AMERICAN CREOSOTE WORKS, INC. (PENSACOLA PLANT)

As of June 2026, the American Creosote Works, Inc. (Pensacola Plant) Site is considered ‘Current Human Exposure Not Under Control’ (HENC) because 55 residential properties have levels of dioxin in the soil above EPA's cleanup level. A site wide Record of Decision (ROD) was signed in September 2017. This exposure pathway is considered unacceptable based on EPA risk-based criteria because the residential exposure units are above EPA’s HI=1 of 50 parts per trillion (ppt). In each exposure unit, the residential yards will be cleaned up to FDEP’s Soil Cleanup Target Level (SCTL) of 7 ppt. Some offsite parcels have already been cleaned up and approximately 200,000 gallons of creosote have been removed to date. A Remedial Design (RD) was finished in September 2019. The first scheduled action is to clean up residential properties. EPA has prepared a Community Involvement Plan, and provides updates and other information about the site through regular meetings. In January 2026, EPA held a public meeting to update the timing based on contract delays and remedy updates and went door to door. If you are impacted by risks inherent at this site, you can reduce your risk by not digging in the soil and leaving any soil cover such as grass intact. The residential yard clean ups should start in early 2027 and should be completed by December 2028. EPA currently anticipates that human exposure will be under control by December 2028 because the first activity of the remedial action will be the residential yard clean ups. The entire remedial action should be completed within three years.