THE BAYOU BONFOUCA SUPERFUND SITE IS LOCATED IN SLIDELL, ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LOUISIANA. THE SITE IS A FORMER WOOD PRESERVING FACILITY WHICH UTILIZED FORMED LUMBER, SUCH AS TELEPHONE POLES AND RAILROAD TIES, THAT WERE TREATED BY THE PRESSURIZED ADDITION OF CREOSOTE. A FIRE AT THE FACILITY IN 1970, IN ADDITION TO OPERATIONAL RELEASES, RESULTED IN THE RELEASE OF PURE PRODUCT CREOSOTE ONTO THE PLANT SURFACE AND INTO THE ADJACENT BAYOU FOR WHICH THE PROJECT IS NAMED. THE REMEDIAL DESIGN FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDES DREDGING 16 FEET OF SEDIMENTS FROM THE BAYOU BOTTOM FOR INCINERATION. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, IT IS NECESSARY TO PLACE SHEET PILING ALONG THE SHORELINE WITH SUBSURFACE ANCHORS TO ASSURE THAT THE SHORELINE DOES NOT COLLAPSE DURING DREDGING. * V.J. SCOGIN, WHO IS PRESIDENT OF STANDARD MATERIALS, OPERATES A PRESTRESSED CONCRETE COMPANY DOWNSTREAM FROM THE CONTAMINATED AREA AND ANOTHER FACILITY ADJACENT TO THE SITE. THE COMPANY (STANDARD) CURRENTLY HAS A CONTRACT TO MAKE TRESTLES FOR THE RAIL BRIDGE ACROSS LAKE PONCHARTRAIN. THEY DO THIS AT THE MAIN FACILITY, DOWNSTREAM OF THE CONTAMINATION, AND CARRY THE LARGE CONCRETE PIECES TO THE CONSTRUCTION AREA ON LAKE PONCHARTRAIN BY BARGE.