Gold Coast Oil Corp.
EPA ID: FLD071307680
Location: Miami, Dade County, FL
Congressional District: 18
NPL Status: Proposed: 12/30/82; Final: 09/08/83; Deleted 10/09/96
Site Repository:
Florida international Library
Room AT-235
Miami, FL 33199
Documents:
Site Background:
The Gold Coast Oil Site is the former location of an oil reclamation
facility that operated over an 11-year period. The Site is approximately
two acres in size and is located in a mixed commercial, industrial,
and residential area of Miami, Florida. Poor housekeeping practices
and improper disposal of wastes resulted in extensive contamination
of surface and subsurface soils at levels that posed a threat to
human health, welfare and/or the environment. The underlying Biscayne
aquifer, a sole source of drinking water for Dade County, was also
extensively contaminated at levels in excess of Federal and State
Drinking Water Standards.
Cleanup Progress: Construction Completed
This was a fund lead operation as there were no viable PRPs. Soil
remediation began in March 1989, with the excavation and offsite
disposal of 683 tons of contaminated soils and hardened waste sludge.
An additional 200 cubic yards of contaminated soil was excavated
for offsite disposal in March 1990. A comprehensive system of groundwater
monitoring, recovery, and disposal was implemented in July 1990.
Contaminated groundwater was recovered through a series of wells
and treated onsite with a dual column air stripping system for
the removal of volatile organic compounds. The treated groundwater
was returned to the aquifer through onsite injection wells, upgradient
of the recovery system. The groundwater recovery and treatment
system recovered and treated over 80 million gallons of water,
reducing contaminants in the underlying water to within Federal
and State drinking water standards and returning the aquifer to
its beneficial use. After completion of the cleanup, the site was
deleted from the NPL on October 9, 1996. |