3600 LAKEVILLE HWY
Sola Optical USA, Inc. produced optical lenses on this 35-acre site from 1978 - 2001. In 1982, the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) identified acetone in an on-site well. Subsequently, Sola reported that soil adjacent to six underground solvent storage tanks at the facility was contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In 1985, Sola removed the underground storage tanks and confirmed that the shallow groundwater underneath the site was contaminated with VOCs. In 1986 and 1987, the State found low levels of solvents in the Petaluma #5 City Well. This well was located approximately 500 feet from the site and may have been hydraulically connected to the contaminated aquifer beneath the site. The well was shut down until treatment of the contaminated groundwater is completed. Affected residences were connected to the Petaluma Water Department distribution system, which serves approximately 50,000 people. The facility shut down in October 2001 and the property was sold in 2002.
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