| Abstract |
The 40-acre Kohler Company Landfill site is an operating landfill at the Kohler manufacturing facility in Kohler, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. The estimated 57,000 people who reside within 3 miles of the site use the Sheboygan municipal system from Lake Michigan as their drinking water supply. From the early 1950's to the present, the Kohler Company has used the landfill as the primary location for disposing of manufacturing and foundry wastes generated at the Kohler manufacturing facilities. In 1983, EPA detected contaminated surface-water runoff at the landfill. Studies have revealed that ground water is contaminated due to leaching of chemical constituents from the landfill. The ROD addresses source contamination through containment of the waste mass as the first of two remedial actions planned for the site. A future ROD will address the contaminated ground water. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the waste mass and ground water are VOCs, including benzene, toluene, TCE, and xylenes; other organics including phenolic compounds; and metals, including arsenic, chromium, and lead. The selected remedial action for the site are included. |
