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The Fultz Landfill, comprising approximately 30-acres, is privately-owned. It is located one-half mile northeast of the city of Byesville (population 2,600 in 2006) and three miles southeast of the City of Cambridge (population 11,000 in 2006). From 1954 to 1985, residential, commercial, and industrial solid wastes were disposed at the site. Beneath the landfill waste are mine spoils. The shallow aquifer in this area consists of alluvial sediments and beneath that aquifer is a flooded coal mine aquifer. The City of Byesville uses the coal mine aquifer as a drinking water source. Stream A runs toward the west along the north toe (base) of the landfill and discharges into Wills Creek. Wills Creek is a drinking water source for the City of Cambridge. Wetlands consisting of six ponds are also located along Stream A. During landfill operation, county and state officials cited the owner of the landfill for violations of the operating license, including inadequate control of leachate and accepting unauthorized drums of hazardous waste. The state contacted businesses generating the drums and requested that they stop sending drums to the landfill. In the early 1980s leachate seeping from the landfill contained unacceptable levels of metals and phenolic compounds.
1,147 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$43,875 |
Average Income |
476 |
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