The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 9 said that 39 National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites will be undergoing comprehensive reviews of the cleanup work.
According to an EPA press release, sites in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee will be completing five-year reviews.
"Five-Year Reviews are an integral part of the site remediation process because they help make sure remedies are still protective," EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackmon said, according to the release. "The Southeast Region will benefit tremendously from the full restoration of Superfund sites, which can become valuable parts of the community landscape."
EPA officials said that the five-year reviews are legally required and ensure remediation efforts performed at the sites in the past continue to provide public health and environmental safety.
The EPA will be conducting five-year reviews at the following Superfund sites this year:
Alabama
T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition Co. (Montgomery Plant).
Florida
Escambia Wood – Pensacola; ITT-Thompson Industries, Inc.; Landia Chemical Company; MRI Corp (Tampa); Pepper Steel & Alloys, Inc.; Sapp; and Battery Salvage; Trans Circuits, Inc.; JJ Seifert Machine.
Georgia
Marzone inc./Chevron Chemical Co.; Mathis Brothers Landfill (South Marble Top Road); Brunswick Wood Preserving; and Camilla Wood Preserving Company.
Kentucky
Maxey Flats Nuclear Disposal; Newport Dump; and Fort Hartford Coal Co. Stone Quarry.
Mississippi
American Creosote Works Inc. (Louisville); Davis Timber Company; and Picayune Wood Treating Site
North Carolina
Chemtronics Inc.; Martin-Marietta, Sodyeco, Inc.; National Starch & Chemical Corp.; Potter’s Septic Tank Service Pits; Battery Tech (Duracell-Lexington); Blue Ridge Plating Company; Bypass 601 Ground Water Contamination; Koppers Co., Inc. (Morrisville Plant); Carolina Transformer Co.; JFD Electronics/Channel Master; and North Belmont PCE.
South Carolina
Lexington County Landfill Area; and Palmetto Wood Preserving.
Tennessee
Copper Basin Mining District; Lewisburg Dump; Arlington Blending & Packaging; Illinois Central Railroad Company’s Johnston Yard Superfund Site; and Smalley-Piper.
Federal Facilities
Savannah River Site (USDOE); Oak Ridge Reservation (USDOE).
