Public Notice: EPA Conducting Review of Ormet Corp. Superfund Site

Summary

EPA is conducting a five-year review of the Ormet Corp. Superfund site located along the Ohio River on state Route 7 in Monroe County, Ohio, approximately three miles north of the city of Hannibal. The Superfund law requires regular checkups of sites that have been cleaned up or where cleanup has been ongoing for at least five years – with waste managed on-site – to make sure the cleanup continues to protect people and the environment. This is the sixth five-year review of this site.

The cleanup at the site included excavating soils and sediment contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, and placing them in an on-site containment cell, building a landfill cap, installing a flushing system on a former waste storage area, performing groundwater extraction and treatment, conducting long-term monitoring and maintenance, and limiting the use of and access to the site.

More information is available on the Ormet Corp. Superfund site webpage. The review is expected to be completed in April of 2027.

The five-year review is an opportunity for you to tell EPA about site conditions and any concerns you have.