| Abstract |
The Tower Chemical Company (TCC) site is an abandoned manufacturing facility located along the eastern edge of Lake County, Florida. The TCC owned and utilized two separate parcels of land: a main facility and a spray irrigation field approximately 16 residences, located within a 1.2 mile radius of the site, tap the underlying aquifer for their water supply. Wetlands and swamps are also nearby the site. From 1957 to 1981, the TCC manufactured, formulated and stored various pesticides, acidic wastewaters, produced during the manufacturing process were discharged into the unlined percolation/evaporation pond located at the main facility. In July 1980, the pond overflowed and discharge was diverted to the spray irrigation field. In June 1980, as a result of damages caused by the wastewater pond overflow, the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (FDER) ordered TCC to cease all discharges from the site studies, initiated by both EPA and FDER, indicated high concentrations of DDT and associated pesticide compounds in the main facility and a below normal fish population in the unnamed stream onsite. |
