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EPA, Army Corps of Engineers and Massachusetts DEP to Hold "Open House" on Shpack Landfill

Release Date: 07/09/2002
Contact Information: Alice Kaufman, EPA Press Office, 617-918-1064

BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection are hosting an "Open House" on Tuesday, July16, 2002 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the JC Solmonese School, 315 East Main St. in Norton, Mass., to update the community on cleanup activities at the Shpack Landfill Superfund Site located on the Norton / Attleboro town line.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting radiological investigative field work at the site under its Formerly Utilized Site Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). Meanwhile, EPA and the representatives from Environmental Resources Management - New England (ERM), the consultant working for the responsible party group at the site, will discuss this summer's sampling effort under EPA's Superfund program. The informal "Open House" format will allow the public to ask questions about what is known about the site and how cleanup might proceed. Results of sampling and field work will be available later this year.

The Shpack Landfill Site is an 8-acre abandoned domestic and industrial landfill that operated from 1946 to 1965. The site consists of land formerly owned by Lea and Isadore Shpack, now owned by the town of Norton, and land formerly owned by Albert Dumont, now owned by Attleboro Landfill Inc. Approximately 5 ½ acres is on the Norton side of the town line and 2 ½ acres is on the Attleboro side. During operation, domestic and industrial wastes were accepted from local establishments.