Michigan Disposal (Cork Street Landfill)

Superfund site
Geography
City| Kalamazoo, Michigan
County| Kalamazoo
State| Michigan
Coordinates| 42°15′31″N 85°32′34″W﻿ / ﻿42.258695°N 85.542874°W﻿ / 42.258695; -85.542874

Michigan Disposal (Cork Street Landfill)

Information
CERCLIS ID| MID000775957
Contaminants| antimony, aroclor 1254, arsenic, barium, chromium, manganese, arsenic, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, cadmium, chrysene
List of Superfund sites

Michigan Disposal Service, also known as Kalamazoo City Dump, Kalamazoo City Landfill, Dispose-O-Waste and the Cork Street Landfill, is a 68-acre (27.5 hectare) Superfund site in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[1] Davis Creek is adjacent to the site. It is one of six Superfund sites in the Kalamazoo River watershed.[2]

The site opened in 1925 as a privately run facility and operated as a dump and incinerator until 1961 when it was purchased by the City of Kalamazoo. In 1981 it was purchased by Dispose-O-Waste, now known as Michigan Disposal Service.

A 1967 Solid Waste plan commissioned by the Kalamazoo County Road Commission, stated that the incinerator had no controls and produced an air pollution problem.[3] Further, the authors state that the County's method for waste disposal creates water pollution and is detrimental to public health and is not in compliance with Michigan Act 87 of 1965.

The EPA Superfund Record of Decision is dated September 30, 1991.[4]

Upon EPA review, the site was found to be leaching antimony, aroclor 1254, arsenic, barium, chromium, and manganese. The sediment was found to contain arsenic, a number of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, cadmium, and chrysene.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Michigan Disposal Service (Cork Street Landfill) Kalamazoo, MI". EPA Superfund Site. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
2. ^ "Kalamazoo River Watershed Management Plan" (PDF). March 2011. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
3. ^ Jones, Henry & Williams Engineers (1967). Solid Waste Study: Collection and Disposal Plan. Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo County Road Commission. p. 9.
4. ^ "Superfund Record of Decision". National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP). Retrieved 2019-02-22.
5. ^ "Contaminant List". EPA Superfund Site. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2019-02-22.