Public Notice: EPA Begins Fifth Review of Lakeland Disposal Landfill Superfund Site

Summary

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with Indiana Department of Environmental Management is conducting a five-year review of the Lakeland Disposal Landfill Superfund site located near Claypool in Kosciusko County, Indiana, to ensure the cleanup continues to protect people and the environment. The Superfund law requires reviews at least every five years at sites where the cleanup is complete, but waste remains managed on-site.

Beginning in 1974, general refuse and hazardous wastes, including cyanide and sludges containing paint, hydroxides of aluminum and heavy metals, were disposed of at the site. In 1978, Kosciusko County Circuit Court ordered the landfill closed due to improper operations. Following cleanup, operation and maintenance activities are ongoing. 

EPA’s cleanup of contamination at the landfill consisted of capping the landfill, a pump-and- treat system for ground water, long-term monitoring and limits on use of the site and access to the site. The review found that the cleanup continues to protect people and the environment. This is the fifth five-year review for this site.

Information on the Lakeland Disposal Landfill Superfund site can be found at the Kosciusko County Health Department, 100 W. Center Street, 3rd Floor, Room 2, Warsaw, IN and at Superfund Page. The review should be completed by June 2025.

Previous Site Review

The previous five-year review found that the remedy at the site was effective and protected human health and the environment by controlling exposure pathways.