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Petroleum Cleanup Program

Alachua County's Petroleum Cleanup Program manages the assessment and clean-up of petroleum contaminated facilities in Alachua County. The program operates under a contract with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) 

Petroleum Clean-up Functions

  • Project Management
  • Review of Technical Reports and Documents
  • Analysis and Interpretation of Technical Data
  • Contract Procurement
  • Work Order and Invoice Reviews
  • Field Inspections
  • Public Assistance

Legend Descriptions for Map Below

Active - Active Cleanup work at Site

Inactive - No Current Cleanup activity at Site

NFA - No Further Action - Site Cleaned Up


Map of Petroleum Cleanup Sites

PETROLEUM CLEAN-UP PROJECTS PROTECTING OUR GROUNDWATER

HOGTOWN CREEK IMMINENT THREAT SITE

Hogtown Creek outfall treatment behind Lowes. This treatment is part of the ongoing groundwater cleanup efforts due to a past peteroleum discharge at the Former Shell Station located at NW 13th Street and 23rd Ave. This site has been designated as an Imminent Threat Site by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

 

Depot Park Cleanup Project

ACEPD is currently managing the final stages of cleanup efforts at Poole Roofing & Sheet Metal which is part of the Depot Park Project located at Depot Avenue and S. Main Street. Soil excavation activities began in September 2009 and are nearing completion. Approximately 250,000 tons of contaminated soil has been excavated so far. For more information regarding this project, contact Prasad Kuchibhotla at (352) 264-6807 or Tim Ramsey at (352) 264-6843.

 


Former Coastal Mart #428 Excavation-Waldo

ACEPD supervised the removal of abandoned underground storage tanks and petroleum contaminated soil during a recent cleanup project at this former gas station in Waldo. About 3,865 tons of contamined soil was removed as a result of this cleanup effort.



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Petroleum Cleanup Program Dashboard

Petroleum Contaminated sites in Alachua County: 443

 

Petroleum Discharges cleaned up: 273

 

Total dollars spent on Cleanup from 10/1/2012 through 3/31/2013: $1,478,123

 

Current No. of active cleanup sites in Alachua County: 62

Links  to State web sites for program rules and information:

 

 

View cleanup reports and other regulatory file information for cleanup sites statewide:

 

 

 

Alachua County

 Petroleum Clean-up Contacts 

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