sol lynn/industrial transformers

1415, 1417, 1419 S LOOP WEST

Population: Approximately 2,100 persons live within one-mile of the Site. Setting: The Site covers 0.75 acres with two buildings and a loading area in the northern part. Much of the southern portion is paved. Land use in the area is commercial, light industrial, and residential. The Site is within one-half mile of the Astrodome, Astroworld Amusement Park, several industrial plants, and apartment complexes. The Site has Four Houston city water wells and four private water wells within three miles of this Site, which serve more than 10,000 persons. These wells are screened at depths exceeding 700 feet. Hydrology: Shallow ground water is found at a depth of about 20-feet. Nine water-bearing zones are present above a depth of 200-feet. The top four water-bearing zones, which are currently contaminated, generally flow in a northerly (varying between northeast and northwest) direction. The estimated ground water flow velocity for these four zones varies between 17 feet/year and 68 feet/year.

Hazardous Ranking Score

40 / 100

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

Regional Contact

Region 6
Phone: (800) 887-6063

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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

        11,250

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $49,681

        Average Income

        6,011

        Occupied homes

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