State To Test For Carcinogen Levels At Century Sheriff’s Precinct

October 8, 2015

An upcoming environmental site assessment will determine if benzine, a known human carcinogen, exists in dangerous levels at the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office substation in Century.

In 1992, two 6,000 gallon underground storage tanks were removed from the property. At the time of the removal, an assessment revealed a concentration of benzene greater than the state’s target cleanup criteria. The property was entered into a program that would allow the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to conduct cleanup. As part of that program, the property was given a ranking score with cleanup priority is basked on ranking position.

The Sheriff’s Office Century Precinct score is a “26″, with the DEP currently working to cleanup properties with an assessment score of “30″ or higher.  The FDEP is reassessing properties with low scores. If the score remains the same or reduces, the department will have the option of removing the property from the cleanup program list.

The Escambia County Commission is set to approve an agreement allowed FDEP to access the property for the assessment.

The single public building on the property, known also as the Billy G. Ward Courthouse, houses both the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Escambia County Clerk of the Courts.

NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.


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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News