Background

The 12-acre Hipps Road Landfill Superfund site is located on the southeastern corner of Hipps Road and Exline Road in Jacksonville Heights, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida. Site features include a mound over the landfill area and a basin for storm water retention. Single-family homes and mobile homes border the site. A large subdivision is located a quarter-mile west of the site.

The Hipps Road Landfill site includes a 6-acre swamp area where Waste Control of Florida (WCF) operated a waste management facility from the mid-1960s until 1970. The U.S. Navy and other sources disposed of materials at the landfill. ...
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