Tomah Fairgrounds

Site Information

Tomah, WI (Monroe County)
EPA ID# WID980616841
NPL Site Narrative
NPL Factsheet
Superfund Site Progress Profile
Alias(es): N/A

Contact Information

Community Involvement Coordinator
Patricia Krause (krause.patricia@epa.gov)
312-886-9506 or 800-621-8431, ext. 69506, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CST

Remedial Project Manager
David Linnear
linear.david@epa.gov
312-886-1841 or 800-621-8431, ext. 61841

Repositories

(where to view written records)

Tomah Public Library
716 Superior Ave.
Tomah, WI

Links

EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
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Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

Background

Tomah Fairgrounds is a 10-acre waste site that accepted both industrial and municipal waste from 1953 to 1959. After operations stopped, the area was covered and the site became part of the Tomah Fairgrounds. Ground water and soil was contaminated with volatile organic compounds and heavy metals. The cleanup plan for the site is monitoring ground water to make sure contamination naturally degrades and limiting land use with access restrictions.

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Site Updates

2008 Update

EPA completed a second five-year review in September 2007. The review determined that cleanup at the site protects human health and the environment. EPA is requiring plans to investigate remaining waste at the site and evaluate controls for preventing exposure to that waste. The next five-year review will take place in 2012.