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Missouri Electric Works operated on a 6 1/2-acre site at 824 South Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau from 1954 until 1992. Missouri Electric Works sold, serviced, and reconditioned electric motors, transformers, and transformer controls. In addition, it recycled transformer oil and copper wire. The transformer oil was filtered and reused, with about 90 percent being salvaged. The remaining waste oil either was sold to local residents for dust control purposes, disposed of by a contractor, or simply allowed to leak or spill onto the ground around the facility. Some waste oil reportedly was burned on site. The total amount of waste oil generated was about 28,000 gallons. The facility was issued an order in 1988, prohibiting the company from accepting electrical equipment containing oil with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) levels in excess of 1 part per million (ppm). Approximately 37,800 people live within 3 miles of the site, while 1,000 people live within 1 mile of the site. The land around the site is used for industrial and commercial purposes. Prime agricultural land is located less than 1 mile away. The Mississippi River, located 2 miles from the site, is used for fishing, recreational and commercial boating, and swimming. The Cape La Croix Creek, which flows into the Mississippi, receives runoff from the site through a series of drainage ditches. Most of the water needs of the city of Cape Girardeau are provided by the Mississippi River. However, ground water from a public well 2 miles south of the site supplements river water during peak demand periods. A wetland area is located immediately to the south of the site. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through Federal and potentially responsible parties' (PRPs) actions. MDNR is assisting EPA as a supporting regulatory agency.
2,053 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$61,171 |
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