pools prairie

US HWY. 60 AND US HWY. 71

The Pools Prairie site is adjacent to Neosho, Newton County, Missouri, in southwest Missouri. The site was discovered in July 1994 by the Newton County Health Department (NCHD) through a citizen's complaint of gasoline contamination in the family's well located west of Highway 71 on Quince Road, southwest of the Neosho city limits. A number of Superfund-related investigations, cleanup responses, and other actions have occurred since then, including the following: -Installation of temporary residential water filtration systems at affected homes. -Installation of approximately five miles of water main, and subsequent hookup of over 200 residences, in affected areas of the site. -Investigation and cleanup of former lagoon sediments at the Components Test Area. -Investigation and cleanup of release areas near the former 900 Building. -Investigation and cleanup of waste pits, test sites and other areas at the Engine Test Area. -Investigation of contaminated areas at the Manufacturing Plant Area.

Hazardous Ranking Score

50 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 7
Phone: (913) 551-7003

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Timeline

Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        559

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $50,056

        Average Income

        176

        Occupied homes

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