the landfill area unfortunately lies below the mean high water line, further increasing risk. Both inside and outside a dike constructed along the southeastern edge of the property are mangrove swamps. Biscayne Aquifer lies below the ground surface. The flow of regional groundwater is southeastward, towards Biscayne Bay, but varies locally due to mounding. Documented contamination For seven years, nearby residents have suffered as wastes were dumped into groundwater and piled up to high. After heavy rains, contaminated water flows from the dump, flooding and contaminating the area. When the EPA originally released their evaluation and report on the Munisport superfund site, it clearly stated that the land should never be developed and that an impermeable "cap" should be placed on the area so that toxic chemicals could not potentially leak into the air, water and soil, as the impact on human and aquatic health were unknown. The original EPA evaluation of the site stated that the onsite samples originally tested contained di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, dieldrin, pentachlorophenol, and PCBs. Other samples contained lead, cadmium and ammonia. The ASTDR Public Health report stated: The report stated that the dumping of 2,600 pounds of styrene in 1989, and 12,000 pounds in 198, occurred by just one boatyard. Governmental regulatory agencies at that time indicated that the extent of contaminants on the entire property remained unknown. The report indicated that it was necessary to go down more than two feet below ground (soil had only been tested superficially at one inch deep) to know what was really brewing beneath the surface. There is no evidence that this was ever done. The Public Health Assessment concluded: "Inhalation of contaminated dust is a past and future air exposure pathway. Contaminated soils and fill material are sources of contaminated dust." The Western portion of Munisport Dump was backfilled with solid waste consisting, among other things, of solid waste consisting of trash and municipal garbage. Among the non-permitted dumping discovered and documented were 12 drums containing tricresyl phosphate, ethylcyanoacetate, and acetate. "Small amounts" of hospital waste was found on the site. The contamination in soil, sediments, surface water, and ground water sampled and documented include 4-DDE ammonia arsenic asbestos barium benzene beta-BHC Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate cadmium carbon disulfide chlordane chlorobenzene chromium coliform bacteria dieldrin ethylbenzene leachate lead manganese mercury methylene chloride molybdenum nickel pentachlorophenol pesticides polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) strontium styrene vanadium VOCs zinc Resident exposure to contamination In the early