Cattle Dip Vat Management Program

In response to potential contamination at former Cattle Dip Vat (CDV) sites across the Southeast, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) Southern Region (R8) developed a CDV Management Program  to quickly and efficiently reduce risk posed by arsenic in the soils at these sites. A total of 29 CDV sites within the Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis National Forests have been investigated under this program.

Concentrations of the organochlorine pesticide toxaphene above concentrations recommended for protection of human health and the environment were found in the surface soils at the Dickens CDV site. A non-time critical removal action will be completed to address toxaphene in soil at the Dickens CDV site. If further remedial action is needed at this site, public participation will be a part of the remedy selection process.

The purpose of this project web page is to inform the public about the planned removal action. The proposed Removal Action is being performed by the USFS and conducted in accordance with the Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis provisions of the Superfund law, also known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). CERCLA law allowed the public to comment on the proposed remedy during the 30-day public comment period.

Documents:

Engineering Evaluation / Cost Analysis
Draft Removal Action Plan
Removal Action Fact Sheet
Public Notice