EPA Announces the Release of Its Draft Report on Groundwater at the Stauffer Chemical Site, Tarpon Springs, Florida.News Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2003 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) today announced the release of its draft report on groundwater at the Stauffer Chemical site in Tarpon Springs, Florida Tarpon Springs is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 21,003 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 22,554. . A copy of the report is available for public review at the Tarpon tarpon (tär`pŏn), common name for members of the family Elopidae, large herringlike game fish of the warm seas of the Western Hemisphere, ranging occasionally from Long Island to Brazil and to the west coast of Africa and entering freshwater Springs Public Library, 138 East Lemon Street in Tarpon. The Groundwater Study was specifically focused on evaluating certain groundwater characteristics that are of concern to the community and may impact the future remedy. The objectives of the study included: determining ocean tides effect on groundwater flow; determining a connection between the surficial aquifer and the deeper Floridian aquifer; and evaluating groundwater movement beneath the site and possible contaminant contaminant /con·tam·i·nant/ (kon-tam´in-int) something that causes contamination. contaminant something that causes contamination. transport away from the site. EPA entered into an enforceable agreement with the Stauffer Management Company that required the company to conduct geophysical studies, evaluate the effect of groundwater on the remedy, and conduct treatability studies on the solidification portion of the remedy before the Agency makes a final decision regarding the remedy for the site. Persons interested in obtaining additional information are encouraged to contact Nestor Young, Remedial Project Manager at (404) 562-8812 or Angela Leach, Community Involvement Coordinator at (404) 562-8561 or (800) 435-9233. |
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