c & d recycling

R.D. #1 - SANDY RUN

The 45-acre C & D Recycling site is located in Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was operated as a metal-reclamation plant from the 1960s to early 1980s. The company incinerated lead and plastic-cased telephone cables, or burned them in pits, in order to melt off the lead and reclaim the remaining copper wire. Plastic coverings were mechanically stripped before incineration; these coverings were stored on-site in piles. Tests done by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) found high concentrations of lead and copper in the ash piles, soil, burn pit, and drainage pathway areas on the site. Approximately 6,100 people within three miles of the site depend on public and private wells as their source of drinking water. Private wells are located within one-half mile of the site. The nearest well is within 1,000 feet of the site. Private residences and a trailer park with approximately 280 people are located within a one-mile radius of the site.