Athens Grow Green Coalition Christine Gaston Spring 2004 Internship

Mission To promote responsible community development and growth management policies and practices that protect natural resources, prevent sprawl, maintain a healthy economy, and preserve a high quality of life for all in the Athens region.

Committee Work GreenFest Kickoff event Good Development Award Elections Fundraising

Hazardous Sites in Athens-Clarke 1.Atlanta Gas Light, Foundry Street 2.Barnett Shoals at Gaines School 3.Dunlap Road/ACC Landfill 4.UGA Milledge Avenue Site 5.General Time Corporation, Newton Bridge Road 6.Georgia Power, Foundry Street 7.Loef Company, Old Hull Road 8.Oakwood Mobile Home Park/ Athens Grain Elevators, Jefferson Road 9.Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Newton Bridge 10.Willow Street Landfill, Foundry Street

*TETRACHLOROETHENE in GROUNDWATER* Barnett Shoals at Gaines School Road

Barnett Shoals at Gaines School *TETRACHLOROETHENE in GROUNDWATER*

*VINYL CHLORIDE in GROUNDWATER* Also in groundwater: chromium, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene, beryllium, mercury, 1,1- dichloroethane, dichloromethane, trichlorofluoromethane, benzene, chlorobenzene, chloroethane, 1,1- dichloroethene, trans-1,2-dichloroethene, ethylbenzene, toluene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, acetone, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane ACC Landfill

*VINYL CHLORIDE in GROUNDWATER* Dunlap Road

*VINYL CHLORIDE in GROUNDWATER*

General Time Corporation a.k.a West Clox *VINYL CHLORIDE in GROUNDWATER* Also in groundwater: trichloroethene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, 1,2,- dichloroethane, trans-1,2-dichloroethene, dichloromethane, chloroethane, chloroform

*VINYL CHLORIDE in GROUNDWATER* General Time Corporation

Oakwood Mobile Homes & Athens Grain Elevators *CARBON TETRACHLORIDE in GROUNDWATER* Also in groundwater: 1,2-dichloroethane, benzene, chloroform, trichloroethene. *CARBON TETRACHLORIDE in SOIL*

Oakwood Mobile Home Park *CARBON TETRACHLORIDE in GROUNDWATER & in SOIL*

Hazardous Site Catalogue *CARBON TETRACHLORIDE in GROUNDWATER & in SOIL* Oakwood Mobile Home

Southeastern Terminals

Atlanta Gas Light- Nickel (groundwater) Benzo(a)pyrene (soil) Georgia Power- Cyanide (soil) Willow Street Landfill- Lead (soil & groundwater) Foundry Street Sites

Atlanta Gas Light, Foundry Street *NICKEL in GROUNDWATER* Also in GROUNDWATER: 2,4-dimethylphenol, o-Cresol, p-Cresol, acenaphthylene, acetone, anthracene, arsenic, barium, benzene, beryllium, bis(20ethylhexyl) phthalate, chromium, copper, dichloromethane, ethylbenzene, fluoranthene, fluorene, lead, naphthalene, nitrobenzene, phenanthrene, phenol, selenium, toluene, chrloroform, xylenes, zinc *BENZO(A)PYRENE in SOIL* Also in SOIL: 2,4-dimethylphenol, 2,4- dinitrotoluene, 2,6 dinitrotoluene, o-cresol, p-cresol, acenaphthylene, acetone, anthracene, benzene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(ghi)perylene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, chrysene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, dichloromethane, ethylbenzene, fluoranthen, fluorene, indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, lead, naphthalene, phenanthrene, pyrene, styrene, toluene, xylenes

*CYANIDE in SOIL* Also in SOIL: benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, mercury, chromium, barium, cadmium, benzo(a)pyrene, fluoranthene, pyrene, phenanthrene Georgia Power, Foundry Street

*LEAD in GROUNDWATER* Also in groundwater: barium, zinc *LEAD in SOIL* Also in soil: barium, zinc, cadmium, copper, nickel, arsenic, silver, mercury, selenium, benzo(a)pyrene, chromium Willow Street Landfill

*TRICHLOROETHENE in GROUNDWATER* Also in groundwater: copper, lead, xylenes, cadmium, zinc, barium, silver *ANTIMONY in SOIL* Also in soil: copper, lead, barium, cadmium, zinc, trichlororethene, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, silver, pcbs. Loef Company=OmniSource

OmniSource *TRICHLOROETHENE in GROUNDWATER* *ANTIMONY in SOIL*

OmniSource *TRICHLOROETHENE in GROUNDWATER* *ANTIMONY in SOIL*

Westinghouse Electric Corp.= Power Partners *LEAD* in SOIL Also in Soil: Chromium, Zinc, Flouranthene, Benzo(a)anthracene, barium, zylenes, arsenic, antimony, ethylbenzene

Power Partners *LEAD* in SOIL

Power Partners & Athens Soccer Scouts Partnership *LEAD* in SOIL

Paradise Boulevard

UGA site on Milledge Avenue LEAD in GROUNDWATER Also in groundwater : barium, mercury, zinc, dichloromethane, 1,2 dichloroethane, chloroform, naphthalene, 1,2-dichloropropane, tricholoethene, benzene, methyl isobutyl ketone, 1,1,2,2,-tertrachloroethane, tetrachloroehtene, xylenes, dichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride.

*LEAD in GROUNDWATER* UGA Site

*LEAD in GROUNDWATER*

Middle Oconee through Botanical Gardens

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