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About the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property

Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property

In 1992, the Department of Energy (DOE) designated two properties, a portion of the Town of Tonawanda Landfill and the mudflats area, now known as the North Youngmann Commerce Center, together as a Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) single vicinity property of the Linde Site, which is also located in Tonawanda, New York. The designation was based on the DOE's discovery of radioactive material at the site that appeared to have similar characteristics to material found at other FUSRAP sites. However, no record has been found indicating that the vicinity property was ever involved in past Manhattan Engineer District or Atomic Energy Commission activities.

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 Project Status

The Site Closeout Report for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property (VP), Town of Tonawanda, New York is available in the Reports section below.

Prepared under the authority of FUSRAP, this report indicates the completion of response actions at the Tonawanda Landfill VP, in accordance with the 2008 record of decision for the Mudflats Operable Unit (OU) and the 2017 record of decision for the Landfill OU.

Remedial action was not warranted for the Mudflats OU and monitoring and five-year reviews are not required. The completed remedial action for the Landfill OU is protective of human health and the environment for the reasonably anticipated future land use of commercial/industrial, which is also protective of a recreational future land use. No operation and maintenance activities are required for the Landfill OU remedy to function.

Since contamination (radium, uranium, and thorium) above levels that would allow unlimited use and unrestricted exposure was left behind in soils deeper than five feet in the Landfill OU, reviews of the vicinity property Landfill OU will take place at least every five years. These reviews will be conducted to determine whether the remedy remains protective of human health and the environment. The initial statutory five-year review for the Tonawanda Landfill VP Landfill OU will be conducted by USACE and is currently scheduled for completion in 2024. Upon completion, records and responsibility for the VP will be transferred to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (DOE-LM) for long-term stewardship. The DOE-LM will be responsible for conducting five-year reviews and periodic site inspections for the 1,000-year performance period.

 

 Community Involvement

The US Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District welcomes your input at any time. Our goal is to offer timely and meaningful opportunities for public input to our projects and to promote the dissemination of project information to the community. Public involvement activities complement the Corps' mission to address environmental contamination at the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property from past Manhattan Engineer District and Atomic Energy Commission activities.

You are welcome to contact us. If you have questions, comments, or concerns regarding the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property, please send an e-mail to fusrap@usace.army.mil. You may also mail a letter to:

USACE, Buffalo District
Attn: Special Projects Branch - Outreach
1776 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14207

or call us at 1-800-833-6390 (option 4).

Community Relations Plan for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property (May 2015)

 

 News
 Fact Sheets / FAQs
 Public Presentations / Posters / Transcripts

Presentation: Landfill Operable Unit Remedial Action Public Meeting (May 2019)
    
     Poster: Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property Timeline (May 2019)
   
     Poster: Landfill Operable Unit Remedial Alternative 3 (May 2019)
   
     Poster: Landfill Operable Unit Site Layout (May 2019)
   
     Poster: Landfill Operable Unit Excavation Air Monitoring (May 2019)
   
     Poster: Landfill Operable Unit Contamination Control (May 2019)
   
     Poster: Landfill Operable Unit Waste Management (May 2019)
   
     Poster: Landfill Operable Unit Remediation Compliance (May 2019)

Presentation: Landfill Operable Unit Proposed Plan Public Meeting (Oct 2015)

     Transcript: Landfill Operable Unit Proposed Plan Public Meeting (Oct 2015)

     Poster: Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property Timeline (Oct 2015)

     Poster: Landfill Operable Unit Sample Locations (Oct 2015)

     Poster: Landfill Operable Unit Sample Results (Oct 2015)

     Poster: Landfill Operable Unit Sample Results on 1951 Aerial Photo (Oct 2015)

     Poster: Landfill Operable Unit Remedial Alternative 2 (Oct 2015)

     Poster: Landfill Operable Unit Remedial Alternative 3 (Oct 2015)

     Poster: Landfill Operable Unit Remedial Alternative 4 (Oct 2015)

     Poster: Landfill Operable Unit Remedial Alternative Comparison (Oct 2015)

Poster: Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property Location Map (Jul 2012)

     Poster: Tonawanda Landfill - 2009 Through 2011 Sample Location Map (Jul 2012)

     Poster: Tonawanda Landfill - 2010 Soil Sample Radium-226 Results Map (Jul 2012)

     Poster: Tonawanda Landfill - 2010 Soil Sample Radium-226 Results on 1951 Photo (Jul 2012)

     Poster: Tonawanda Landfill - Cross Section with 2010 Radium-226 Results (Jul 2012)

     Poster: Tonawanda Landfill - Conceptual Site Model for Risk Assessment (Jul 2012)

Presentation: Tonawanda Landfill Proposed Plan Public Meeting (Apr 2007)

     Transcript: Tonawanda Landfill Proposed Plan Public Meeting (Apr 2007)

 Reports

Site Closeout Report for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property (Apr 2022)

Construction Completion Report for Soil Remediation (Aug 2020)

Construction Completion Report for Soil Remediation

Appendix A - Weekly Meeting Minutes

Appendix B - Debris Disposal Tickets

Appendix C -Temporary Well Point Abandonment Records

Appendix D - Baseline (Background) Radiological Measurements

Appendix E - Monthly Air Monitoring Reports

Appendix F - Weekly Air Monitoring Reports 

Appendix G - Daily Reports (1 of 7)

Appendix G - Daily Reports (2 of 7)

Appendix G - Daily Reports (3 of 7)

Appendix G - Daily Reports (4 of 7)

Appendix G - Daily Reports (5 of 7)

Appendix G - Daily Reports (6 of 7)

Appendix G - Daily Reports (7 of 7)

Appendix H - Town of Tonawanda Industrial Sewer Connection Permit

Appendix I - Waste Manifest Packages (1 of 5)

Appendix I - Waste Manifest Packages (2 of 5)

Appendix I - Waste Manifest Packages (3 of 5)

Appendix I - Waste Manifest Packages (4 of 5)

Appendix I - Waste Manifest Packages (5 of 5)

Appendix K - Geotechnical Sampling Results

Appendix L - Field Screening Survey Forms

Appendix M - Two-Tiered Approach

Appendix N - IMC Sampling Field Forms

Appendix O - New Enterprise Letter

Appendix P - Compaction Testing Results

Appendix Q - Records for Radiation Instrumentation

Appendix R - Data Usability Assessment Report

Appendix S - Data Validation Reports

Appendix T - Preparatory Meeting Minutes

Soil Remediation Workplans (May 2019)

     Contractor Quality Control Plan for Soils Remediation – May 2019

     Perimeter Air Monitoring Plan for Soils Remediation – May 2019

     Site Operations Plan for Soils Remediation – May 2019

     Uniform Federal Policy – Quality Assurance Project Plan for Soils Remediation – May 2019

     Uniform Federal Policy - Quality Assurance Project Plan for Soils Remediation - Figures and Appendices - May 2019

Record of Decision for the Landfill Operable Unit (Sep 2017)

Proposed Plan for the Landfill Operable Unit (Sep 2015)

Feasibility Study for the Landfill Operable Unit (Sep 2015)

Updated Baseline Risk Assessment for the Landfill Operable Unit (Jun 2012)

Phase 2 Remedial Investigation Sampling Report, Volume I (Mar 2011)
     Phase 2 Remedial Investigation Sampling Report, Volume II (Mar 2011)

Tonawanda Landfill Historical Photographic Analysis (Jul 2009)

Record of Decision for the Mudflats Operable Unit (Sep 2008)

Proposed Plan for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property (Jan 2007)

Remedial Investigation, Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property (Apr 2005)
     Remedial Investigation, Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property - Appendix A (Apr 2005)
     Remedial Investigation, Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property - Appendix B (Apr 2005)

Radiological Human Health Assessment Technical Memorandum (Feb 1999)

Site Designation Letter, Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property (Dec 1992)

(All document files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.)

To request specific FUSRAP documents, please fill out this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request Form and submit it to the Buffalo District FOIA Coordinator listed on the form.

 Environmental Monitoring
 Administrative Record File

The administrative record file is a collection of documents that form the basis for the selection of a response action at an environmental restoration site. Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is required to establish an administrative record for every remedial or response action under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). The administrative record file for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property can be found at the following link:

Administrative Record File for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property