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The Keystone Sanitation Landfill site, located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, covers 40 acres on a former farm that accepted municipal and industrial wastes and construction debris from 1966 until 1990. The landfill site is situated on a ridge and run-off leaves the area in all directions. Tests show that the surrounding ground water has been contaminated. The population within a 3-mile radius of the site is approximately 2,300. An estimated 1,700 people draw drinking water from private wells or springs that tap the contaminated aquifer within three miles of the site. One residence is located on the site and others live approximately 200 yards from the boundary of the landfill. Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through federal, state and potentially responsible parties' actions.
364 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$68,538 |
Average Income |
128 |
Occupied homes |
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