And, RI Department of Environmental officials blocked the contaminated soil in Olneyville from being disposed of at the Tiverton landfill due to the volume and amount of contamination.
Robert Smith, a supervising engineer for RIDEM wrote in an October 22 letter blocking the use of the Tiverton landfill:
• The Landfill is unlined and is the source of contamination that has created documented exceedances of groundwater and surface water quality criteria.
• The Landfill is surrounded by wetlands, that have had documented violations, therefore the addition of contaminated material with exceedances of the State’s Industrial/Commercial criteria increases the risk to groundwater and neighboring sensitive environments.