The Davie Landfill is located in Davie, Florida with it’s 210 acres and began operation in 1964 with the startup of the county’s garbage incinerator. Ash from the incinerator, construction debris, and demolition debris, was placed in the landfill. The sanitary landfill also accepted construction debris, tire, and other wastes. The landfill was used for the disposal of grease trap material, septic tank sludge and treated municipal sludge.
In 1975, the incinerator was closed, because it’s emissions failed to meet the new regulations. In the early 1980's, EPA confirmed that cyanide and sulfide were present in the sludge in the basin area. All landfilling activities were shut down in 1987.
In 1988, the Broward County Public Health Unit found vinyl chloride contamination in private wells nearby and in the early 1990's, further sampling by Broward County, confirmed that vinyl chloride and antimony had contaminated the groundwater in the area. EPA required Broward County to remediate the contaminated sludge and groundwater at the landfill.
The closure of the landfill was completed in 1995.
Currently, the most recent groundwater data shows, that antimony and vinyl chloride are not present in the groundwater anymore.
Therefore EPA and FDEP(Florida Department of Environmental Protection) deleted the process from the "Superfund" or National Priorities List.
V.J.
Source: http://www.epa.gov/region4/superfund/sites/npl/florida/davlffl.html
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