Laurel Park Incorporated
The Laurel Park, Inc. site, also known as Hunters Mountain Dump, or Murtha's Dump to locals, is a capped landfill that occupies approximately of a parcel of land in Naugatuck, Connecticut. The landfill has been in existence since the late 1940s, and several industries disposed of solvents, oils, hydrocarbons, chemical and liquid sludge, chemical solids, tires, and rubber products there. The facility continued to operate as a municipal landfill until 1987. It was owned and operated by Terrence and Howard Murtha. Description The centrally developed portion of the Town of Naugatuck, which has an estimated population of 31,000 people, is located approximately northeast of the site. Homes are located around three sides of the landfill. Approximately 50 homes are located within a of the site, with the closest residents located approximately from the site. The nearest homes used groundwater from private wells as a drinking water source, but have since been connected to the public water supply. The homes at the bottom of Huntington Hill, downslope of the landfill, are served by a public water supply line. Most of the area immediately bordering the site is forested. The maximum depth of the landfill is about . The bedrock is shallow,