Columbus Old Municipal Landfill #1
Location: Columbus, Bartholomew County.
EPA lists the street address as 3rd Street Bridge at the White River, Columbus.
NPL Listing History:
Added: 10 June 1986
Deleted: 24 January 2014
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Background
The City of Columbus operated the 12-acre Columbus Old Municipal Landfill #1 from 1938 to 1966. The unlined landfill reportedly accepted municipal and industrial wastes including solvents, acids, bases, paints, and heavy metals.
What Went Wrong
Contaminants found on the site include acids, bases, and organic solvents. Arsenic, iron, manganese, lead, and total petroleum hydrocarbons were present in the groundwater at low concentrations.
What's Been Done About It
After further investigation, EPA concluded that no further action was necessary at the site. However, because a road (part of Indiana 46) was planned to pass through part of the site, EPA decided that fencing, cap maintenance, and groundwater monitoring were appropriate, along with deed restrictions that control land and water use on the site.
EPA deleted the Columbus Old Municipal Landfill #1 from the National Priority List in January, 2014.
More Information
The information about Columbus Old Municipal Landfill #1 on EcoIndiana is an attempt to provide a reasonably accurate but very brief summary of what's happened at this Superfund site, as reported by US EPA. There is far more information available from other sources, including those described below.
EPA maintains several web pages with additional information about this site. The EPA home page for Columbus Old Municipal Landfill #1 is at https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0501673
There are also documents related to Columbus Old Municipal Landfill #1 available in IDEM's Virtual File Cabinet (VFC). When searching VFC for documents related to Columbus Old Municipal Landfill #1, choose Advanced Search and enter 7500011 in the Site Number search field.