ORCHARD RIDGE LANDFILL EASTERN EXPANSION, SOUTHERN UNIT (BOUNDARY ROAD SUPERFUND SITE PLAN) MENOMONEE FALLS

On 3/15/2023 the Wisconsin DNR and the U.S. EPA held a Community Advisory Group (CAG) Information Meeting to explain the process of forming a CAG for the Boundary Road Landfill (BRL) Superfund Site.

Meeting Video --- Watch the recording of the meeting [1:07:27]

Presentation by Adrian Palomeque, Community Involvement Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region 5 --- Presentation [PDF]

If you live near the BRL Superfund Site and would like more information on forming a CAG contact WEAL here

The Wisconsin DNR & U.S. EPA will be holding an Information Meeting on forming a Community Advisory Group (CAG) for the Boundary Road Landfill (BRL) Superfund Site in Menomonee Falls

Date: 03/15/2023

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual - Click link: Register to attend via Zoom

The Meeting will be recorded, and a link will appear here at the Remediation & Redevelopment Program Public Notices | | Wisconsin DNR.

 The purpose of a Community Advisory Group (CAG) is to provide a public forum for community members and other stakeholders to present and discuss issues and concerns regarding a Superfund Site.  read more...

On 12/15/2022 the DNR issued a Conditional Plan of Operation Approval for the Orchard Ridge Landfill Eastern Expansion, 

Southern Unit (Boundary Road Superfund Site plan). Waste Management began the first phase of the BRL exhumation on 12/16/2022.

WEAL continues to support the formation of a Community Advisory Group (CAG) for the Boundary Road Superfund Site . The DNR is presently in the process of scheduling an informational meeting on how a CAG functions. WEAL has asked the DNR to provide Zoom access for the meeting. When a date is scheduled the information will be posted on the WEAL website and Facebook page.

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