he EPA had proposed in September that the long-closed landfill be added to the agency�s Superfund program, established to clean up abandoned hazardous sites. Remedial project manager Fred MacMillan made a presentation to the supervisors at their last meeting to let them know what the EPA would be doing at the site, where it expects to begin work in March.
The landfill was long suspected as the source of trichloroethylene (TCE) that was found in 26 wells at nearby homes. The chemical is an industrial solvent and a carcinogen, and ingestion of it can cause nervous system, liver and lung damage, abnormal heartbeat and coma, as well as birth defects if consumed by pregnant women, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

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