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
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Atlanta Gas Light, Foundry Street
Barnett Shoals at Gaines School
Dunlap Road/ACC Landfill
UGA Milledge Avenue Site
General Time Corporation, Newton Bridge Road
Georgia Power, Foundry Street
Loef Company, Old Hull Road
Oakwood Mobile Home Park/ Athens Grain
Elevators, Jefferson Road
9. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Newton Bridge
10. Willow Street Landfill, Foundry Street
Barnett Shoals at Gaines School Road
*TETRACHLOROETHENE in GROUNDWATER*
Barnett Shoals at Gaines School
*TETRACHLOROETHENE in GROUNDWATER*
ACC Landfill
*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
Dunlap Road
*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
General Time Corporation
*VINYL CHLORIDE in GROUNDWATER*
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*
Oakwood Mobile Home
Hazardous Site Catalogue
*CARBON TETRACHLORIDE in GROUNDWATER & in SOIL*
Southeastern Terminals
Foundry Street Sites
Atlanta Gas Light- Nickel (groundwater) Benzo(a)pyrene (soil)
Georgia Power- Cyanide (soil)
Willow Street Landfill- Lead (soil & groundwater)
*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, 2,4dinitrotoluene, 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
Atlanta Gas Light,
Foundry Street
Georgia Power, Foundry Street
*CYANIDE in SOIL*
Also in SOIL: benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, mercury,
chromium, barium, cadmium, benzo(a)pyrene, fluoranthene, pyrene, phenanthrene
Willow Street Landfill
*LEAD in GROUNDWATER*
*LEAD in SOIL*
Also in groundwater: barium, zinc
Also in soil: barium, zinc, cadmium, copper, nickel, arsenic, silver,
mercury, selenium, benzo(a)pyrene, chromium
Loef Company=OmniSource
*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.
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.
UGA Site
*LEAD in GROUNDWATER*
UGA Site
*LEAD in GROUNDWATER*
Middle Oconee through Botanical Gardens
Bibliography
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Brownly, David. Telephone Interview (EPD Compliance Officer for General Time Corporation and Barnett Shoals site). 14 April 2004.
Brownly, David. Telephone Interview (EPD Compliance Officer for General Time Corporation and Barnett Shoals site). 27 April 2004.
County must come to grips with issues over sewer leaks. (4 January 2004.) Athens Banner-Herald.
Crotty, Patrick. “Spill worst on record in Athens.” Athens Banner-Herald. 18 August 2003.
Crotty, Patrick. “Fuel spill business unfinished.” Athens Banner-Herald. 26 August 2003.
Gallentine, Shana. “Waste cleanup moving along.” Athens Banner-Herald. 9 October 2000.
Gallentine, Shana. “The old home place.” Athens Banner-Herald. 7 April 2001.
Gallentine, Shana. “Willow Street clean-up begins.” Athens Banner-Herald. 25 June 2001.
Georgia Environmental Protection Department of Natural Resources. (2004, April). www.state.ga.us/dnr/environ/
Georgia Environmental Protection Division Hazardous Site Response Program. 1994 February 10.
Guidance Manual for the Reportable Quantities Screening Method.
Gurr, Stephen and Shana Gallentine. “Landfill neighbors denounce pollution as ‘environmental racism.’”
Athens Banner-Herald. 23 March 2001.
McEleheney, Jill. Personal Interview. 26 March 2004.
McEleheney, Jill. Telephone Interview. 27 April 2004.
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. (2004 April). Chemical Carcinogens.
www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/odisweb/ca_hsfs.htm
Penny, Elizabeth. Telephone Interview (EPD Compliance Officer for Oakwood Mobile Home Park site). 15
April 2004.
Rash of cancer cases in one neighborhood needs investigating. (16 March 2003.) Athens Banner-Herald.
Reuland, David. Telephone Interview (EPD Compliance Officer for Atlanta Gas Light, Georgia Power, and
Willow Street Landfill sites). 19 April 2004.
Shearer, Lee. “UGA waste site costs could soar.” Athens Banner-Herald. 10 November 1999.
Shearer, Lee. “UGA believes state will OK cleanup plan.” Athens Banner-Herald. 11 November 1999.
Shearer, Lee. “Are plants the answer to toxic waste cleanup?” Athens Banner-Herald. 22 November 1999.
Shearer, Lee. “UGA to unveil waste cleanup project.” Athens Banner-Herald. 2 December 2000.
Shearer, Lee. “Consultants discuss plan for hazardous waste landfill.” Athens Banner-Herald. 5 December 2000.
Shearer, Lee. “Search for answers.” Athens Banner-Herald. 30 December 2001.
Shearer, Lee. “Area contamination under EPA’s microscope.” Athens Banner-Herald. 30 December 2001.
Shearer, Lee. “Fund raid may slow cleanups.” Athens Banner-Herald. 1 June 2003.
Shearer, Lee. “Cancer probe to continue, but direction unclear.” Athens Banner-Herald. 13 June, 2003.
Shearer, Lee. “More tests on way for Pittard water.” Athens Banner-Herald. 27 June 2003.
Shearer, Lee. “On Pittard, no clues to cancer so far, but plenty of frustation.” Athens Banner-Herald. 21 August 2003.
Shearer, Lee. “New tests come up dry again.” Athens Banner-Herald. 1 October 2003.
Shearer, Lee. “Cancer mystery still haunts Pittard Road.” Athens Banner-Herald 13 October 2003.
Shearer, Lee. “Athens may lose thousands in grants to clean up area.” Athens Banner-Herald. 28 January 2004.
Shearer, Lee. “Water releases into the Oconee ruled ‘serious.’” Athens Banner-Herald 12 March 2004.
Thompson, Jim. “Cleanup continues at contaminated downtown site.” Athens Banner-Herald. 13 July 2000.
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2004 April). US EPA Integrated Risk Information System.
www.epa.gov/iris/subst/index.html
UGA commended for innovative approach to toxic waste cleanup. (26 December 2000.) Athens Banner-Herald.