koppers co., inc. (texarkana plant)

WEST 3RD ST

Location: West 4th Street, one mile west of downtown, Texarkana, TX. Population: This site is located in an area characterized by an 85% minority population (1990 Census data). Approximately 25,000 people live within 4 miles of the site. Setting: 62-acre wood treatment facility operated by a succession of owners between 1903 and 1961, closed and sold in 1961, facilities demolished in 1962. The Carver Terrace residential subdivision built in 1964, comprising 79 homes on the north 34 acres of the site. Remaining south 28 acres, purchased by Bruce Kennedy, became a sand/gravel mining operation between the late 1970s and 1984. Hydrology: Wagner Creek flows along southwest edge of site. A shallow water table (that is not a drinking water source) is located 3 to 5 feet below surface and seeps into the sand and gravel pits located on the southern portion of the site. Entire site is within the 100-year flood plain.

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