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2007 Demonstration Project
Pepper Steel & Alloys,Inc.:
Medley, Florida
THE SITE: The Pepper Steel & Alloys, Inc. site is located in an industrial
section of Medley, Florida. Used by a variety of businesses over the years,
the site contains three parcels totaling approximately 25 acres. Improper
disposal practices led to the contamination of soils with polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) and the site was added to the National Priorities List
in 1983. In 1989, contaminated soils were excavated, stabilized, and
solidified, resulting in an 11-acre monolith. For the next 15 years, the site
was vacant, overgrown with vegetation, and subject to extensive dumping
of debris. Collaborative efforts by EPA, the State of Florida, Bade County,
and site owners led to reuse in 2005. Businesses currently operating at
the site include a trucking company and a facility that provides storage
for land-sea containers. A pre-cast concrete products facility is also
operational at the site.
THE OPPORTUNITY: Conveniently located near major highway
systems, the site is easily accessible and well situated for development.
Reuse that is compatible with the remedy could also help ensure that
long-term storm water control at the Pepper Steel site is implemented and
functioning according to the remedy.
THE BARRIERS: Currently, two of the parcels have informational
institutional controls in place. These controls may not be enforceable and
need to be strengthened. The State of Florida and Bade County require
at least one enforceable institutional control for the site. In addition, any
future construction activities on the site will require the proper permits
before they can begin. Improvements to county roads around the site
necessitate enhancing the existing storm water drainage system on the
site.
THE SOLUTION: EPA is working with the State, the County, and site
owners to develop language for an institutional control to be applied
across all three parcels. By facilitating communication between various
permitting agencies, EPA hopes to oversee implementation of a protective
institutional control and ensure that effective permitting procedures are
in place prior to on-site construction. The site owners will maintain the
current storm water drainage system on the site or consider replacing it
with an improved system. EPA may work towards a future agreement with
the site owners to transfer responsibility for improving and maintaining
Barriers:
Need for an enforceable institutional
control
Solution:
EPA coordination with stakeholders
and facilitation of the permitting
process
Before:
Vacant land subject to dumping of
debris
After:
Site of operations for two trucking
companies, a battery manufacturer,
and a pre-cast concrete production
facility
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the site's long-term storm water drainage system if improvements are necessitated by current ordinances activated
by redevelopment.
THE SITE NOW: Since 2005, reuse of the site has sparked significant interest among potential developers. A
trucking and transportation company purchased a five-acre parcel and operations are well underway. Another
ten-acre parcel was sold in 2006 and the new owner now operates a pre-cast concrete manufacturing plant. The
remaining ten-acre parcel is being reused in part as a truck staging area. In addition, an on-site building has been
improved with a new external paint job, new parking lot curbing, and new asphalt in the parking lot in anticipation
of future use.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Jan Rogers, Remedial Project Manager, at (561) 616-8868 or
rogers.jan@epa.gov: or Bill Denman, Region 4 Superfund Redevelopment Coordinator, at (404) 562-8939 or
denman.bill@epa.gov.
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