greenacres landfill

LIBERTY LK

The Greenacres Landfill site is a 58-acre landfill located near Liberty Lake, 14 miles east of Spokane, Washington. The landfill was operated as an open municipal dump from 1951 to 1972, accepting household, industrial and agricultural wastes. The landfill has contaminated the groundwater beneath and adjacent to the site with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) semi-volatile organics, and heavy metals. Approximately 2,000 people live within four miles of the site. The site is near the sole source aquifer used by 400,000 people. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through State actions.

Hazardous Ranking Score

29 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 10
Phone: (800) 424-4372

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Timeline

Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        1,928

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $105,605

        Average Income

        907

        Occupied homes

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