Northside Sanitary Landfill Inc

⚠ Superfund · Ready for anticipated reuse

The site’s long-term remedy includes a hazardous waste cap with gas venting, a hydraulic isolation wall on the south and west sides of the landfill, leachate and on-site groundwater collection with off-site treatment and disposal, fencing, and groundwater and leachate monitoring. Remedy construction took place from 1994 to 1996.

Location

CityZionsville
CountyBoone County
StateIndiana
Coordinates40.02833, -86.27333

Contaminants of concern

Contaminated media

Cleanup timeline

  1. Initial Assessment Completed — 04/01/1983
  2. Proposed to the National Priorities List — 09/08/1983
  3. Finalized on the National Priorities List — 09/21/1984
  4. Remedial Investigation Started — 02/22/1984
  5. Remedy Selected — 09/25/1987
  6. Final Remedy Selected — 07/31/1991
  7. Final Remedial Action Started — 09/30/1994
  8. Construction Completed — 09/03/1996
  9. Deleted from National Priorities List — Not Yet Achieved
  10. Most Recent Five-Year Review — 04/01/2024

EPA references

Other Superfund sites in Boone County

EPA-regulated facilities nearby

Understanding this Superfund site

Northside Sanitary Landfill Inc is a federal Superfund site in Indiana. The Superfund program, created by Congress in 1980, addresses sites where hazardous substances have been released or threaten release into the environment. EPA scores potential sites using the Hazard Ranking System; those that score high enough are placed on the National Priorities List.

Current status: Ready for anticipated reuse. EPA considers this site ready for anticipated reuse, meaning cleanup has progressed enough for certain land uses. This does not necessarily mean all contamination has been removed — institutional controls like deed restrictions may limit how the land can be used.

EPA has identified 10 contaminants of concern at this site, including (e)-1,3-dichloro-1-propene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane. Contamination has been detected in groundwater, leachate, soil, sediment.

If you live near this site and have health concerns, your state health department can provide site-specific guidance. EPA maintains a community involvement program for most NPL sites, and site documents — including the Record of Decision, five-year reviews, and public health assessments — are typically available through EPA's Superfund site profile.