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State Coalition for Remediation of Drycleaners (SCRD)- Single Profile Display Site Profiles- View General Information Site Name and Location: Description: Historical activity
Springdale Cleaners is an active dry cleaning facility located in a strip mall. The local land use is a mix of high density residential and commercial development. Residents of a neighboring apartment building observed condensed water leaking onto a landscaped planter in the area between the strip mall and the apartment complex. Subsequent investigations in 1998 revealed high levels of perchloroethylene (PCE) in the soil and groundwater at Springdale Cleaners. Additional investigations conducted in May 1999 identified high levels of PCE in the shallow groundwater. The most likely source of PCE contamination is the leaking sewer line extending out of Springdale Cleaners. Investigation officials have confirmed that the drycleaner disposed of wastewater in a floor drain, which led to the sewer line. PCE likely accumulated in low points of the sewer main and leaked into the soil and groundwater. The investigation also indicated that dissolved PCE may have come out of solution and formed DNAPL contamination. The accumulated contamination would then provide a continued source of soil and groundwater contamination even after disposal to the sewer system ceased. Contaminants: Contaminants
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