Millcreek Golf and Learning Center, Erie PA
N 42° 05.617 W 080° 08.949
17T E 570362 N 4660520
Millcreek Golf and Leaning Center built on a toxic waste dump.
Waymark Code: WMCG7
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2006
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http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/npl/PAD980231690.htm
Millcreek Dump is an 124-acre site comprised of 84 acres of a former freshwater wetland that was used as a dump for foundry sands, solvents, waste oils, and other industrial and municipal wastes. The site includes also a 40-acre strip of land adjacent to the railroad track where PRPs will construct a flood retention basin and wetlands. Over a 40 year period, all but four acres of the marsh were filled. For a time, the operators reclaimed metals from foundry sands and excavated a deep pond to supply the wash water. Groundwater is contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the former waste disposal practices. Soil and sediments contain high levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. Contaminated groundwater, soils, sediments, and surface water drain into Lake Erie. The site borders a Conrail-owned track to the south and developed residential and commercial areas on all other sides. An estimated 2,000 people work or live within 2,500 feet of the site. Nearby are a state park, an airport, and woodlands.