No changes in site conditions were noted. According to the 1990 census, Jackson Township has a population of 3,757 people and an area of 21,165 acres. About 200 permanent residents live within a mile of the site. However, because of the presence of numerous resorts and summer homes in the area, the local population approximately doubles during the tourist seasons of summer and winter. Table 1 compares selected demographic parameters from the 1990 census for Pennsylvania, Monroe County, and Jackson Township.
Land use is a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial development.
Other features noted within a one-mile radius of the site include a small commercial area one mile southeast, an unincorporated town, Reeders, one mile south, and a feed store one mile south. Two groundwater zones have been identified in the vicinity of the site. The shallower zone is commonly glacial overburden and weathered bedrock of varying thickness up to several tens of feet. Drinking water wells are known to exist in the area, but no well survey was found for review to ensure that all possible drinking water wells in the area have been identified. An abandoned well remains on the premises but is not used.