Potential for Future Use Gulfport Commercial / Industrial Property 5034 Creosote Road, Gulfjport, Mississippi 39503 -•**;• Images (from left to right): Open space, an abandoned structure and former building footings at the site Site Name: Chemfax, Inc. Superfund site Size: 11 acres Supported Site Uses: Unrestricted land use (following cleanup) Existing Site Infrastructure: All major utilities are available. Readiness for Use: Site will be ready for unrestricted use following cleanup of contaminated soils in summer 2012. Ground water use is restricted. City of Gulfport, Mississippi SETTING: • The site, zoned for commercial and light industrial uses, is located next to a major commercial area. Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, downtown Gulfport, and the Port of Gulfport are located several miles south of the site. • The site property is vacant and owned by the State of Mississippi. The State will seek to lease out the property following cleanup in 2012. • The site is situated on Sixteenth Section land. Title to Sixteenth Section land is vested in the State of Mississippi, in trust for support of public education. • The site includes open space and brush, two abandoned structures and building footings. • Site surroundings include Bernard Bayou (north), vacant land and industrial uses (east), and commercial areas (south and west). • Nearby highways: U.S. Interstate 10 and U.S. Route 49. • Gulfport's population (2010): 67,793. Disclaimer: EPA does not warrant that the site property is suitable for any particular use. Any prospective lessee must contact the State of Mississippi for leasing potential. EPA Region 4 Reuse Fact Sheet REMEDIAL STATUS: Resin and wax manufacturing operations contaminated site soils and ground water with BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes) and PAHs (polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons). Contamination does not pose a risk to human health; the site is fenced and nearby properties are connected to the public water system. The site's remedy will include excavation and off- site disposal of contaminated soils. Ground water is being addressed by monitored natural attenuation. EPA is working closely with the State of Mississippi to facilitate the site's cleanup. The State is funding remaining cleanup activities. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: EPA Region 4 Bill Denman, EPA Region 4 Superfund Reuse Coordinator T: (404) 562-8939 E-mail: denman.bill@epa.gov State of Mississippi Trey Hess, MDEQ Brownfields Program Coordinator T: (601) 961-5654 E-mail: trey_hess@deq.state.ms.us ------- |