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NPL Site Narrative for Distler Farm
DISTLER FARM
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Federal Register Notice: September 8, 1983Conditions at listing (July 1982): The Distler Farm Site covers 8.7 acres in southwest Jefferson County, 17 miles from Louisville, Kentucky. In January 1979, EPA, using $300,000 made available under Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, responded to the emergency created when flood waters scattered drums of industrial waste stored at the site along the floodplain of Stump Gap Creek. EPA recovered and recontainerized 832 drums containing chemicals characteristic of the paint and coatings industry, then moved them to higher ground. Later, the State sent the drums to an approved disposal facility.
During the cleanup, EPA discovered trenches holding buried drums. A limited ground water study, conducted in October 1981, identified compounds similar to those found in the 1979 emergency. Sampling of nearby residential wells in 1979 and 1981 showed no contamination associated with waste disposal at the site.
Status (July 1983): EPA has conducted geophysical surveys and installed monitoring wells to better define the extent of subsurface contamination. Also, EPA recently completed a Remedial Action Master Plan outlining the investigations needed to determine the full extent of cleanup required at the site. EPA is planning a remedial investigation/feasibility study to determine the type and extent of contamination at the site and to identify alternatives for remedial action.
For more information about the hazardous substances identified in this narrative summary, including general information regarding the effects of exposure to these substances on human health, please see the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ToxFAQs. ATSDR ToxFAQs can be found on the Internet at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html or by telephone at 1-888-42-ATSDR or 1-888-422-8737.