants in shallow aquifers and in several nearby ponds. In addition, the State learned that in at least one, and possibly two, places, the wastes were in direct contact with the immediately underlying aquifer. The potential existed for contamination of the deeper aquifer, supplying drinking water for the region.

• Abex Corp. (Portsmouth, VA)
• Minker/stout/romaine Creek (Imperial, MO)
• Li Tungsten Corp. (Glen Cove, NY)
• Depue/new Jersey Zinc/mobil Chemical Corp. (Depue, IL)
• Westlake Landfill (Bridgeton, MO)

• Kaiser Aluminum (mead Works) (Mead, WA)
• Aberdeen Proving Ground (edgewood Area) (Edgewood, MD)
• Koppers Co., Inc. (texarkana Plant) (Texarkana, TX)
• Preferred Plating Corp. (Farmingdale, NY)
• Ten-mile Drain (St. Clair Shores, MI)