Superfund Site:

DORADO GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION
DORADO, PR

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Remedial Project Manager
Carlos Colombani
(787) 977-5862

Site Location

Street Address:
PR-694 Km 4.5
DORADO, PR 00646

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Announcements and Key Topics

Using funds provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA will clean up the groundwater contaminated with volatile organic compounds, specifically trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethene (PCE), by installing monitoring wells to carefully monitor the natural break down of the contamination that is already occuring, a process called monitored natural attenuation (MNA). In addition, EPA is restricting the use of the groundwater.

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Background

The Dorado Ground Water Contamination (DGWC) site includes a groundwater plume, which is an area where contaminants disperse in the water table underground. It is located in the municipality of ...
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