Jadco-Hughes Facility

• Site Profile
• Additional Site Documents including Five Year Reviews, Records of Decisions (ROD) and Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD).
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Site Background:
From 1971 to 1975, C.A. Hughes operated a solvent reclamation and storage facility at this 6-acre site in Belmont. Workers reprocessed chemical waste from industries to recover whatever could be resold, storing the residues on the site. In 1975 Jadco, another firm, leased the site, equipment, and operation. A large quantity of drums, in various stages of decay, had accumulated by the time operation ceased in late 1975. By 1978, 18,000 drums were removed from the site, contaminated soils were placed in an unlined landfill on site, and the site was regraded. In 1983, bulk storage tanks and other drums were removed; however spillage and leakage resulted in contamination of the soil predominantly with organic solvents and heavy metals. In 1984, an estimated 4,700 people used wells within 3 miles of the site as a source of drinking water. Roughly 40 to 50 residences lie within a 1,000 foot radius of the site. All homes have access to public water supply, however some residents may still be using water form private wells. A ditch that drains the site flows into the Catawba River, and Belmont's drinking water intake is 2 ½ miles downstream form the confluence of the river and ditch.

Cleanup Progress: Construction Completed
The potentially responsible parties (PRPs) began a remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) in 1986 under EPAs oversight. The RI/FS was completed in 1990. The EPA selected a remedy which includes treatment of soils using soil vacuum extraction and soil flushing techniques. The remedial action was constructed under a Unilateral Administrative Order. Groundwater will be pumped and treated and discharged into a local wastewater treatment plant. Surface water will be re-routed and the culvert repaired to eliminate surface water contamination. The design of the remedy was completed in mid 1995. Construction of the remedy was completed in December of 1996.  Since the implementation of the remedy, two Five Year Reviews have been conducted. The first was completed in September of 2001, the second was completed is September of 2006.   The most recent Five Year Review concluded that the remedy was functioning as designed, and that all immediate threats had been addressed.  The report further concluded that the site is protective in the short term, and long term protectiveness is expected when the groundwater cleanup goals are achieved.