EPA is in the planning stages of removing the septic system and surrounding contaminated soil from the site. A second potential source of contamination, an acid pit described by one of the former employees of the commercial business at the site, has not yet been located. The sampling events have documented the extent of ground water contamination due to the source. As a result of this extensive contamination, the State of New York referred this site to EPA for inclusion on the National Priorities List on September 6, 2000. The source is located on a ridge at the northeast point of Shenandoah Mountain.
Ground water is the sole source of potable water in the impacted area.
Residential wells on Shenandoah Mountain are predominantly screened in the granitic gneiss, while wells in the valley are predominantly screened in the carbonate rock. The description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination.