ADDITIONAL OFFSITE SOIL SAMPLING
Additional offsite soil sampling in the vicinity of the Cabot Koppers Superfund Site and along busy street areas of the City of Gainesville was conducted by contractors for Beazer East under the oversight of ACEPD, USEPA and third party contractors during the week of January 23-27, 2012. The purpose of this additional sampling effort was to continue the determination of the extent of offsite soil contamination in the vicinity of the Koppers Superfund site. Residential property soil samples were collected in the neighborhood east on NW 6th Street adjacent to the former Koppers site and from residential properties west of NW 6th Street. Road right-of way samples were also collected along NW 6th Street and along several busy streets. Sampling results are expected to be available within 2 months.
INDOOR DIOXIN DUST INVESTIGATION STUDY
The USEPA will implement an Indoor Dioxin Dust Investigation Study in selected neighborhoods in the City of Gainesville. On January 9, 2012, letters from USEPA were mailed out to preselected near site and background neighborhoods soliciting participation in the study and property access authorization from residential property owners. The Alachua County Environmental Protection Department is assisting USEPA in the mailout and receipt of letters from the contacted neighborhoods.
A workgroup of local health, environmental and technical experts will assist USEPA in identifying the homes to be tested from the group of homes whose owners have provided access authorization and completed survey questions. Sampling is tentatively scheduled for March/April 2012.
The Indoor Dioxin Dust Investigation Study is intended to investigate the issue of potential indoor dust contamination with dioxins in homes near the Cabot Koppers Superfund site and includes recommendations for sampling, testing and data intrepretation. The study will include sampling of indoor dust from not more than 15 homes located near the Superfund site and from not more than 15 "background" homes located almost 2 miles from the site. The background homes are located in neighborhoods that have not shown evidence of soil dioxin dust contamination above State of Florida standards.
In July 2011, the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) submitted a
Indoor Dust Investigation/ Intrepretation Workplan for the Stephen Foster Neighborhood to the USEPA. The workplan was developed by a Task Force composed of representatives from the FDOH, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Alachua County Environmental Protection Department, USEPA, the US Agency for Toxics and Disease Registry, the Alachua County Health Department and included representatives of Beazer East, the Alachua County Environmental Protection Advisory Committee and the Technical Advisor from the citizens group, Protect Gainesville Citizen's Inc. Both the City of Gainesville Commission and the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners have urged USEPA to implement the workplan.
USEPA Solicitation Letter for Near Site Homes
USEPA Solicitation Letter for Background Homes
Access Authorization and Survey Form
Indoor Dioxin Dust Study Fact Sheet
FDOH STEPHEN FOSTER COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE ON HEALTH RELATED ISSUES - AUGUST 29, 2011 (3PM to 8PM) AT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) and the Alachua County Health Department (ACHD) will hold a Community Open House Meeting for the Stephen Foster Neighborhood to answer questions about recently published health reports and to collect neighborhood health concerns on August 29, 2011 from 3 PM to 8 PM at the Alachua County Health Department Auditorium at 224 SE 24th Street, Gainesville, FL. A Fact Sheet with information about this meeting is available (Click Here). The FDOH will be able to answer questions about the recent Cancer Study, interpretation of soil sampling results and the FDOH Workplan to investigate the issue of indoor dioxin dust contamination developed by the dioxin dust workgroup. For more questions inquiries should be directed to Anthony Dennis, Alachua County Environmental Health Director at 352-334-7930 or at 
anthony_dennis@doh.state.fl.us
FINAL REPORT --INVESTIGATION OF HISTORICAL LINEAR FEATURES AND POTENTIAL DRUM DISPOSAL AREAS
The Final Report describing the results of the Investigation of Historical Linear Features and Potential Drum Disposal Areas on the Koppers Superfund Site conducted by Beazer East during the weeks of May 2 through May 12, 2011 is now available in the Cabot Koppers Online Document Library. The Final Report is dated June 21, 2011. This investigation was requested by USEPA to address concerns raised by residents in the Stephen Foster neighborhood about potential burial of drums and additional source areas on site. Field observations did not confirm the presence of buried drums or any additional creosote contamination source areas in the site locations investigated. Field oversight of activities was conducted by USEPA, the Corps of Engineers, Beazer East and representatives of ACEPD and GRU.
The workplan for the effort can be found at the following link:
Beazer Workplan for Investigation of Linear Features and Potential Drum Disposal Areas 4-6-2011
ACEPD observations made during the field investigation effort is summarized at the following link: 
Summary of ACEPD Observations
FDOH JUNE 2011 COMMUNITY UPDATE FOR KOPPERS SITE AVAILABLE
The Florida Department of Health has released the June 2011 Community Update for the Koppers Superfund Site. CLICK HERE to view document.
FDOH CANCER REVIEW STUDY FOR STEPHEN FOSTER NEIGHBORHOOD RELEASED -June 2011
The Florida Department of Health has released a cancer review study for the Stephen Foster Neighborhood near the Koppers Superfund Site. The report can be obtained at the following link:
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/chdalachua/index.htm
USEPA MAY 2011 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN (CIP) FOR KOPPERS SUPERFUND SITE AVAILABLE
The USEPA Region 4 has released a revised update of the Community Involvement Plan for the Koppers Superfund Site dated May 2011.
CLICK HERE to view the document.
FDEP INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES PERMIT FOR FORMER KOPPERS SITE (BEAZER EAST SITE) -May 26 2011
On May 26, 2011 the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) issue a Notice of Intent to Issue an NPDES Stormwater Discharge Permit for the former Koppers Site (now called Beazer East site). The Draft NPDES Permit is available below. Requests for administrative hearing need to challenge the draft permit need to be made by the deadlines in the information below. For more information contact Jeff Martin, FDEP NE District, 904-256-1700 ext 21614
Draft NPDES Permit
Draft Administrative Order
Draft Permit Fact Sheet
Notice of Intent to Issue Permit
Draft Permit Map of Discharge and Sampling Locations
USEPA Releases Final Record of Decision (ROD) clean-up plan for Cabot Koppers Superfund Site Feb 2, 2011
The USEPA has released the Final Record of Decision (ROD) for the Cabot Koppers Superfund Site on Feb 2 2011. The full text of the ROD is available from the USEPA website at the following link:
http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/npl/nplfln/cabkopfl.htm
Soil Sampling Results for Dioxins in Offsite Neighborhood West of Former Koppers Site in Road Rights of Way North, South and East of Site are Available
Recent soil sampling results for dioxins in the offsite neighborhood west of the former Koppers part of the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site are now available. The latest samples were taken in September 2010 on residential and commercial properties. Click Here to see a map all the dioxin soil sampling results in the neighborhood west of Koppers including all previous rights-of-way data. Soil Sampling Results for Arsenic, Dioxins and Benzo(a)pyrene in Road Rights of Way North East and South of Former Koppers Site are Available Here.
Cabot Corporation -- Tar Removal Effort - Springstead and Hogtown Creeks
The Cabot Corporation is planning a voluntary effort to remove residual pine tar deposits from selcted segments of Springstead and Hogtown Creeks in January and February 2011. Click here to see the Final Workplan and for additional information about this work effort.
ACEPD Report on Sediment Quality on Springstead and Hogtown Creeks Near the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site -May 2009 Updated August 2009
Alachua County and City of Gainesville Comments and Recommendations on USEPA Proposed Clean-up Plan for Koppers Superfund Site - October 8, 2010
The Final City of Gainesville and Alachua County Comments and Recommendations on the USEPA July 2010 Proposed Plan for Clean up of the Koppers Superfund Site was tranmitted to USEPA on October 8, 2010. Click HERE to see the final recommendations. The cover letter from Chair of Alachua County Board of County Commissioners, Cynthia Chestnut, accompanied the transmittal from the County. A cover letter from the Mayor of Gainesville, Craig Lowe, accompanied the transmittal from the City.
USEPA Proposed Cleanup Plan Released July 15, 2010
The USEPA Region 4 has released the Proposed Clean-up Plan for Koppers Superfund Site on July 15, 2010.
The plan can be seen at the following link:
USEPA Region 4 Proposed Plan for Koppers Superfund Site 7-15-2010.pdf
Historical Background -- Summary of Site History and Remediation Activities - Click Here
FDEP Fugitive Dust Complaint Form
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection NE District has developed a Fugitive Dust Affidavit Form to be used by citizens to document incidents of nuisance fugitive dust from industrial plant operations that are observed to be migrating off-site toward neighboring properties. This Affidavit Form should be filled out completely, notarized and submitted to FDEP to assist them in documenting excess fugitive dust and to determine if enforcement actions are needed. The form is available at the following link:
FDEP Fugitive Dust Affadavit Form.pdf
The form should be E-mailed or mailed to the following address:
Mr. Chris Kirts
Air Program Administrator
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Northeast District
7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite B200
Jacksonville, FL 32256-7590
E-mail: christopher.kirts@dep.state.fl.us
Phone: 904-807-3235
In addition to filling out this Form, citizens may contact the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department at 352-264-6800 with dust complaints and they will be investigated and refered the FDEP NE district.