Category: Existing/Potential Remediation Site 
Location: South of the Penn-Central Northeast Corridor (Amtrak) in southern Secaucus, Hudson County.
Latitude/Longitude: 40.75329/-74.08582
Current Land Use: Passive open space; non-active, unremediated landfill
Size: 66 acres
Current Ownership: Private ownership
Site Description: Site vegetated with Phragmites australis. Closed to operations in 1983.
Existing Site-Specific Data Inventory
A. Survey, Maps, and GIS
HMD regional data exists inclusive of this site. Aerial photograph shot in 2002.
B. Real Estate/Ownership
Under private ownership. Ownership information provided in 1999 report.
C. Site History & Land Use
No data obtained.
D. Biological Studies – Fauna
Benthos biological study of four ponds located on site conducted in 1990.
E. Biological Studies – General Environmental
No data obtained.
F. Geotechnical
Geotechnical borings performed in 1990.
G. Hydraulics and Hydrology
No data obtained.
H. Water and Sediments
Surface water quality conducted in 1990 and sediment sampling conducted in 1982.
I. Historical/Cultural Resources
No data obtained.
J. Restoration/Remediation Design Plans
Proposed closure plan presented in 1999.
Site Reports
Site #49 – Malanka Landfill
Category: Existing/Potential Remediation Site
Location: South of the Penn-Central Northeast Corridor (Amtrak) in southern Secaucus, Hudson County.
Latitude/Longitude: 40.75329 / -74.08582
Current Land Use: Passive open space; non-active, unremediated landfill
Size: 66 acres
Current Ownership: Private ownership
Site Description: Closed to operations in 1983.
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 Panochromatic Imagery for the Meadowlands. February 2002. Most recent aerial photographs of the Hackensack Meadowlands District.
B. Real Estate/Ownership
Malanka Landfill is privately owned.
2. *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
3. *Aguilar Associates & Consultants, Inc. Report on Surface Water Quality and Benthos Biological Studies for the Design Modification to the NEC for the Secaucus Transfer Station Project. 1990. [1a] Four ponds created by the construction of berms and Penhorn Creek were sampled.
E. Biological Studies – General Environmental
No data obtained.
F. Geotechnical
4. AccuTech Environmental Services, Inc., NEC Secaucus Transfer Landfill/Solid Waste Evaluation. July 1990.[1] Soil and geotechnical boring samples were performed in the NEC Secaucus Transfer Site. While most of the samples locations were positioned adjacent to existing railroad track embankments, some were conducted at the Malanka Landfill as a preface to possible embankment construction and disturbance at the landfill.
G. Hydraulics and Hydrology
No data obtained.
H. Water and Sediments
5. *Aguilar Associates & Consultants, Inc. Report on Surface Water Quality and Benthos Biological Studies for the Design Modification to the NEC for the Secaucus Transfer Station Project. 1990. [1a] Four ponds created by the construction of berms and Penhorn Creek were sampled.
6. Torlucci, Joseph Jr. Distribution of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Sediment Surrounding a Sanitary Landfill in the Hackensack Meadowlands, NJ. Rutgers University, Newark. 1982. [1a] Collected sediment cores surrounding the “Mall” Landfill (aka Malanka Landfill) in Secaucus and analyzed for metals. Compared concentrations to other landfills and analyzed vertical gradient.
I. Historical/Cultural Resources
No data obtained.
J. Restoration/Remediation Design Plans
7. *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.
K. Bibliographic Updates
Site #49: Malanka Landfill