MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to Recognize Charleston, South Carolina Superfund Site for Excellence in Reuse
CHARLESTON, S.C. (October 26, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host an award ceremony to recognize Koppers, Co. Inc., for receipt of the Region 4 Excellence in Site Reuse Award for its role in returning the creosote wood preserving facility, located in Charleston, South Carolina US into a productive reuse site.
Koppers, Co. Inc., is part of the “Magnolia” development, a mixed-use development that will consist of 140 acres of upland along the Ashley River and is comprised of three former Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act cleanups and several South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) Brownfields parcels. Turning the site back into a productive reuse site has been a collaborative effort between EPA, SCDHEC, Highland Resources, and the City of Charleston. The first phase, projected to cost between $500 and $700 Million, will include a hotel, residences, offices, retail shops and restaurants.
WHAT: Excellence in Superfund Site Reuse Award Ceremony
WHO: EPA Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Carol Kemker
EPA Region 4 Superfund Division Director Caroline Freeman
Mayor of the City of Charleston, John Tecklenburg
Myra Reece, SCDHEC Director of Environmental Affairs
Clark Davis, Highland Resources CEO
WHEN: Monday, October 30, 2023
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Highland Resources Sales Office
2198 Milford Street, Charleston, SC 29405
*** Interested media must RSVP via email to region4press@epa.gov to confirm your participation by Friday, October 27, 2023.