The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the May 9 PA Bulletin it is reopening the administrative record to document the response costs at the Kwiatkowski Landfill site in Hickory Township, Lawrence County. (PA Bulletin page 2469)

The site consists of an approximately 84-acre abandoned mixed waste landfill, currently owned by the estates of brothers, Rudolph and Chester Kwiatkowski.

An industrial area is located at the main entrance to the site. The main disposal area is located 100 feet west of the industrial area and included three waste disposal impoundments which are known as Operable Unit 1.

In 1985, 1987 and 1993 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted environmental investigations at the Site that included sampling the wastes and sediments in Operable Unit 1. In 1995, 1996, and 2004, the Department also investigated and sampled surface wastes and surface water in Operable Unit 1 at the Site.

These investigations revealed elevated levels of chlorinated solvents, and aromatic compounds. Specifically, soils and sediments in Operable Unit 1 contained high concentrations trichloroethylene, xylene, 1,1,2,2-tetra- chloroethane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, 1,2-dichloroethene, 1,2-dichloropropane, benzene, bromodichloromethane, car- bon tetrachloride, chloroform, methyl chloride, tetra- chloroethene, toluene, vinyl chloride, 2,4-dinitrophenol, bis(2-chloroethyl)ether, hexachlorobenzene, m-nitro-anil- ine, N-nitroso-N-propylamine, and pentachloro-phenol. Several heavy metals, including lead and arsenic were also detected over the Statewide Health Standards for Residential Direct Contact pursuant to the Pennsylvania Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2).

In 2013 and 2014, the Department performed an Interim Response within Operable Unit 1 pursuant to Section 501 of the HSCA 35 P.S. § 6020.501 to protect the public and environmental receptors from direct contact with site-related hazardous substances and eliminate the ongoing release and threat of release of hazardous sub- stances into the environment.

The Interim Response included the stabilization and excavation of waste, off-site disposal of waste material, clean soil backfill, site grading, and re-vegetation of the disturbed areas.

The administrative record, which contains the information that forms the basis and documents the response actions and costs for the Site, is available for public review and comment.

The administrative record is located at the Department’s Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, and is available for review Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Telephone or email a request to review the administrative record at 814-332-6648 or ckosinski@pa.gov.

The administrative record will be open for comment from May 9, 2020 until July 7, 2020. Persons may submit written comments into the record during this time only.

Comments should be sent to Mr. Colin Kosinski, Project Manager, at the Department’s Northwest Regional Office via email at ckosinski@pa.gov.

For more information on this program, visit the DEP Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program webpage.

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