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B.F. Goodrich
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Burn pit area at BF Goodrich site
- Additional Site Photos
- Site Video
Additional Resources
- Site Cleanup Terms - can be found in EPA's glossary
- EPA Guides to Cleanup Technologies
- Superfund Community Involvement (PDF) (17 pp, 130K, About PDF)
Site Summary Profile
EPA ID: KYD006370167Location: Calvert City, Marshall County, KY
Lat/Long: 37.050300, -088.323400
Congressional District: 01
NPL Status: Proposed: 12/30/82; Final: 09/08/83
Affected Media: Ground water, Soil
Cleanup Status: Construction complete - physical cleanup activities have been completed
Site Reuse/Redevelopment: None
Site Manager: Brad Jackson (jackson.brad@epa.gov)
Site Background
The BF Goodrich (BFG) site is a 2-acre industrial landfill, located approximately two miles northeast of Calvert City, Kentucky and lies on the southern bank of the Tennessee River. BFG disposed of wastes on the site from 1969 to 1972 and engineered a former creek channel for landfilling.
Workers disposed of 54,000 tons of construction waste and plant trash, buried 370 cubic yards of salt-brine sludge, and burned over two million gallons of liquid chlorinated organics in several burn pits at the site. From 1973 to 1980, the only waste disposed of at the site was excavation dirt. In 1980, an inspection by the Kentucky Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection disclosed a leaching problem along the river side of the landfill. The landfill was closed under a State-approved closure plan in 1980.
Another NPL site, the Airco site, borders the BFG property. Because of their common history of use and proximity, these two sites were studied together and have undergone a combined cleanup.
The site is currently fenced. The BFG/Airco site is located within the industrialized area of Calvert City, which includes several major chemical and industrial plants that were developed in the 1950s.
Threats and Contaminants
Ground water, soil, and sediments are contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including benzene, toluene, and 1,2-dichloroethane (EDC) from former waste disposal activities.
Site Cleanup Plan
The Record of Decision (ROD) for the site was issued in 1988. Major cleanup elements for the site included:
- Installing a leachate extraction system in the landfill and Burn Pit Area.
- Constructing a flood protection dike around the landfill.
- Upgrading the landfill clay cap.
- Excavating surface soil and placing it in the Burn Pit Area.
- Installing a vapor recovery system in the Burn Pit Area and covering it with a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) cap.
- Pumping contaminated ground water and treating it by air stripping.
- Ground water monitoring.
- Imposing deed restrictions preventing residential development and ground water use.
Cleanup Progress
Cleanup activities at the site were conducted in 1996 under a 1992 Consent Decree. Implementation of the recommended cleanup activities included: construction of a flood protection dike; improving the existing landfill cap; installation of a leachate extraction system, a ground water extraction system; consolidation of surface soil and drainage ditch sediment; installation of soil vapor extraction (SVE) system and construction of a RCRA cover system over the burn pit areas, installation of site fencing, imposing deed restrictions, and ground water monitoring.
The ground water pump-and-treat system has been operational since 1992. Five ground water extraction wells were installed to recover contaminated ground water from beneath the landfill to prevent the discharge of contaminants into the adjacent Tennessee River. These wells were installed at the B.F. Goodrich and Airco sites concurrently. Quarterly ground water monitoring is currently being performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the system.
Notices of deed restriction for the BFG site were certified by the Marshall County Clerk in 1999. The deed restriction runs with the land and states that "the site will not be used in any manner that would disturb the integrity of the final cover, the integrity of the containment or treatment system, or the function of any monitoring system on the site, unless the EPA Regional Administrator determines that such disturbance is necessary to the proposed use of the Site and will not increase the potential hazard to human health or the environment."
EPA entered into an agreement with BF Goodrich and PolyOne Corporation in August 2008 to conduct a focused Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) to investigate the nature and extent of non-aqueous phase liquids believe to be impacting the ground water at the site and the effectiveness of the ground water cleanup system. A focused RI/FS is underway.
Two Five-Year Reviews (FYRs) have been developed for the site - 2001 and 2006. The 2001 FYR documented the limited effectiveness of the ground water treatment system, leading to an expansion of the SVE system in the burn pit area. The 2006 FYR found that the site was currently protective of human health and the environment in the short term but that additional actions were needed to ensure that the remedy is protective in the long-term. Identified site issues included: a need for deed restrictions to prevent ground water use; no observed decrease of EDC levels in shallow ground water; limited effectiveness of the source area ground water extraction wells; and uncertainty regarding the extent of the principal source of EDC contamination found on site.
Site cleanup activities have been undertaken by EPA and potentially responsible parties (PRPs) with oversight by EPA.
Enforcement Activities
In 1985, EPA, BFG, and Erin's Oxygen Company (BOC) Group, formerly Airco, entered into an Administrative Order on Consent. The order directed BFG and BOC Group to conduct an RI/FS at the BF Goodrich /AIRCO site.
In 1992, EPA, BFG and BOC agreed to a Consent Decree for the implementation of the prescribed cleanup activities at the site(s).
Community Involvement
EPA has conducted a range of community involvement activities at the BFG site to solicit community input and to ensure that the public remains informed about site activities throughout the site cleanup process. Outreach activities have included public notices, interviews, and public meetings on cleanup activities and updates.
Future Work
A draft RI Report is planned for December 2009.
The next FYR for the site is scheduled for 2011.
Site Administrative Documents
Site Repository
For more information or to view any site-related documents, please visit the site information repository at the following location. As new documents are generated, they will be placed in the information repository for public information.
Barnwell County Public Library
2001 Hagood Ave.
Barnwell, KY 29812
Administrative Record Index
- OU-1 (PDF) (57 pp, 1.5MB, About PDF)
For documents not available on the website, please contact the Region 4 Freedom of Information Office.