Facility Site ID: 463 Cleanup Site ID: 3666

Site Description

The Yakima Old City Landfill site was a dump and burn landfill which closed sometime in the late 1960s. It is approximately 28 acres in size, with a maximum fill depth of 40 feet. The site is currently a developed park.   
 
In 1986, a site inspection report was published by the Department of Ecology. This report states that in 1982 the Yakima River was sampled upstream and downstream of the site with an additional water sample from the pond immediately south of the site. These samples were analyzed for EPA priority pollutants, including pesticides. No contamination was found in any of the samples.
 
In May 1997, Yakima Health District (YHD) personnel sampled the downgradient groundwater and had it analyzed for aluminum, antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, calcium, chloride, chromium, cobalt, copper, fluoride, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, mercury, nickel, nitrate (as N), potassium, selenium, silver, sodium, sulfate, TPH, thallium, total dissolved solids, total organic carbon, vanadium, zinc and 36 volatile organics. 

Ecology issued a No Further Action (NFA) determination on June 28, 2019, but rescinded that NFA on September 9, 2024, as the NFA determination had been based on a misunderstanding of the data presented within the July 25, 1997 Site Hazard Assessment (SHA). Based on further review, the 1997 SHA indicates that both lead and petroleum were detected in groundwater at concentrations above MTCA cleanup levels. Further action is needed to characterize this contaminated site.
Legal 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Yakima Old City Landfill - No Further Action - Rescinded 9/9/2024 6/28/2019 NFA Letter – non-VCP
Public Information 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Yakima Old City Landfill - Delisting Fact Sheet 2/1/2024 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Technical Reports 3
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Yakima Old City Landfill - NFA - Rescission 9/9/2024 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
Yakima Old City Landfill - SHA Results Notification 7/25/1997 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
Yakima Old City Landfill - SHA 7/25/1997 Site Hazard Assessment Report
There may be more documents related to this site. To obtain documents not available electronically, you will need to make a public records request.

Places to see print documents

  • Central Regional Office
    1250 W Alder St
    Union Gap, 98903-0009
    Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.

Contaminants 1

Contaminant Type
Soil
Groundwater
Surface Water
Air
Sediment
Bedrock
Metals - Lead B
S
Suspected
C
Confirmed Above Cleanup Levels
B
Below Cleanup Levels
RA
Remediated-Above
RB
Remediated-Below
R
Remediated
This contaminant list was based on our best information at the time it was entered. It may not reflect current conditions at the site.