elmore waste disposal

117 HIGHLAND AVE

The 8-acre site is located in a residential area in Greer, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The site includes a 1-acre residential backyard, which includes one building, and a larger area consisting of 20 residences and an apartment complex. The residential area includes low-income and minority residents. A railroad line separates the residential backyard and the residences. Residential areas border the site to the north and south. Industrial and commercial businesses border the site to the east and west. From 1975 1977, parties placed between 150 and 300 drums containing liquid wastes on the site as well as a 6,000-gallon, partially buried tank containing contaminated waste oil. In 1977, the property owner agreed to clean up the site. In 1979, SCDHEC notified the property owner to stop using the site because the owner had not cleaned up the site. In 1989, EPA listed the site on the NPL. A laundromat operates on part of the site. The site supports commercial and industrial land uses.

Hazardous Ranking Score

31 / 100

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

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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
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

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

        6,806

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $63,826

        Average Income

        2,655

        Occupied homes

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