Coleman-Evans Wood Preserving Company
N 30° 18.809 W 081° 50.665
17R E 418813 N 3353824
The Coleman-Evans Wood Preserving Superfund Site, located in Whitehouse, Florida, is an 11-acre former wood preserving facility.
Waymark Code: WM2PRQ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2007
Views: 61
From 1954 to the mid-1980s, wood products were pressure treated at the Site with a mixture of pentachlorophenol and fuel oil. The wastewater from the treatment process was discharged into a drainage ditch, which channeled the water south to McGirts Creek. The drainage ditch often overflowed spreading pentachlorophenol and dioxin contamination over most of the site and through the residential neighborhood. All of the residences in the vicinity of the Site use private wells as a source of drinking water. It is estimated that there are 180 domestic wells within a one mile radius of the Site and 1,620 wells within a three mile radius of the Site. Soil, sediment, and shallow groundwater in the residential area adjacent to the site was contaminated with pentachlorophenol and dioxin. Since the shallow aquifer is separated from the deeper drinking water aquifer by an impermeable layer of clay, area residents are generally at risk only from direct contact with contaminated soil or sediment. However, ingestion of contaminated groundwater from the shallow aquifer is also a potential health threat due to possible defects in drinking water wells. All response actions at the site to date have been conducted by EPA due to the financial inability of the potentially responsible party to fund such activities. Physical cleanup activities have been completed.
ID: FLD991279894
Site Name: Coleman-Evans Wood Preserving Company
Link to Site: [Web Link]
Additional Parking: Not Listed
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