Lemberger Landfill

Site Information

Franklin Township, WI (Manitowoc County)
EPA ID# WID980901243
NPL Site Narrative
NPL Factsheet
Superfund Site Progress Profile
Aliases: Lemberger Fly Ash Ldfl and Lemberger Ldfl Inc.
Map (Enviromapper)

Contact Information

Community Involvement Coordinator
Susan Pastor (pastor.susan@epa.gov)
312-353-1325 or 800-621-8431, ext. 31325

Remedial Project Manager
Demaree Collier
(collier.demaree@epa.gov)
312-886-0214 or 800-621-8431, ext. 60214

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Annette Weissbach (annette.weissbach@
wisconsin.gov)
920-662-5165

Repositories

(where to view written records)

Manitowoc Public Library
707 Quay St.
Manitowoc, WI

Whitelaw Village Hall
147 W. Menasha Ave.
Whitlaw, WI

Links

EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
Superfund Frequent Questions

Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

Background

The Town of Franklin used the 21-acre landfill as an open dump for about 30 years. Municipal waste and power plant fly and bottom ash were disposed of there. In 1985, volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, such as vinyl chloride and methylene chloride were found in seven residential wells at levels that exceeded safety standards. New, deeper wells were provided to residents with contaminated wells. Although the landfill's owner filed for bankruptcy in the early 1980s, a group of companies who had transported waste to the landfill during its years of operation paid to clean up the landfill as well as contaminated ground water. Much of the cleanup was done in conjunction with the nearby Lemberger Transport and Recycling site.

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Site Updates

Latest Update: August 2010

EPA completed a review of the cleanup. This type of review is required at least every five years where the cleanup is complete but hazardous waste remains managed on-site. These reviews are done to ensure that the cleanup continues to protect people and the environment.
The review included:

An evaluation of background information
Cleanup requirements
Effectiveness of the cleanup and any anticipated future actions
Maintenance and monitoring efforts
An analysis of ways for EPA to operate more efficiently

The review found the cleanup currently protects people and the environment, but further actions are required to assure long-term protection. The next scheduled review will be in 2014.