BIG CASE: The Nocatee Hull Creosote Superfund Alternative Site (Site) operated as a wood treatment plant from 1913-1952, performing creosote treatment of railroad ties. The creosote plant formerly operated on Site was constructed by the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway Company (CH&NRC) in 1912 or 1913 to treat railroad ties. CH&NRC, later Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., operated the facility until 1952. The Site is currently inactive and owned by CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT). CSXT is the SiteÂs only Potentially Responsible Party (PRP).
The Site is located approximately 8 miles south of Arcadia, Florida and about 1 mile west of U.S. Highway 17, on Hull Avenue, in Hull, DeSoto County, Florida. The Site is a currently inoperative, the former wood treatment facility released contaminants into the environment during its operations. The SiteÂs primary contaminants of concern include: creosote-related polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), BETX (benzene, toulene, ethylbenzene, and zylene) and arsenic. The contaminants affected Site soils, groundwater and sediments to the extent that remediation is necessary. The United States developed a consent decree to be entered into between itself and the PRP. Under the terms of the Consent Decree (CD), CSXT will: pay EPAÂs Past Site Costs of $57,634.36; fund the estimated $11,200,000.00 Remedial Design and Remedial Action (RD/RA) for the Site; and reimburse EPA for Future Oversight Costs.
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