camilla wood preserving company

131 EAST BENNETT STREET

The 40-acre site is located in Camilla, a small town in Mitchell County in southwest Georgia. The western area of the site includes soccer fields and a recreational complex. The eastern area of the site remains vacant. Site surroundings include residential, commercial and light industrial land uses. Residential areas border the site to the north, a forested area borders the site to the west, a football stadium, a Georgia Department of Transportation equipment area and several businesses border the site to the east, along Thomas Street, and a municipal water tower, a stormwater retention basin and forested lands border the site to the south. Neighborhoods next to the site include low-income and minority residents. Louis Wood Preserving Company operated a wood-treating facility at the site from 1947 until 1950. The Escambia Treating Company purchased the facility in 1950 and continued wood-treating operations. The Camilla Wood Preserving Company assumed operations from the Escambia Treating Company and continued operating until 1991, when the facility shut down. In 1989, EPA listed the site on the NPL. In 2007, the City of Camilla redeveloped approximately 25 acres of the western part of the site into soccer fields and a recreation complex. The eastern part of the site is fenced and vacant. Cleanup activities for this area are ongoing. Following cleanup, the City of Camilla plans to redevelop the area into a recreational use facility.

Hazardous Ranking Score

50 / 100

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

Regional Contact

Region 4
Phone: (404) 562-9900
Fax: (404) 562-8174

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Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

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

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

        2,785

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $49,192

        Average Income

        1,010

        Occupied homes

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