LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Landfill Conditions Should be Documented
Letter to the editor from Heather Graf.
In the September 12, 2012 Sun Chronicle article titled: ‘Wrangling Over Landfill Fight’, I take issue with one paragraph: “The material (which EndCap proposes to haul in) is considered slightly contaminated, but is not nearly as contaminated as what is already in the dump, and is a threat to leach into groundwater if the dump is not capped, according to DEP.” If that is the case, MassDEP needs to document it in writing. While there is indeed paperwork listing the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): including dangerous carcinogenic chemicals in the ‘Phase A’ Mound, and US EPA has documented that there is leaching from the ALI ‘Phase A’ Mound into the Shpack Superfund Site, that portion of ALI has been capped and certified by DEP. EndCap’s …
Heather Graf
5:11 am on Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Linda, I believe you are referring to the main portion of Attleboro Landfill off Peckham St., not the smaller parcel to the rear of the Mound, which backs up to Slater and Maple Streets. This 'Phase B' Rear Site (that did not see active use as a dump) is the area that EndCap Technology proposes to dump 650,000 cubic yards of 'slightly contaminated' debris. The actual 'capping' would only require … more ›