onalaska municipal landfill

SPORTMAN RD

The Onalaska Municipal Landfill site consists of a 7-acre landfill situated on an 11-acre parcel of property adjacent to the Black River in the Town of Onalaska (population 4,000). The surrounding area is rural and consists primarily of agricultural lands, although several homes are located nearby. The landfill area was formerly a sand and gravel quarry before it was used as a municipal landfill. From 1969 to 1980, the Township of Onalaska operated the landfill, where municipal refuse was commingled with industrial solvents such as naphtha, toluene, and trichloroethene. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in September 1983 and finalized the site on the NPL in September 1984. Site Responsibility This site is being addressed through federal and state actions.