US HWY. 60 AND US HWY. 71
The Pools Prairie site is adjacent to Neosho, Newton County, Missouri, in southwest Missouri. The site was discovered in July 1994 by the Newton County Health Department (NCHD) through a citizen's complaint of gasoline contamination in the family's well located west of Highway 71 on Quince Road, southwest of the Neosho city limits. A number of Superfund-related investigations, cleanup responses, and other actions have occurred since then, including the following: -Installation of temporary residential water filtration systems at affected homes. -Installation of approximately five miles of water main, and subsequent hookup of over 200 residences, in affected areas of the site. -Investigation and cleanup of former lagoon sediments at the Components Test Area. -Investigation and cleanup of release areas near the former 900 Building. -Investigation and cleanup of waste pits, test sites and other areas at the Engine Test Area. -Investigation of contaminated areas at the Manufacturing Plant Area.
559 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$50,056 |
Average Income |
176 |
Occupied homes |
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