Superfund Site:

NOVAK SANITARY LANDFILL
SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, PA

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Lisa Trakis
(215) 814-5433

Remedial Project Manager
Caleb Melvin
(215) 814-3015

Site Location

Street Address:
PARKLAND TERRACE RD & LAPP RD
SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, PA 18104

Announcements and Key Topics

The fourth Five-Year Review (PDF), of Novak Landfill Superfund Site was completed on May 11, 2021. The review found that the remedy is functioning as designed and is protective of human health and the environment. The next five-year review is scheduled for 2026.


 

Background

The 65-acre Novak Sanitary Landfill site is located in South Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. This privately owned landfill operated from the late 1950s until 1990. The landfill accepted ...
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