Region 5 Superfund (SF)

U.S. EPA REGION 5
KENT COUNTY
KENT CITY

Congressional District # 02

KENT CITY MOBILE HOME PARK

EPA ID# MID981089915
Last Updated: August, 2006

Site Description

In 1983, a water supply well at the Kent City Mobile Home Park site was found to be contaminated with low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This well was replaced with a new well located 500 feet uphill of the old one that draws on a deeper aquifer. The probable source of contamination was a buried storage drum found approximately 20 feet from the wells. This drum collected floor drainage from a dry-cleaning facility that formerly operated on the site. In 1984, the drum and soil surrounding it were excavated and replaced with clean soil. Approximately 3,000 people live within three miles of the site. The majority of these residents use groundwater for a drinking water source. There is no municipal water supply in the area. 

Site Responsibility

This site was addressed through federal actions.

Threats and Contaminants

Groundwater was contaminated with VOCs. New wells have been drilled that tap the deeper uncontaminated aquifer; therefore, exposure to pollutants through the groundwater is unlikely. Removal of the source of contamination has resulted in the natural reduction of the contaminants in groundwater. 

Cleanup Progress

In 1984, United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) removed the source of groundwater contamination, a buried storage drum and the soil surrounding it. The contaminated well was removed from service and replaced with a deeper well. Removal of the source of contamination has resulted in the natural reduction of the contaminants in groundwater. 

U.S. EPA re-examined the site in 1989 and did not find any further contamination. Monitoring by Michigan Department of Natural Resources has found no contamination in monitoring wells, municipal wells, or private wells in the area. In 1994, U.S. EPA determined that no further cleanup actions were required. The site was deleted from the National Priorities List on March 20, 1995. 

Contacts

Remedial Project Manager, U.S. EPA
william ryan (ryan.williamj@epa.gov)
(312) 353-4374

Community Involvement Coordinator, U.S. EPA
stuart hill
(312) 886-0689

Site Profile Information

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