minker/stout/romaine creek

4037 W ROCK CREEK RD & SWALLER

The Minker/Stout/Romaine Creek site covers about 10 acres of non-contiguous properties near Imperial. In the early 1970's, the Bubbling Springs Ranch horse arena was sprayed with dioxincontaminated oil for dust control. Afterward, several horses became ill, and seven died. The horse arena was excavated in 1972, and the dioxin-contaminated soil was used as fill material in residential areas, including the Minker, Stout, Cashel, and Sullins residences. Much of the fill from the Minker residence eroded into Romaine Creek. In 1983, the EPA detected dioxin in the soil on site and in sediments of Romaine Creek. Approximately 500 people live within 1 mile of the site. The sediments of Romaine Creek were contaminated as far as 6,000 feet downstream; however, the creek was not used as a drinking water source. Site Responsibility: This site has been addressed through Federal and PRP actions.

• Parsons Chemical Works, Inc. (Grand Ledge, MI)
• Wingate Road Municipal Incinerator Dump (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
• Rentokil, Inc. (virginia Wood Preserving Division) (Richmond, VA)
• Standard Chlorine (Kearny, NJ)
• Interstate Lead Co. (ilco) (Leeds, AL)

• American Creosote Works, Inc. (pensacola Plant) (Pensacola, FL)
• Syntex Facility (Verona, MO)
• Wasatch Chemical Co. (lot 6) (Salt Lake City, UT)
• Vertac, Inc. (Jacksonville, AR)