The area surrounding the site is residential and the Cantiaque Park and golf course is located 100 yards north of the site. Approximately 90,000 people live within 3 miles of the site and draw their drinking water from municipal and private wells. Groundwater also is used for irrigation and industrial processes. This site is being addressed through Federal and potentially responsible party actions. The only likely route of exposure to the contaminants was through contaminated groundwater.
Public water is available to everyone in the area.
However, contaminated groundwater was a potential threat to the water supply wells of the Westbury, Hicksville, and Bowling Green water districts,which are all located less than 6,500 feet southwest of the site. Since EPA's inclusion of the site on the NPL, contaminant levels in the groundwater and soil have significantly decreased so that the site is no longer a threat to the water supply wells. Analysis of samples from the sediments indicated high levels of lead, chromium and VOCs. Before the removal action, analysis of groundwater samples revealed high concentrations of lead and chromium. Groundwater samples were collected in April 1996 to assess the effectiveness of the removal action.