EPA to Give Press Tour and Update at Mississippi Phosphates Corporation Superfund Site in Pascagoula
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi (Nov. 25, 2025) – On Thursday, December 4, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 4 Administrator Kevin McOmber will join the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Director Chris Wells, along with local officials, for a press tour and update on the Mississippi Phosphates Corporation (MSC) Superfund Site.
WHO:
Kevin McOmber, Administrator, EPA Region 4
Chris Wells, Director, MDEQ
Dr. Jay Willis, Mayor, City of Pascagoula
WHAT:
Press tour and update on the latest cleanup efforts at the Mississippi Phosphates site.
WHEN:
Thursday, December 4 at 10 a.m. CT
WHERE:
Mississippi Phosphates Corporation (East Stack)
601 Industrial Road
Pascagoula, MS 39581
RSVP: Credentialed media who wish to participate should sign up no later than 5 p.m. CT, Wednesday, December 2, 2025:
Background
Mississippi Phosphates Corporation (MPC) manufactured DAP fertilizers at its facility in Pascagoula from the late 1950s until filing for bankruptcy in 2014. As a result of former phosphate ore processing operations, including phosphoric and sulfuric acid plants, the soil is contaminated, primarily by heavy metals, radium-226 and low pH. Groundwater beneath the former plant contains elevated metals concentrations and low pH. EPA placed the site on the Superfund National Priorities List in 2018 and is overseeing ongoing cleanup.
More information about the MPC Superfund Site: epa.gov/superfund/ms-phosphates-corp