The state of Mississippi has documented intentional and accidental releases from the facility's waste-water treatment holding pond and the regulatory actions that resulted. Fish kills that occurred on the lakes downstream of the Davis Timber Company site have also been documented. Country Club Lake Estates is situated along Mineral Creek, approximately one mile downstream from the Davis Timber Company site. Mineral Creek, Country Club Lake, and a privately owned lake have been contaminated by chemical products similar to those found on site at the Davis Timber Company site. Pentachlorophenol, polychlorinated dioxins, and polychlorinated furans were detected in surface water, sediment, and fish downstream from the timber company.
Environmental media needing further investigation include off-site groundwater and fish downstream.
The residential community surrounding Country Club Lake, homes along Mineral Creek, and other lake and stream users are likely to have been exposed to those contaminants . The maximum concentration of contaminants found in fish samples is sufficient to cause disease, if consumed on a regular basis. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry recommends, in this petitioned public health assessment , actions to reduce and prevent exposure to contaminants. The public health assessment underwent a 30-day technical review by the Environmental Protection Agency, Mississippi Department of Health, and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality in July and August of 1992. Comments were incorporated into the public health assessment.