Superfund Site:

MIAMI DRUM SERVICES
MIAMI, FL

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Ron Tolliver
[email protected]
(404) 562-9591

Remedial Project Manager
Marcia Nale
[email protected]
(404) 562-8442

Site Location

Street Address:
6601 NW 72nd Avenue
MIAMI, FL 33166

Background

The 1.2-acre Miami Drum Services Superfund site is located at 6601 NW 72nd Avenue in northwest Miami-Dade County, about two miles north of Miami International Airport. The site covers 1.2 acres and is now wholly contained within an 82-acre parcel owned by the Miami-Dade County Transit Authority. The site is located in a commercial and industrial area of Hialeah. Several other communities surround the site, including Miami Springs, Medley, Hialeah Gardens, Pinewood Park and Miami.

Between 1966 and 1981, Miami Drum Services cleaned and recycled drums at the site.  In 1981, the county forced the facility to shut down.  Since ...
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