islip municipal sanitary landfill

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The Islip Municipal Sanitary Landfill Superfund site covers approximately 55 acres in the Town of Islip. This landfill is part of a 109 acre complex operated by the Islip Resource Recovery Agency. The surrounding area is entirely residential, except for a golf course immediately to the east of the landfill. The Town has operated the landfill since 1963. In 1978, fifty or more 55-gallon drums containing a mixture of tetrachloroethene and other liquids were allegedly disposed of at the site. This is the only reported case of hazardous waste disposal at the site. The sanitary landfill stopped receiving wastes in December 1990. The methane gas within the landfill is being collected in extraction wells and directed to generators, where the gas is either burned to generate electricity, or directed to flares. According to tests conducted in 1980 by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, private wells adjacent to the landfill were contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In response to this, the Town of Islip connected these residents to a permanent public water supply in 1981. An estimated 75,000 people draw drinking water from Suffolk County Authority public supply wells located within 3 miles of the landfill. A day care center and a former school are located nearby. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through a combination of State and Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) actions

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