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NPL Site Narrative for Johns' Sludge Pond
JOHNS' SLUDGE POND
Wichita, Kansas
Federal Register Notice: September 8, 1983Conditions at listing (December 1982): Johns' Sludge Pond is a surface impoundment in Wichita, Kansas. Between 1951 and 1970, Super Refined Oil, now out of business, recycled waste oil there, disposing of an estimated 7,000 cubic yards of sludge into an unlined pond. EPA found lead and organic compounds in ground water on and very near the site. A number of private wells are in the area. In the 1970s, in order to conduct remedial actions at the site, the city took ownership of two-thirds of the property. The Johns' estate owns the remainder.
Status (July 1983): EPA and the City of Wichita are negotiating for remedial action at the site.
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.