Here is the plan to clean up Parramore Superfund pollution site
Later this month workers will begin removing tainted soil from an extremely polluted Superfund site in Orlando’s Parramore community.
Details of the planned work were shared on Thursday during an informational session hosted by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
The site, at the corner of West Robinson Street and Terry Avenue in the shadow of downtown Orlando, is currently occupied by offices of TECO Peoples Gas.
Until the late 1950s, it was the home of the Orlando Gasification Plant where coal was converted into gas for stoves and lamps. The toxic waste from that process, which includes coal tar, arsenic, and heavy metals contaminated the soil and groundwater at that location.
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| Factory that was on the Parramore Superfund pollution site |
The work scheduled to begin later in March will focus on removing the polluted soil and groundwater at that location.
Click here for a video of the EPA informational session.
Officials said the price tag for the project is expected to cost “tens of millions of dollars.”
Considering the site’s proximity to downtown it could be a valuable piece of land, but until the pollution is removed, it would be difficult to sell or develop the property.
To get more information on this Superfund site, please click www.epa.gov/superfund/orlando-gasification
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