In January 1983, EPA filed a complaint against the company for PCB violations under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The company signed a Consent Decree to clean up the site but abandoned the site before taking any action. An estimated 500 people obtain drinking water from wells within 3 miles of the site. The facility is within the floodplain of the Mississippi River. The area is relatively flat, with the site at a surface elevation of about 334 feet above sea level.
Ground water flows south-southwest toward the Mississippi River.
The facility is protected from the Mississippi River by a levee that borders the southern edge of the site. The surrounding area is sparsely populated by farms and cultivated fields. The description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination.