Category: Existing/Potential Remediation Site 
Location: South of Kingsland Landfill and north of Harrier Meadow in North Arlington, Bergen County
Latitude/Longitude: 40.78912/-74.11594
Current Land Use: Active landfill, but contained (i.e. remediation system is in place)
Size: 38 acres
Current Ownership: NJMC
Site Description: The Erie Landfill was closed to operations prior to 1970. A remediation system was put in place in 2002, and the landfill was reopened.
Existing Site-Specific Data Inventory
A. Survey, Maps, and GIS
HMD regional data exists inclusive of this site. Subdivision map developed in 2000 and updated in 2003. Aerial photographs shot in 2003.
B. Real Estate/Ownership
Owned by NJMC. Ownership information presented in 1999 report.
C. Site History & Land Use
No data obtained.
D. Biological Studies – Fauna
No data obtained.
E. Biological Studies – General Environmental
No data obtained.
F. Geotechnical
Geotechnical data collected in 2001 and slope stability analysis conducted in 2002.
G. Hydraulics and Hydrology
No data obtained.
H. Water and Sediments
No data obtained.
I. Historical/Cultural Resources
No data obtained.
J. Restoration/Remediation Design Plans
Closure plans developed in 1999, and additional landfill site improvements developed in 2001 and 2002.
Site Reports
Site #45 – Erie Landfill
Category: Existing/Potential Remediation Site
Location: South of Kingsland Landfill and north of Harrier Meadow in North Arlington, Bergen County
Latitude/Longitude: 40.78912 / -74.11594
Current Land Use: Active landfill, but contained (i.e. remediation system is in place)
Size: 38 acres
Current Ownership: NJMC
Site Description: The Erie Landfill was closed to operations prior to 1970. A remediation system was put in place in 2002, and the landfill was reopened.
Existing Site Specific Data Inventory
* – Report repeated under multiple data categories and/or sites.
A. Survey, Maps, and GIS
Relevant survey, mapping, and GIS data for the Meadowlands can be found in the Meadowlands-wide site report under data category A.
1. NJMC. Kucera Aerial Photography for the Erie Landfill. 2003. Aerial photograph of the Erie Landfill.
2. Neglia Engineering Associates. Preliminary Subdivision – Flintstone Crushing Aggregate: Block 191 Lot 1.01 and Block 192 Lots 1 & 3.02. June 15, 2000 (revised May 5, 2003). [1a] Subdivision map at a scale of 1 inch = 1000 feet.
B. Real Estate/Ownership
Erie Landfill is owned by NJMC.
3. *HMDC. The HMDC Official Orphan Landfill Tour. January 1999. [2] Submitted to the USACE as part of permit application No. 93-00080 Volume VIII of XXV March 99. It includes specific site descriptions and proposed closure tasks and concerns for Malanka, Avon, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Erie, and Keegan Landfills.
C. Site History & Land Use
No data obtained.
D. Biological Studies – Fauna
No data obtained.
E. Biological Studies – General Environmental
No data obtained.
F. Geotechnical
4. Converse Consultants. Report of Geotechnical and Laboratory Data Erie Landfill North Arlington, New Jersey. January 3, 2001. [1a] Summarizes geotechnical field and laboratory data obtained by Converse Consultants from a report prepared by Paulus, Sokolowski, and Sartor for the BCUA Residual Ash Landfill.
5. Converse Consultants. Report of Stability Analysis Erie Landfill North Arlington New Jersey. March 21, 2002 [1a] Slope stability analysis for the Erie Landfill; submitted as part of an NJDEP permit application.
G. Hydraulics and Hydrology
No data obtained.
H. Water and Sediments
No data obtained.
I. Historical/Cultural Resources
No data obtained.
J. Restoration/Remediation Design Plans
6. *HMDC. The HMDC Official Orphan Landfill Tour. January 1999. [2] Submitted to the USACE as part of permit application No. 93-00080 Volume VIII of XXV March 99. It includes specific site descriptions and proposed closure tasks and concerns for Malanka, Avon, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Erie, and Keegan Landfills.
7. NJMC. Erie Landfill Site Improvements: Contract SW 01-01. July 31, 2001. [1a] Construction documents, including plans and specifications, for installation of a slurry wall, leachate collection system, and leachate pumping station for the Erie Landfill.
8. STS Consultants, Ltd. Erie Landfill Site Improvements: Contract SW 01-01 CM. November 1, 2002. [1a] As-built report for the construction of a slurry wall, leachate collection system, and leachate pumping station for the Erie Landfill. Contains information regarding the testing that was conducted to insure the improvements were in compliance with the plans and specifications.
9. *Wehran Engineering and Zion and Breen Associates. Master Plan: Richard W. DeKorte State Park. 1979. [1a] Master plan for the creation of the 2,000 acre DeKorte State Park (which encompasses the current Kingsland Impoundment) complete with key engineering, environmental, landscape architecture, and park use recommendations. Plan calls for 800 acres of active and inactive landfills to be developed, and 1,200 acres of tidal marshes (including the Saw Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area) to be preserved. An artificial marsh system was designed to treat Erie Landfill’s leachate. The detailed circulation and vegetation plans are also included.
K. Bibliographic Updates
Site #45: Erie Landfill