Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill - Oklahoma City, OK
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The Mosley Landfill (now called WM East Oak Landfill) is located east of Sooner Blvd, between 36th and 23rd streets.
Waymark Code: WM156RW
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2021
Views: 4
Very strict rules are posted on signs at the entrance to this landfill, so please read them thoroughly. The Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill was on the EPA list after it was discovered it was used for hazardous material dumping without regard to the soil or environment. It was taken off the NPL in 2013.
From the epa.gov website:
Redevelopment at the Site
The 72-acre Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill (MRSL) Superfund site is located near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The site has operated as a landfill for municipal, industrial and hazardous waste materials since 1971. Over six months, operators put about 1.7 million gallons of mainly liquid hazardous waste materials into unlined pits at the landfill. In 1984, Waste Management of Oklahoma (WMO) acquired the site. After reaching capacity, WMO closed the landfill in 1987. EPA conducted testing at the site and found contaminated groundwater. EPA added the site to the Superfund program’s National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. WMO completed cleanup activities, which included repairing the landfill cap, adding a soil cover and installing a landfill gas management system. WMO also monitors groundwater. EPA deleted the MRSL site from the NPL in 2013. Working closely with EPA and Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ), WMO implemented the first commercial facility for a renewable biogas and natural gas joint venture project. Working with three joint venture companies, WMO is building a new gas-to-liquid fuel technology demonstration project on site. The technology converts methane gas from the site into clean-burning diesel fuel and wax. The venture will continue the development of renewable energy projects using this innovative technology in the U.S. and abroad. Construction of the first full-scale commercial facility is underway on site. In 2014, EPA Region 6 recognized WMO with a “Greenovations Award.” This award acknowledges WMO’s successful efforts that allowed an innovative gas-to-liquid fuel technology to become a reality.
ID: OKD980620868
Site Name: Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill
Link to Site: [Web Link]
Additional Parking: Not Listed
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