circuitron corp.

82 MILBAR BOULEVARD

Circuitron Corporation manufactured circuit boards on this 1-acre site from 1961 to 1986. Circuitron Corporation was a subsidiary of FEE Industries, which ADI Electronics, Inc. bought in 1984. The property, which had been leased by Circuitron Corporation, was owned by 82 Milbar Boulevard, Inc. from the time of Circuitron Corporation's tenancy until March of 2007. In March 2007, Suffolk County brought about the transfer of ownership of the property through a public auction because of 82 Milbar Boulevard, Inc.'s failure to pay real estate taxes. The circuit board process at the facility included drilling, screening, plating, and scrubbing processes, all of which generated chemical wastes. Wastes were reportedly placed in aboveground and underground tanks and storm drains. Thousands of gallons of plating wastes were discharged to an underground leaching pool that was licensed under the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) and to an unauthorized leaching pool beneath the floor of the plating room. In 1986, the company vacated the facility. In 1987, EPA found potentially explosive conditions at the site. Over 100 drums, most unmarked, were left throughout the building. Incompatible and reactive wastes were not segregated. Three aboveground storage tanks located behind the building and six concrete holding tanks containing unknown materials beneath the floor were also identified. The site is in a densely populated industrial and commercial area of Long Island. Approximately fifteen municipal wells serving local residents are located within three miles of the site and serve over 215,000 people. The nearest well is located within 1,300 feet of the site and is in the path of the groundwater flow. A shallow well, which could be used for drinking water, has been closed since 1978 due to contamination