Beacon Heights Landfill

Superfund site in Beacon Falls, CT · EPA ID CTD072122062

Beacon Heights Landfill is a Superfund site in Beacon Falls, CT on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include BENZENE, BIS(2-CHLOROETHYL)ETHER, BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE, CHLOROBENZENE. At Beacon Heights Landfill, the EPA has determined that human exposure is under control.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
Yes
Groundwater migration under control
Yes
Construction complete
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
Yes
Federal facility
No
EPA region
01
County
New Haven

Contaminants of concern

Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.

Groundwater

  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Landfill Gas

  • Benzene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Leachate

  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethane
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Soil

  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 4-Methyl-2-Pentanone (Methyl Isobutyl Ketone)
  • Acetone
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethane
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Surface Water

  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Chlorobenzene

Location

BLACKBERRY HILL ROAD, Beacon Falls, CT 06403

Latitude 41.43195, longitude -73.035281

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