EPA Prepares for Work at Sutton Brook Superfund Site

The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to continue work at the Sutton Brook disposal area superfund site, known as the Rocco's Disposal Area, starting next week.

In an update to residents, the EPA said residents can expect to see site mobilization beginning the weeks of May 19 and May 26.

During this time, site activity will include office trailers and construction equipment being delivered to the site, and aggregate/gravel being brought to the area to provide a stable surface for the trailers and access roads.

The EPA estimates that in total over the next two weeks there will be around 40 deliveries, the majority of which will be made during the week that begins on Monday.

"From May 19 forward, the Site will be active and regular deliveries of materials, supplies or equipment will occur at a low frequency," the announcement said. "At this time it is expected that transport of fill involving significant truck traffic will begin in late June."

Once construction is underway at the site, the EPA assured residents that all excavation and consolidation of contaminated soils will be confined to the site. The EPA said no contaminated materials will leave the site, and clean fill will be trucked in to cap off the landfill's northern and southern areas.

In addition, the EPA said that measures are in place to ensure the safety of Tewksbury residents.

Trucks will be washed down prior to leaving the site in order to minimize tracking soils away from the area, the EPA said.