NE OF CAVALCADE AND MAURY/BTWN BH&T RR
The North Cavalcade Site is located northeast of the intersection of Cavalcade Street and Maury Street, about one mile southwest of the intersection of Loop 610 and U.S. Highway 59, in Houston, Harris County, Texas. The Site boundaries are Interstate Loop 610 to the north, Cavalcade Street to the south, and active rails on both the east and west boundaries. The Site is approximately 21 acres in size and has an elongated triangular shape. Residential areas are northeast and west of the site (as close as 200 feet from the site). Other surroundings include commercial and industrial properties. The South Cavalcade Superfund Site is located directly south of the North Cavalcade Street Site and was also a woodtreatment facility during the same time period. The two Sites were not otherwise related. T he North Cavalcade Site was developed for wood treating operations in 1946, when a small creosote wood preserving business named Houston Creosoting Company, Inc. (HCCI) was established. The wood preserving operations encompassed approximately nine acres on the southern portion of the property, and included creosote ponds, various tanks and storage units, lumber shed, treatment facility, and other buildings. Wood preserving operations continued until 1961 when the property was foreclosed. In 1964, the property was sold; subsequent property owners further divided the property. There has been no further industrial activity on the Site since 1964. Data developed during the initial site investigation indicated that creosote stored in areas corresponding to the historical operation area and creosote lagoons contributed to the contamination. The former operation area and waste pits covered approximately one acre. There are two commercial businesses located in the southwestern section of the Site.
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