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VRP Site

Carefree Cleaners

Revised On: Nov. 15, 2023 - 4:00 p.m.

Location: 

  • 36889 N. Tom Darlington Drive, Carefree, Arizona

Acceptance Into Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP):

  • May 3, 2016

Contaminants of Concern (COCs):

  • Chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Affected Media:

  • Groundwater

What are My Health Risks:

For Groundwater | If you are connected to a Public Water System (PWS) there is little to no risk of impact from exceedances because the water is filtered through the PWS for residential and business use | View Drinking Water Notices >

If you have a private well in the vicinity of the exceedance, we encourage you to test the well water

Not sure what to test for? | Learn More >

Site Summary:

  • Former dry cleaners site now has a sub-slab depressurization system (SSDS) to address vapor mitigation
  • Groundwater monitoring is conducted on a semi-annual basis
  • A work plan to implement a pilot scale remedial action utilizing in-situ chemical oxidation was received and approved by VRP in March 2020
  • A pilot test remedial action was completed in April 2020
  • Ongoing groundwater monitoring continues to evaluate post-remediation groundwater concentrations and determine if source area remediation has been successful
  • An additional monitoring well was installed to the northeast in October 2022
  • A Pilot Scale Remedial Work Plan was submitted in October 2022
  • Installed a down-gradient well in October 2022
  • ADEQ approved the Pilot Scale Remedial Work Plan on Nov. 4, 2022
  • Submitted Sampling Report-Post ISCO Injection in February 2023

Project Manager
P: 602-771-2256
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VRP Unit Manager
P: 602-771-1612
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