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NPL Site Narrative for Haviland Complex
HAVILAND COMPLEX
Town of Hyde Park, New York
Federal Register Notice: June 10, 1986Conditions at proposal (October 15, 1984): The Haviland Complex covers several blocks in the Town of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York. The site consists of a group of apartments and a shopping center with an old dry cleaner, a car wash, a laundromat, and offices. At least seven private wells nearby and two Haviland Complex water supply wells serving about 2,000 people have been contaminated with trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, vinyl chloride, chlorobenzenes, and other volatile organic chemicals, according to tests conducted by the county. The shallow aquifer is contaminated, and the bedrock aquifer is threatened. No alternate water supply is readily available.
Status (June 10, 1986): EPA is conducting a remedial investigation/feasibility study to determine the type and extent of contamination at the site and identify alternatives for remedial action. Homeowners in the area are currently buying their own bottled water. The apartment complex has installed an aeration system to remove volatile organic chemicals from its wells.
For more information about the hazardous substances identified in this narrative summary, including general information regarding the effects of exposure to these substances on human health, please see the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ToxFAQs. ATSDR ToxFAQs can be found on the Internet at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html or by telephone at 1-888-42-ATSDR or 1-888-422-8737.