hollingsworth solderless terminal

700 NW 57TH PLACE

3.5-acre site is located in a commercial and industrial area of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Two buildings are located on the site, separated by NW 57th Place (a street). Hollingsworth Solderless Terminal Company (HSTC) used the southern building, formerly known as Plant #1, for degreasing operations. The Kabinet Company previously occupied the northern building, formerly known as Plant #2, and used it primarily for administrative purposes. Various tenants currently use both buildings for commercial operations. The City of Fort Lauderdale’s Prospect Well Field, which supplies water to the city, is located approximately two miles west of the site. The well field draws water from the Biscayne Aquifer. Site contamination has not affected the aquifer. HSTC’s solderless terminal manufacturing facility operated at the site from 1968 to 1982. The manufacturing process included the use of molten salt baths, degreasing parts and electroplating, which is a process that involves the application of metal coatings using an electric current. The company disposed of wash and process waters, which contained high concentrations of trichloroethylene (TCE) and heavy metals, in numerous on-site drainfields, by surface discharges and in a 100-foot-deep injection well on site. HSTC filed for bankruptcy in 1981. During the 1980s, commercial businesses began using portions of the site. In 1983, EPA listed the site on the NPL.

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