Bloomington Sites Cleanup Status
Factsheet
Neal's Landfill - June 1999
The Neal's Landfill site, located 5 miles from Bloomington, is a former 18-acre municipal and industrial landfill containing an estimated 320,000 cubic yards of material, some which contain PCBs. The site was closed in 1972. Capacitors filled with oil containing PCBs, the site's primary contaminant of concern, were disposed of at the site. Extensive salvaging of capacitors occurred at the landfill. CBS Corporation, formerly known as Westinghouse Electric Corporation, is potentially liable for PCBs at the site and is funding the cleanup. U.S. EPA, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), and Monroe County are providing oversight of cleanup activities.
The cleanup consists of excavating soil in areas containing PCBs at greater than 500 parts per million (ppm) and disposing of the contaminated material off site in a commercial, permitted chemical waste landfill. The volume of material to be disposed of off site will depend on sampling results and is anticipated to be between 7,000 and 50,000 cubic yards. Material containing PCB levels at less than 500 ppm will be consolidated and stored in an area of the site less prone to becoming wet. Capacitors containing PCBs discovered during excavation activities will be removed and incinerated off site at a facility designed to handle PCBs.
The first phase of cleanup activities at the Neal's Landfill site was initiated on April 19, 1999, by CBS Corporation.The current phase of cleanup activities at the site addresses the landfill, which is the primary source of PCBs. The final landfill area will be reduced from 18 acres to 10 acres through off-site disposal and consolidation.Figure 2 shows the final landfill boundary. A final cap consisting of clay and a membrane liner will be installed over the landfill to prevent water from penetrating into the contaminated material. The final cap is scheduled to be completed by December 2000. Current data from five air monitoring locations around the Neal's Landfill site and personal air monitors indicate that airborne PCB levels are well below levels of health concern.
