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Dorney Road Landfill
Dorney Road Landfill is a municipal and industrial landfill in Upper Macungie Township and Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania that was polluted with toxic waste from 1952 to 1978. The site is surrounded by rural residences and farmland. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added the site to the Superfund National Priorities List in 1984. The site was remediated and removed from the National Priorities List in 2018. History The landfill began in 1952 in an old iron-ore pit by R. Emory Mabry. It was expanded to by Harold Oswald who operated the landfill from 1966 to 1979. The state inspected the landfill in 1972 and found that industrial sludge, batteries, and barrels of petroleum product had been dumped on site. Contamination was detected in nearby water wells in 1982 and the landfill was the immediate suspect. Groundwater and soil analyses showed the presence of carcinogenic and other contaminants such as polcyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, lead, chromium, trichloroe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania
Longswamp Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,551 at the 2020 census. History The Long-Hawerter Mill and Mary Ann Furnace Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Recreation Longswamp is home to Bear Creek Mountain Resort, just south of Maple Grove. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.8 square miles (59.1 km), of which 22.8 square miles (59.0 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (0.09%) is water. The Little Lehigh Creek and Swabia Creek start in Longswamp and drain most of it eastward into the Lehigh River. The Schuylkill River also drains portions of the township via the Sacony Creek (which also starts in Longswamp) to the west and the Perkiomen Creek to the south. The southern half of Longswamp is located in the South Mountains. Longswamp Township's villages include Farmington, Hancock, Henningsville, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
