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NPL Site Narrative for Ellisville Site
ELLISVILLE
Ellisville, Missouri
Federal Register Notice: September 8, 1983Conditions at listing (October 1981): Three properties, Callahan 28 (acres), Rosalie (85 acres), and Bliss (12 acres), near Ellisville, Missouri, are known collectively as the Ellisville site. In 1980, a contractor unearthed buried drums of paint solvents and pesticides while constructing a sewer line at the Callahan property. Further investigation revealed two other areas where industrial wastes had been buried within a 1-mile area along Caulks Creek, a tributary of the Missouri River. Leachate is flowing from the disposal area to the creek. Ground water, which is used as drinking water, may have been contaminated.
This is the top priority site in Missouri.
Status (July 1983): In January 1982, EPA used $310,000 in CERCLA emergency funds to excavate drums and take other emergency actions at the Rosalie and Callahan sites. Since early February 1982, EPA has authorized about $500,000 (part under a Cooperative Agreement with Missouri) for (1) disposal of the excavated drums, (2) a remedial investigation to determine the type and extent of contamination at the Bliss property, and (3) a feasibility study to identify alternatives for remedial actions at all three. The work is scheduled to be completed in the third quarter of 1983.
EPA and the State have identified parties potentially responsible for wastes associated with the site, and their cooperation in the cleanup is being sought.
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.