Sanford Dry Cleaners

⚠ Superfund · Construction complete

EPA in collaboration with FDEP completed cleanup activities in February 2015.

Location

CitySanford
CountySeminole County
StateFlorida
Coordinates28.81122, -81.26561

Contaminants of concern

Contaminated media

Cleanup timeline

  1. Initial Assessment Completed — 02/23/2009
  2. Proposed to the National Priorities List — 03/04/2010
  3. Finalized on the National Priorities List — 09/29/2010
  4. Remedial Investigation Started — 12/17/2010
  5. Final Remedy Selected — 08/15/2013
  6. Final Remedial Action Started — 08/21/2014
  7. Construction Completed — 05/20/2015
  8. Deleted from National Priorities List — Not Yet Achieved
  9. Most Recent Five-Year Review — 07/10/2025
  10. Achieved Sitewide Ready for Anticipated Reuse — Not Yet Achieved

EPA references

Other Superfund sites in Seminole County

EPA-regulated facilities nearby

Understanding this Superfund site

Sanford Dry Cleaners 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: Construction complete. Physical construction of the cleanup remedy is complete, though long-term monitoring and institutional controls typically continue for years or decades. Groundwater treatment systems, for example, often run long after surface cleanup finishes.

EPA has identified 5 contaminants of concern at this site, including chloroethene (vinyl chloride), cis-1,2-dichloroethene, tetrachloroethene. Contamination has been detected in groundwater, soil, air.

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.