Bishop Landfill
Bishop landfill, located approximately one mile south of Litchfield and
the Long Branch Creek, is a 36-acre permitted sanitary landfill that was
not certified as closed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
(Illinois EPA). Bishop Landfill operated from 1971 to 1987 and was permitted
to accept only general refuse (trash), however, hazardous wastes were accepted
without the operator acquiring the proper permits. The landfill was also
filled beyond the permitted boundaries.
Through Illinois EPA's investigation and evaluation of abandoned landfills
in the state, we discovered that the Bishop landfill has erosion problems,
leachate seeps (rainwater that has infiltrated the landfill and mixed with
the waste), and gas buildup.
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