Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Southeast District Office

400 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 200

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

Welcome to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Web site regarding The Acreage. This Web site will provide immediate access to information DEP is producing regarding The Acreage community.

It is our hope that residents of The Acreage and others will find this Web site useful in their understanding of DEP’s role in both water and soil sampling. DEP is committed to protecting public health and the environment, and we want the community to feel informed and aware throughout the water sampling process. As such, DEP staff members are available to answer questions about The Acreage and DEP’s sampling.

We encourage any residents with questions and concerns to contact DEP directly at (561) 681-6600. Please continue to visit this site as we will continue to add additional information as it available.

Letters:

• October 5, 2010 - Letter from EPA to DEP concerning EPA's review of the methodology and conclusions presented in DEP's investigation report on The Acreage

• March 23, 2010 - Letter from Alina Alonso (PBCHD) to Commissioner Burt Aaronson on the use of Recovered Screen Material (RSM)

• March 23, 2010 - Letters from EPA to State Rep. Ron Klein and United States Senator Bill Nelson

• November 13, 2009 - Letter from former DEP Southeast District Director Jack Long to Florida Representative Carl Domino regarding The Acreage

• October 20, 2009 - Letter from Florida Representative Carl Domino to former DEP Southeast District Director Jack Long regarding The Acreage

• October 15, 2009 - Letter from former DEP Southeast District Director Jack Long to Arcadis RMA, Inc., regarding the reuse of Seminole Improvement District (SID) Reverse Osmosis Concentrate

• September 10, 2009 - Letter from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to United States Senator Bill Nelson regarding The Acreage

• August 6, 2009 - Letter from United States Senator Bill Nelson to United States Environmental Protection Agency Acting Regional Administrator Stanley Meiburg regarding The Acreage

• August 3, 2009 - Letter to DEP from Senator Dave Aronberg and Representative Joseph Abruzzo regarding The Acreage

• July 28, 2009 - Letter from United States Environmental Protection Agency Acting Regional Administrator Stanley Meiburg to United States Senator Bill Nelson

Frequently Asked Questions and Fact Sheets:

• September 20, 2010 - DEP and DOH - Air Monitoring and Canal Testing

• March 16, 2010 - United Technologies Corporation / Pratt-Whitney Cleanup Site Fact Sheet

• March 9, 2010 - DEP and DOH - The Acreage Frequently Asked Questions

Press Information:

• April 2, 2010 - DEP's Recent Water Testing Results Show No Indication of Agricultural or Industrial Contamination in The Acreage Community

• February 1, 2010 - DOH Press Release - CDC Reviewed DOH Population Recalculation Pediatric Brain and CNS Cancers Remain Elevated

• October 1, 2009 - DOH Receives Final Drinking Water Sampling Report from DEP Regarding The Acreage Community in Palm Beach

• August 28, 2009 - DOH & DEP Release Initial Findings in Cancer Review Investigation for The Acreage Community

• Palm Beach County Health Department's Web Site on The Acreage

Reports and Sampling Information for Soil and Water for The Acreage Community, Palm Beach County (February, March and April 2010):

• August 10, 2010 - The Acreage Drinking Water and Soil Sampling (February, March and April 2010), Loxahatchee, Palm Beach County, Florida - SIS Report Number 2010-04

• Appendix A - Complete Analyte List for Water and Soil Samples

• Appendix B - Summary Tables

• Appendix C - Laboratory Reports

• Appendix D - Water and Soil Data Packets for Each Sample Location

• August 5, 2010 - PowerPoint Presentation: The Acreage Soil Sampling Results

Reports and Sampling Information:

• July 19, 2010 - Additional Water Sampling Results for The Acreage, Palm Beach County (February, March and April 2010)

• July 19, 2010 - REVISED - DEP's Final Soil Sampling Results for The Acreage, Palm Beach County (February, March and April 2010)

• April 12, 2010 - DEP's Final Well Sampling Report for The Acreage February 12-14 Sampling Event

• October 1, 2009 - DEP's Final Well Sampling Report for The Acreage, Palm Beach County

• August 31, 2009 - DEP's List of Contaminants Sampled

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