2318 COUNTY TRUNK HIGHWAY A
The Hagen Farm Superfund site is located at 2318 County Highway A in the town of Dunkirk, approximately one mile east of Stoughton in Dane County, Wisconsin. The Hagen Farm property is about 28 acres in size. The site is bounded on the south by County Highway A and on the north by a gravel pit operation. Within the property boundaries is a waste disposal area of nearly 10 acres that has contaminated the groundwater below. The Yahara River is located about 1.5 miles to the west of the site and flows in a southerly direction. Regional groundwater generally flows toward the river in a southwesterly direction from the site. The Hagen Farm site was operated as a sand and gravel pit prior to the late 1950s. The gravel pit was then used for the disposal of waste materials from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. Waste solvents and various organic materials, in addition to municipal wastes, were disposed of at the site including, acetone, butyl acetate, 1,2-dichloroethylene (DCE), tetrahydrofuran (THF), solid vinyl, and sludge material containing methyl ethyl ketone, xylenes, and toluene. The site stopped accepting waste in 1966. Groundwater has been impacted by acetone, THF, vinyl chloride, xylene, DCE, and trichloroethylene (TCE). Prior to disposal activities, the land comprising the waste disposal area was excavated for sand and gravel; thus, the natural habitat that existed at the site prior to these operations was destroyed. Land in the immediate vicinity of the site has been developed for agricultural, mining, and commercial uses. The unincorporated town of Dunkirk is primarily a farming community. Approximately 350 people reside within one mile of the site. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) placed the Hagen Farm site on the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987.
391 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$72,596 |
Average Income |
136 |
Occupied homes |
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