EPA to Review Cleanups at 40 Southeast Superfund Sites
ATLANTA (Oct. 19, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that comprehensive reviews will be conducted of completed cleanup work at 40 Superfund sites in the Southeast.
The sites, located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, will undergo a legally required Five-Year Review to ensure that previous remediation efforts at the sites continue to protect public health and the environment.
"Five-Year Reviews are an integral part of the site remediation process because they help make sure remedies are still protective," said Acting EPA Region 4 Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle. "The Southeast Region will benefit tremendously from the full restoration of Superfund sites, which can become valuable parts of the community landscape."
The Superfund Sites where EPA will conduct Five-Year Reviews in Calendar Year 2024 are listed below. The web links provide detailed information on site status as well as past assessment and cleanup activity. Once the Five-Year Review is complete, its findings will be posted in a final report at https://www.epa.gov/superfund/search-superfund-five-year-reviews.
Alabama
American Brass Property https://www.epa.gov/superfund/american-brass
Florida
Arkla Terra Property https://www.epa.gov/superfund/arkla-terra
Brown’s Dump https://www.epa.gov/superfund/brown's-dump
City Industries, Inc. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/city-industries-inc
Coleman-Evans Wood Preserving Co. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/coleman-evans-wood
Harris Corp. (Palm Bay Plant) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/harris-corporation-palm
Jacksonville Ash Site https://www.epa.gov/superfund/jacksonville-ash
Kassauf-Kimerling Battery Disposal https://www.epa.gov/superfund/kassauf-kimerling-th
Nocatee Hull Creosote https://www.epa.gov/superfund/nocatee-creosote
Pioneer Sand Co. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/pioneer-sand-company
Piper Aircraft Corp./Vero Beach Water & Sewer Dept. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/piper-aircraft-corp
Sandford Gasification Plant https://www.epa.gov/superfund/sanford-gasification
Sixty-Second Street Dump https://www.epa.gov/superfund/sixty-second-street
Solitron Microwave https://www.epa.gov/superfund/solitron-microwave
Tyndall Air Force Base https://www.epa.gov/superfund/tyndall-air-force-base
United Metals, Inc. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/united-metals-inc
Whitehouse Oil Pits https://www.epa.gov/superfund/whitehouse-oil-pits
Georgia
Woolfolk Chemical Works, Inc. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/woolfolk-chemical-works
Kentucky
Airco https://www.epa.gov/superfund/airco
B. F. Goodrich https://www.epa.gov/superfund/bf-goodrich
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (USDOE) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/paducha-gaseous-diffusion-plant
Mississippi
Sonford Products https://www.epa.gov/superfund/sonford-products
North Carolina
General Electric Co/Shephard Farm https://www.epa.gov/superfund/general-electric-shepherd-farm
North Belmont PCE https://www.epa.gov/superfund/north-belmont-pce
South Carolina
Calhoun Park Area https://www.epa.gov/superfund/search-superfund-five-year-reviews
Gieger ( C & M Oil) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/geiger
Helena Chemical Co. Landfill https://www.epa.gov/superfund/helena-chemical-landfill
Lyman Dyeing and Finishing https://www.epa.gov/superfund/lyman-dyeing-finishing
Medley Farm Drum Dump https://www.epa.gov/superfund/medley-farm-drum-dump
Savannah River Site (USDOE) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/savannah-river-site
WamChem, Inc. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/wamchem
Tennessee
American Creosote Works, Inc. (Jackson Plant) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/american-creosote-works-jackson
Oak Ridge Reservation (USDOE) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/oak-ridge-reservation
Ross Metals Inc. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/ross-metals
Background
Throughout the process of designing and constructing a cleanup at a hazardous waste site, EPA’s primary goal is to make sure the remedy will be protective of public health and the environment. At many sites, where the remedy has been constructed, EPA continues to ensure it remains protective by requiring reviews of cleanups every five years. It is important for EPA to regularly check on these sites to ensure the remedy is working properly. These reviews identify issues (if any) that may affect the protectiveness of the completed remedy and, if necessary, recommend action(s) necessary to address them.
There are many phases of the Superfund cleanup process including considering future use and redevelopment at sites and conducting post cleanup monitoring of sites. EPA must ensure the remedy is protective of public health and the environment and any redevelopment will uphold the protectiveness of the remedy into the future.
The Superfund program, a federal program established by Congress in 1980, investigates and cleans up the most complex, uncontrolled, or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country and endeavors to facilitate activities to return them to productive use. In total, there are more than 280 Superfund sites across the Southeast.
More information:
EPA’s Superfund program: https://www.epa.gov/superfund