
THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE GOLDBERG BROTHERS SCRAP METAL YARD. RUNOFF AND DRAINAGE FROM THE YARD INTO HYDE PARK BECAME AN ISSUE AFTER A 1993 STUDY BY THE EPA. THEY FOUND ELEVATED LEAD LEVELS IN DRAINAGE DITCHES FLOWING FROM THE PROPERTY INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE SAME YEAR THE FEDERAL AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY, WHICH ANALYZED EPA'S TEST DATA, CONCLUDED THE GOLDBERG SITE CONTAINS WIDESPREAD LEAD AND PCB CONTAMINATION AND LESSER AMOUNTS OF ARSENIC AND CHROMIUM (SOURCE: AUGUSTA CHRONICLE 5/16/97)