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Unformatted text preview: STOP #1- C-Lot
Go all the way to the back of C-lot, where
you will see an overlook (pictured above).
The University calls this HEEP, short for
Hillside Environmental Education Park.
Look around and notice there are
methane gas vents disguised as light
poles. Below C-lot is an old landfill.
Chemical waste-disposal pits were
operated at the landfill from 1966-1978
and although the site underwent
remediation efforts, volatile organic
compounds (VOCs; methane is an
example) are still present underground. As such, the methane vents help release gases that are
produced and trapped as the waste material continues to degrade and break down over time.
Furthermore, if you look around the edges of the parking lot you will notice that rusted rocks line
the landfill. Runoff from the landfill continues to pollute both Cedar Swamp Brook (to the north)
and South Eagleville Brook (to the south), because the landfill was built on a former wetland that
drained into both streams. After you consider these three questions, your next stop will be the
South Eagleville Brook Culverts downstream of this landfill.
S1Q1: Given the choice to redevelop this impacted land, do you think that a parking lot is an
appropriate way to utilize this contaminated space? Why or why not? [3 pts.]
I think it is an appropriate way to utilize
the contaminated space because everything
else you can build will require some kind
of water system and since the water is
contaminated that's not an option,
S1Q2: Would you be willing to buy a house downhill of this landfill? How might the price of
homes in close proximity be affected by the presence of this subsurface contamination? [3 pts.]
I would not be willing to buy a
house downhill of the landfill because
the runoff from the landfill has contaminated
the water downhill. The price of the house
would decrease....
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