The site covers a 5-acre area of very little topographic relief. Between 1969 and 1971, eight unlined lagoons were constructed to hold waste oil. In 1982, the site was purchased by George Geiger who, in 1983, filled the lagoons with local soils. Inc. There are crops, pasture lands and sand borrow pits scattered within a 1-mile radius of the site. After adding this site to the NPL, the EPA performed a series of preliminary investigations and determined that no immediate actions were required at the site while further studies and cleanup actions are continuing.
Environmental contamination appears to be confined to the site.
However, trespassers could be exposed. Community concerns were first expressed in 1970 with complaints of the odors emanating from the site. CCHD investigated and ordered the site closed, citing evidence of recent oil dumping and of overflowing oil. In a 1987 public meeting, several citizens expressed concerns about whether their drinking water was free from contamination and that the drinking water may not be healthy for their children. Citizens also expressed concerns that drums containing hazardous waste may be buried on the site.