ATLANTA (Oct. 19, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that comprehensive reviews will be conducted of completed cleanup work at 45 National Priority List (NPL) 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.
"The Southeast Region will benefit tremendously from the full restoration of Superfund sites, which can become valuable parts of the community landscape," said EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackmon. “The Five-Year Review evaluations ensure that remedies put in place to protect public health remain effective over time.” The Superfund Sites where EPA will conduct Five-Year Reviews in 2022 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 Alabama Army Ammunition Plant https://www.epa.gov/superfund/alabama-army-ammunition-plant Alabama Plating Company, Inc. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/alabama-plating-co Mowbray Engineering Co. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/mowbray-engineering US NASA Marshall Space Flight Center US Army/NASA Redstone Arsenal https://www.epa.gov/superfund/redstone-aresenal Florida ALARIC Area GW Plume https://www.epa.gov/superfund/alaric-area-groundwater-plume Beulah Landfill https://www.epa.gov/superfund/beulah-landfill Chevron Chemical Co. (Ortho Division) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/chevron-chemical-company Florida Petroleum Reprocessors https://www.epa.gov/superfund/florida-petroleum-reprocessors Miami Drum Services https://www.epa.gov/superfund/miami-drum-services Pensacola Naval Air Station https://www.epa.gov/superfund/naval-air-station-pensacola Raleigh Street Dump https://www.epa.gov/superfund/raleigh-street-dump Taylor Road Landfill https://www.epa.gov/superfund/taylor-road-landfill Tower Chemical Co. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/tower-chemical-company Georgia Alternate Energy Resources Inc. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/alternate-energy-resources Peach Orchard & Nutrition Co. Rd PCE Groundwater Plume Site https://www.epa.gov/superfund/peach-orchard-road-pce-plume Powersville Site https://www.epa.gov/superfund/powersville-site T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition Co (Albany Plant) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/t-h-agriculture Kentucky A.L. Taylor (Valley of the Drums) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/al-taylor-valley-of-drums Brantley Landfill https://www.epa.gov/superfund/brantley-landfill Distler Brickyard https://www.epa.gov/superfund/distler-brickyard Distler Farm https://www.epa.gov/superfun https://www.epa.gov/superfund/lee-lane-landfilld/distler-farm Lee’s Lane Landfill https://www.epa.gov/superfund/lee-lane-landfill National Electric Coil Co./Cooper Industries https://www.epa.gov/superfund/national-electric-coil-cooper-industries Tri City Disposal Co. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/tri-city-disposal North Carolina ABC One Hour Cleaners https://www.epa.gov/superfund/abc-one-hour-cleaners Aberdeen Pesticide Dumps https://www.epa.gov/superfund/aberdeen-contaminated-groundwater Benfield Industries, Inc. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/benfield-industries Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station https://www.epa.gov/superfund/cherry-point-marine-corps CTS of Ashville, Inc. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/cts-millsgap GEIGY Chemical Corp (Aberdeen Plant) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/ciba-geigy-corporation Gurley Pesticide Burial https://www.epa.gov/superfund/gurley-pesticide-burial North Carolina State University (Lot 86, Farm Unit #1) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/north-carolina-state-university Sigmon’s Septic Tank Service https://www.epa.gov/superfund/sigmon-septic-tank South Carolina Admiral Home Appliances https://www.epa.gov/superfund/admiral-home-appliances Beaunit Corp (Circular Knit & Dyeing Plant) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/beaunit Carolawn Inc. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/carolawn Elmore Waste Disposal https://www.epa.gov/superfund/elmore-waste-disposal International Minerals and Chemicals (IMC) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/imc Kalama Specialty Chemicals https://www.epa.gov/superfund/kalama-specialty-chemicals Koppers Company, Inc. (Charleston Plant) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/koppers-charleston-plant Savannah River Site (USDOE) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/savannah-river-site SCRDI Bluff Road https://www.epa.gov/superfund/scrdi-dixiana Tennessee Mallory Capacitor Co. https://www.epa.gov/superfund/mallory-capacitor Memphis Defense Depot (DLA) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/memphis-defense-depot 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
Source: US EPA
