4100 COVE ROAD
The 20-acre site is located along Cove Road, approximately three-quarters of a mile east of U.S. Highway 1, in Port Salerno, Florida. The site originally included a main plant building, a hazardous waste storage building, parking lots, a manmade pond and two wastewater fields. Residential areas surround the site. The Solitron Microwave Company (Solitron) ran a metals plating and manufacturing business at the site from 1968 until January 1987. Solitron made materials for the military, aerospace and microwave industries. From 1963 to 1968, the General R. F. Fittings Company ran the facility. The companies used solvents – substances used to dissolve other substances – in the manufacturing and cleaning work. The companies then placed the solvents in barrels and shipped them off site. Site inspections during the mid-1980s found leaking pipes and drum pads that were potential sources of contamination for surrounding soil and ground water. The State of Florida required Solitron to remove about 260 cubic yards of sediments from the facility’s manmade pond in 1989. Later, Solitron did more soil and ground water sampling. Since 1991, the Martin County Health Department has regularly tested private drinking water wells in neighborhoods near the site. At first, 12 private wells had contaminant levels above allowable drinking water standards. Martin County connected these residences to the public water supply. Solitron collected ground water samples between 1988 and 1991 and found contaminant concentrations above drinking water standards. In 1998, EPA listed the site on the NPL. In 2003, the Port Salerno Industrial Park, LLC purchased the site property and redeveloped it into an industrial park. The industrial park includes retail, office and warehouse space.
7,833 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$78,618 |
Average Income |
3,130 |
Occupied homes |
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