Arkla Terra Property

Location

Contaminants of concern

• TETRACHLOROETHENE
• TRICHLOROETHENE

Contaminated media

• Groundwater

Cleanup timeline

1. Initial Assessment Completed — 03/10/1999
2. Proposed to the National Priorities List — 09/03/2008
3. Finalized on the National Priorities List — 04/09/2009
4. Remedial Investigation Started — 09/28/2009
5. Final Remedy Selected — 08/29/2018
6. Final Remedial Action Started — 08/29/2018
7. Construction Completed — 12/18/2020
8. Deleted from National Priorities List — Not Yet Achieved
9. Most Recent Five-Year Review — 12/01/2025
10. Achieved Sitewide Ready for Anticipated Reuse — 07/19/2021

EPA references

• EPA facility record →
• EPA Superfund profile →

Other Superfund sites in Hillsborough County

• Stauffer Chemical Co Tampa — Tampa
• Helena Chemical Co Tampa Plant — Tampa
• Normandy Park Apartments — Temple Terrace
• Mri Corp Tampa — Tampa
• Sydney Mine Sludge Ponds — Brandon
• Raleigh Street Dump — Tampa
• Taylor Road Landfill — Seffner
• Reeves Southeastern Galvanizing Corp — Tampa
• Jj Seifert Machine — Ruskin
• Peak Oil Co Bay Drum Co — Tampa

EPA-regulated facilities nearby

• Airgas Usa, Llc. — Temple Terrace · 3.5 mi · 255 lb releases
• Independence Recycling Stormwater Management Plan — Tampa · 4.2 mi · $518 penalties
• East Fowler Ave Gravity Main Replacement — Temple Terrace · 4.4 mi · $14.5k penalties
• Preferred Materials, Inc. — Tampa · 5.2 mi · 1 lb releases
• Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. — Tampa · 5.5 mi · 66.1k lb releases
• Tampa Bay Fisheries Inc — Dover · 6.1 mi · 15.3k lb releases
• Chromalloy Castings, Tampa Corp — Tampa · 6.1 mi · 1.7k lb releases
• Reeves Southeastern Galvanizing Corp. — Tampa · 6.1 mi · 24 lb releases
• Florida Chemical Supply, Inc — Tampa · 6.2 mi · $4.6k penalties
• Phillips Manufacturing — Tampa · 6.3 mi · $3.4k penalties

Understanding this Superfund site

Arkla Terra Property is a federal Superfund site in Florida. The Superfund program, created by Congress in 1980, addresses sites where hazardous substances have been released or threaten release into the environment. EPA scores potential sites using the Hazard Ranking System; those that score high enough are placed on the National Priorities List.

Current status: Ready for anticipated reuse. EPA considers this site ready for anticipated reuse, meaning cleanup has progressed enough for certain land uses. This does not necessarily mean all contamination has been removed — institutional controls like deed restrictions may limit how the land can be used.

Contaminants of concern include tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene. Contamination has been detected in groundwater.

If you live near this site and have health concerns, your state health department can provide site-specific guidance. EPA maintains a community involvement program for most NPL sites, and site documents — including the Record of Decision, five-year reviews, and public health assessments — are typically available through EPA's Superfund site profile.