Superfund Sites in Reuse in Kentucky
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Brantley Landfill
The 35-acre Brantley Landfill Superfund site is in Island, Kentucky. From 1978 to 1980, Barmet Aluminum Corporation (now Aleris) operated a landfill on site. Its operations contaminated air, groundwater, sediment, soil and surface water. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. EPA, the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection and the site’s potentially responsible party, Aleris, investigated conditions, placed a cap over the landfill, and sample site groundwater to ensure protection of human health and the environment. Two homes are located on site.
Last updated August 2021
As of December 2020, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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B.F. Goodrich
The 250-acre B.F. Goodrich (BFG) Superfund site is a mile northeast of Calvert City, Kentucky. Several chemical plants have operated on site since the mid-1950s. BFG operated a Landfill from 1965 to 1973 and a burn pit from 1970 to 1983. Until the 1980s, operators discharged chemical wastes to a series of unlined ponds where contaminants migrated into the soil, groundwater and the Tennessee River. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup by EPA and potentially responsible parties included groundwater removal and treatment, landfill cover improvements, and land use restrictions. It also included removal, treatment and capping of contaminated soil in a former burn pit area. EPA’s response initially addressed a former landfill and burn pit used to dispose of waste from the B.F. Goodrich chemical production facility. In 2009, the scope of EPA’s response expanded to include the entire 200-acre chemical plant. Following site investigations, EPA selected the final remedy in 2018. It includes a 3-mile sub-surface barrier wall around onshore contamination, groundwater collection and treatment, recovery of non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) from accessible onshore areas, dredging of contaminated sediments from the barge slip, closure of two ponds, recovery of NAPL from beneath the Tennessee River, and treatment of the groundwater plume beneath the river. In the 1990s, Westlake Chemical Company purchased most of the site property, including the landfill and plant facilities. The company currently runs a large plastics production facility on site. In 2000 and 2001, Cymetech LLC and Lubrizol Corporation purchased some of the site property. The companies currently operate facilities on site. The remedy is widely supported by all stakeholders.
Last updated August 2021
As of December 2020, EPA had data on 4 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 351 people and generated an estimated $217,658,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Caldwell Lace Leather Co., Inc.
The Caldwell Lace Leather Co., Inc. (CLL) Superfund site is located north of Auburn, Kentucky. The site includes a 16-acre landfill and 41 acres of pastureland. From 1972 to 1985, CLL operated a leather tannery at the site. Tannery processes generated wastewater sludge containing chromium. The company disposed of sludge, dyes and solid waste on site. A state inspection in 1982 found that site activities and improper waste handling had contaminated soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. In 1994, EPA determined that federal cleanup actions were not needed to protect human health or the environment. EPA recommended the landowner or the state conduct surface water monitoring, maintain the landfill cover and put land use restrictions in place. A cell phone communications tower is currently located on part of the site.
Last updated August 2021
As of December 2020, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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National Southwire Aluminum Co.
The 475-acre National Southwire Aluminum Co. Superfund site is located northwest of Hawesville, Kentucky. Part of a larger 1,100-acre property, the site sits on the west bank of the Ohio River. Southwire Aluminum Company began operating an aluminum reduction facility at the site in 1969. Facility operations and waste handling practices resulted in soil and groundwater contamination. In 1985, EPA found contamination in drinking water wells at and near the site. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1994. Cleanup activities included treatment of contaminated groundwater, removal and off-site disposal of some contaminated soil, and capping of remaining contaminated soil. Cleanup also included placement of land use restrictions on the site and groundwater monitoring. In 2001, Southwire Aluminum Company transferred ownership of the site property to Century Aluminum of Kentucky, which continues to operate the aluminum reduction facility on site. The PRP completed site cleanup in 2011. EPA deleted the site from the NPL in 2015. Operation and maintenance activities are ongoing.
Last updated August 2021
As of December 2020, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 445 people and generated an estimated $223,000,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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