Superfund Sites in Reuse in North Carolina
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Aberdeen Pesticide Dumps
The 33-acre Aberdeen Pesticide Dumps Superfund site is near Aberdeen in Moore County, North Carolina. It includes a former pesticide formulation plant (the Farm Chemicals Area) and four waste disposal areas – the Twin Sites Area, the Fairway Six Area, the McIver Dump Area and the Route 211 Area. Pesticide formulation and related waste disposal practices contaminated soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater. From 1985 to 1989, EPA and the responsible parties led cleanup activities. Cleanup included the removal of contaminated soil, demolition of contaminated buildings and groundwater cleanup. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Soil cleanup is now complete. Water treatment and monitoring are ongoing. An industrial and construction supply store, a coffee roaster and a mini-storage warehouse facility operate at the Farm Chemicals Area. The Twin Sites Area now provides recreation opportunities for the community. Amenities include a walking trail, a pedestrian bridge and fishing in Pages Lake.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 11 people and generated an estimated $4,756,030 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Barber Orchard
The 438-acre Barber Orchard Superfund site is in Haywood County, just outside of Waynesville, in western North Carolina. From 1908 to 1988, Barber Orchard grew apples for commercial markets. The growers used pesticides and insecticides on trees and fruit. The growers pumped these chemicals across the property using underground piping. After a bank foreclosed on the site property in 1988, it divided the land into several parcels and sold them for various uses. In the late 1990s, investigations found that the long-term use of pesticides and leaking pipes had contaminated soil and groundwater. From 1999 to 2000, EPA and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR, now the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality) removed contaminated soil from the yards of 28 homes. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in September 2001. In 2004 and 2005, the town of Waynesville connected 32 parcels at the site to the public water supply. In 2010 and 2011, EPA and NCDENR cleaned up remaining contamination. Long-term groundwater monitoring is ongoing. Continued site uses include agriculture, homes, a church, and commercial and light industrial businesses. The businesses include a vacation cabin rental, an auto parts store and an electric sales company. Four new homes are also on site. EPA expects that most of the vacant land remaining at the site will become a residential area.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 6 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 29 people and generated an estimated $2,152,240 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Battery Tech (Duracell-Lexington)
The 145-acre Battery Tech (Duracell-Lexington) site is in Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. Starting in the 1950s, operations at the facility made mercury compounds for battery cells. A mercury reclamation furnace released about 10,000 pounds of mercury into the air. Facility operations contaminated soil, sediment and groundwater at the site. Cleanup included excavation and treatment of contaminated soil and sediment, capping of some excavated areas, and long-term monitoring. A treatment system addresses groundwater contamination. In-place chemical oxidation targeted source contamination areas. Battery manufacturing at the facility ended in 2006. Today, a candy maker is on site. Its facilities include warehousing and parking facilities for distribution of candy products.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed one person and generated an estimated $111,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Site Redevelopment Profile: Battery Tech (Duracell-Lexington) Site (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
Benfield Industries, Inc.
The 6-acre Benfield Industries, Inc. Superfund site is in Waynesville, North Carolina. From 1971 to 1983, Benfield Industries mixed and packaged bulk chemicals for resale at the site. The facility handled and stored paint thinners, solvents, sealants, cleaners, de-icing solutions and wood preservatives. In 1982, a fire destroyed most structures and ended industry operations at the site. After the fire, the North Carolina Department of Human Resources (NCDHR) ordered the facility owner to remove all debris and cover the site with clean soil. Inspections in 1985 found that site activities had contaminated soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. EPA led more cleanup activities, including treatment of contaminated soil and groundwater. After soil cleanup, Haywood Vocational Opportunities (HVO) showed interest in purchasing the vacant site property for a facility expansion. The company is the largest manufacturer of custom medical drapes in the United States. HVO also provides employment opportunities and job training to people with disabilities. EPA’s work with HVO to address the company’s concerns led to HVO’s purchase of the site property at auction in 2002. The company built its manufacturing and training facilities on 4 acres. The company designated 2 acres for green space. HVO completed the site’s redevelopment in 2004. With HVO’s cooperation, EPA is cleaning up residual soil and groundwater contamination under the facility parking lot. In 2013, EPA Region 4 recognized the company’s efforts with its Excellence in Site Reuse award.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 416 people and generated an estimated $27,600,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Superfund Site Profile Page
- Reuse and the Benefit to Community: Benfield Industries, Inc. Site (PDF)
- Region 4 Excellence in Site Reuse Award: Benfield Industries, Inc.
Blue Ridge Plating Company
The 3-acre Blue Ridge Plating Company Superfund site is in Arden, North Carolina. From 1974 to 2013, BRP ran a metal-plating facility on the property. Its activities included the collection and storage of process wastes in drums and an on-site lagoon. In 1980, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources found that facility operations and waste disposal practices had contaminated soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2005. Cleanup activities included soil removal and monitoring of natural processes to clean up groundwater contamination. Blue Ridge Plating Company ended operations in December 2013, when Buncombe County Fire Department declared the facility unsafe to enter. After a review of site conditions, EPA identified the need for a time-critical removal action. It included removing chemical vats and other materials and equipment from the building and conducting an asbestos assessment and removal. It also included removing the building and concrete flooring and regrading and seeding the building’s footprint. The removal action finished in July 2016. Ownership of the property changed in 2017. As part of this process, the previous owner put a deed restriction in place that limits land and groundwater use at the site. In 2019, EPA found groundwater contamination downgradient of the site. EPA updated the remedy, requiring more institutional controls to prevent exposure. In 2022, the site was redeveloped as a personal storage unit.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, 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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Bypass 601 Ground Water Contamination
The 13-acre Bypass 601 Ground Water Contamination Superfund site is in Concord, North Carolina. Martin Scrap Recycling (MSR) ran a battery salvage and scrap metal recycling facility at the site from 1966 to 1986. MSR recovered scrap metal, mostly lead, from scrap vehicle batteries. Operators collected and disposed of waste in a surface impoundment on site. MSR also used 10 other disposal locations around the city, creating more source areas that are also part of the Superfund site. Investigations in the mid-1980s found that site operations and waste disposal practices contaminated debris, soil, sediment and groundwater with lead and volatile organic compounds. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. In 1992, early EPA cleanup actions included removal of lead-contaminated soil and debris from four source areas and stockpiling of the material at the MSR facility. The site’s potentially responsible parties led more cleanups. Activities included digging up contaminated soil, sediment and debris, stabilizing some waste materials, and placing the wastes under a cap. Cleanup also included the use of natural processes to address groundwater contamination, land and groundwater use restrictions, and groundwater monitoring. Cleanup finished in 1999. After cleanup, EPA took seven of the 10 source areas off the NPL. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing. Today, a storage business is on site. It uses the capped area of the MSR property to store containers and park recreational vehicles. The storage business and a Christmas tree business have offices on site, just outside of the capped area. The remedy is also compatible with residential and commercial uses across the 10 source areas.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 6 people and generated an estimated $155,400 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Carolina Transformer Co.
The 5-acre Carolina Transformer Co. Superfund site is in Fayetteville, North Carolina. From 1967 to 1982, the Carolina Transformer Company rebuilt and repaired electrical transformers on site. Community concerns about illegal waste disposal led EPA to investigate the site in 1978 and 1979. EPA found that improper storage and waste disposal practices had contaminated soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. Cleanup activities included on-site soil treatment and on-site groundwater treatment and monitoring as well as off-site disposal of debris and untreated soil. Activities also included putting institutional controls in place. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing. Carolina Power and Signalization, an electric utility, has its offices and areas for vehicle maintenance and equipment storage on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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Celanese Corp. (Shelby Fiber Operations)
The 450-acre Celanese Corp. (Shelby Fibers Operation) Superfund site is in Shelby, North Carolina. The Celanese Corporation (Celanese) operated a plant on the site. It made filament thread and polyester staples for apparel and bedding products. Starting in the 1960s, Celanese sent chemical waste into an on-site ditch and burned and buried facility wastes on site. From 1970 to 1979, Celanese stored drums of waste chemicals and solvents on a 3-acre part of the site. Celanese began investigating site contamination in 1981. These investigations found that facility operations and waste disposal activities had contaminated groundwater, surface water, soil and sediment. In 1986, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). EPA and the state worked with Celanese to address contaminated soil and to build and operate a groundwater treatment system. In the mid-1990s, Celanese agreed to connect nearby residential properties to the public water supply. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing. Today, Ticona Polymers, Inc. (Ticona), a subsidiary of Celanese, continues to produce high-performance engineering polymers at the site. Forsite Development, Inc., purchased the facility and associated buildings and infrastructure under a sale/lease-back arrangement with Celanese in 2021 and demolished much of the plant in 2022 while ensuring continued manufacturing by Ticona. Several smaller contractors are also on site. They provide support services for the manufacturing facility.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 79 people and generated an estimated $54,204,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Charles Macon Lagoon And Drum Storage
The 41-acre Charles Macon Lagoon and Drum Storage Superfund site is just outside of Cordova, North Carolina. A waste oil recycling facility and antifreeze manufacturing plant were on site from 1979 to 1982. An EPA investigation found that site activities had contaminated soil and groundwater. Early cleanup actions by EPA included removing waste and oil from the site and excavating on-site waste lagoons and refilling them with clean soil. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. In the mid-1990s, the site’s potentially responsible parties cleaned up a lagoon and put in groundwater and soil vapor extraction systems. Groundwater treatment and monitoring are ongoing. Site uses include residential and agricultural areas. The site’s ecological resources include a pond, a wetland and a creek. Recreational hunting and fishing activities also take place on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, 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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Davis Park Road TCE
The 20-acre Davis Park Road TCE Superfund site is in Gastonia, North Carolina. It includes an area of previously contaminated soil and a plume of contaminated groundwater that affects residential and commercial areas. In 1990, the Gaston County Environmental Health Department did routine water sampling in a residential subdivision and found high levels of contamination. Investigations in the early 1990s identified wastes discharged by an auto repair shop as the source of the groundwater contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1999. In 2000, EPA connected surrounding homes to alternate water supplies. EPA also put in water treatment systems for affected wells. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing. The Cedar Oak Park subdivision remains in continued use on site. Two churches and commercial businesses are also on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 4 people and generated an estimated $84,250 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Flanders Filters Inc
The 65-acre Flanders Filters Inc site is in Washington, North Carolina. It is south of U.S. Highway 264 on Flanders Filters Road. Flanders Filters Inc (Flanders) makes borosilicate glass micro-filters and air-filter framing systems on site. It also made metal frames. Metal frame manufacturing ceased in 1993. The facility had a wastewater treatment system. Treated wastewater went into two spray irrigation fields on the east side of the property. The wastewater consisted of contaminated groundwater and surface water. The site is not on the National Priorities List (NPL). Due to the groundwater contamination, EPA considers it an NPL-caliber site. Flanders is the site’s sole owner. It is also the site's potentially responsible party. EPA’s cleanup activities included monitored natural attenuation, sampling of private wells, institutional controls, abandonment of inactive supply wells and removal of aboveground storage tanks. Cleanup is complete and monitoring is ongoing. Flanders’ facility remains active on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 230 people and generated an estimated $73,387,534 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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General Electric Co/Shepherd Farm
The General Electric Co./Shepherd Farm Superfund site is in East Flat Rock, North Carolina. It consists of two areas, or subsites. The General Electric (GE) subsite covers 110 acres. The 31-acre Shepard Farm subsite is southwest of the GE subsite. GE disposed of facility-related waste in both areas. These practices contaminated soil and groundwater with hazardous chemicals. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1994. Cleanup activities included removing and consolidating contaminated soil as well as treating and monitoring groundwater. Cleanup also included capping remaining soil contamination and placing land use restrictions that prohibit residential development, groundwater use, and activities affecting the integrity of the cap on the GE subsite. GE completed the soil cleanup in 2000. Groundwater cleanup is ongoing. EPA’s cleanup plan enabled the continued industrial and residential use of the site during cleanup. A lighting company runs a manufacturing facility and distribution warehouse on the GE subsite. Recreational uses include a park with a baseball field, tennis courts and a playground on the southern part of the GE subsite. Ecological uses include a creek and two unlined waste treatment ponds. Residential and agricultural areas and a community center are located at the Shepherd Farm subsite.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 420 people and generated an estimated $186,936,628 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Continued Use and the Benefit to Community: General Electric Co./Shepherd Farm Superfund Site (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
Gurley Pesticide Burial
The 103-acre Gurley Pesticide Burial site is in Selma, North Carolina. A phosphate fertilizer production facility, agricultural chemical distribution facility and pesticide burial area were on site. Discharges of acidic waters and waste handling practices contaminated soil and groundwater. EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) but considers it an NPL-caliber site and is addressing it through the Superfund Alternative Approach. Soil cleanup is complete. It included digging up and treating metals-impacted soil and taking it off site for disposal. Groundwater cleanup included subsurface injections to raise the pH of groundwater and reduce lead concentrations. Groundwater and surface water monitoring are ongoing. A rail spur and a large storage building are on site. The rail spur connects to a nearby ethanol distribution facility.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 21 people and generated an estimated $2,330,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Horton Iron And Metal
The 42-acre Horton Iron and Metal Superfund site is in Wilmington, North Carolina. Fertilizer manufacturing took place on site from 1911 to 1959. Horton Iron & Metal acquired the site property in June 1959. It dismantled vessels and equipment from the U.S. Department of Transportation on site during the 1960s and 1970s. Fertilizer manufacturing and ship-breaking operations contaminated site soils, groundwater and sediments. In 1988, the U.S. Coast Guard issued a complaint to state environmental officials about extensive oil staining around metal crushing equipment on site. After investigations, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 2011. Cleanup includes removal of sunken barge remnants, soil excavation, landfill covers, institutional controls and long-term monitoring. In 2020, EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program (SRP) provided a regional seed to support property research and mapping at the site. Horton Iron & Metal continues to run metal recycling and equipment maintenance facilities on site. The site’s ecological resources include a wetland. It connects to the nearby Northeast Cape Fear River.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 2 people and generated an estimated $466,930 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Kerr-Mcgee Chemical Corp - Navassa
The Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund site is in Navassa, North Carolina. It consists of a former wood-treating facility (about 70 acres) and a wetland (about 30 acres). Various companies ran the wood-treating facility from 1936 to 1974. Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation acquired it in 1965. Kerr-McGee closed the facility in 1974 and dismantled it in 1980. The facility’s operations contaminated groundwater, soil and wetland sediment. In 2005, Kerr-McGee transferred the site and hundreds of other contaminated sites to a spinoff corporation called Tronox. Tronox filed for bankruptcy in 2009. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2010 and took over site investigations. In 2011, the bankruptcy court created the Multistate Environmental Response Trust (Trust) to clean up the site and hundreds of other sites. Area homes and businesses are connected to the public water system. Site investigations are ongoing. EPA deleted the 20-acre Operable Unit 1 (OU1) of the site from the NPL in 2021. Cleanup of Operable Unit 2 (OU2) will address soil contamination and allow for an additional 16 acres of land to be available for use with no restrictions. The Trust is preparing to market about 87 acres of its property for redevelopment. This area includes the 36-acre OU1 and OU2and another 51 acres that are not part of the site. The community and the town of Navassa (Town) are interested in economic revitalization of the entire area after cleanup. The Town has also expressed interest in developing a cultural heritage center at the site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, 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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Koppers Co., Inc. (Morrisville Plant)
The Koppers Co., Inc. (Morrisville Plant) Superfund site is in Morrisville, North Carolina. It originally included two areas: the 33-acre former Unit Structures, Inc. property and the 16-acre Beazer property and nearby areas. From 1896 to 1975, several lumber companies, including the Koppers Company, the Cary Lumber Company and Unit Structures, Inc., were on site. From 1968 to 1975, the Koppers Company used chemical wood preservers to treat wood products. Operators stored wastewater in an unlined lagoon, which eventually emptied into a pond. Company operations resulted in the contamination of groundwater, surface water and soil. The company put in monitoring wells around the site. In 1980, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services found contamination in well water samples. People living nearby use groundwater and drinking water from private wells. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Cleanup activities by the potentially responsible party included removing contaminated soil, filling the ponds with clean soil and restoring wetlands. Cleanup also included connecting homes near the site to the public water supply. A groundwater treatment system began running in May 1996. In 1997, EPA took the 33-acre Unit Structures, Inc. property off the NPL after finding the property posed no threat to human health or the environment. Today, several industrial businesses are on site. They include an industrial crane and rigging business.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, economic data were not publicly available for this site. For additional information click here.
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Martin-Marietta, Sodyeco, Inc.
The Martin-Marietta, Sodyeco, Inc. Superfund site is about 10 miles west of Charlotte, North Carolina along the Catawba River. Starting in 1936, the site was used to manufacture chemicals. In 1982, EPA found site operations had contaminated soil, surface water and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. EPA, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the site’s potentially responsible party, Clariant Corporation (Clariant) led the cleanup. Cleanup activities included capping some site contamination in place and disposing of waste materials and contaminated soil off site. Cleanup also included pumping and treating groundwater and establishing land use restrictions. EPA removed the site from the NPL in 2012. In 2013, Forsite Development opened ReVenture Park, an eco-industrial park, and operates two Renewable Natural Gas power generators that run on bio-directed landfill gas. Waste heat from operation of these engines is used in an onsite aquaculture project growing duckweed as a high nutrient compost component for thermal renewable energy credits. In 2014, EPA Region 4 awarded Forsite Development the Region’s Excellence in Site Reuse Award in recognition of its outstanding efforts to safely and sustainably reuse the site. Environmental stewardship is also an integral part of the site’s redevelopment. A 185-acre conservation area enhances the site’s natural resources. Projects include wildlife habitat, a pollinator garden, stream restoration, water treatment plant and a trail system connecting the regional Carolina Thread Trail across the site to the nearby U.S. National Whitewater Center. Clariant also supports other reuses at the site. Some former manufacturing buildings and warehouses have been repurposed for lease to third-party tenants. Clariant has allowed one building to be used periodically for training of local first responders.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 12 people and generated an estimated $8,186,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- In-Depth Case Study: Martin-Marietta, Sodyeco, Inc. Site (PDF)
- Beneficial Effects Economic Case Study: Martin-Marietta, Sodyeco, Inc. Site (PDF)
- Site Redevelopment Profile: Martin-Marietta, Sodyeco, Inc. Site (PDF)
- Region 4 Excellence in Site Reuse Award: Martin-Marietta, Sodyeco, Inc.
- Superfund Site Profile Page
National Starch & Chemical Corp.
The 485-acre National Starch & Chemical Corp. Superfund site is located in Salisbury, North Carolina. The site includes two facilities that have been making specialty chemicals for the textile and furniture industries since 1970. Soil, groundwater and surface water contamination at the site resulted from disposal of 350,000 gallons of reaction vessel wash waters in the Trench Area between 1971 and 1978, the use of former unlined wastewater treatment lagoons, and the use of a leaking underground terra-cotta pipeline conveying process wastewater to the lagoons, and normal industrial activities. As a result of the contaminated groundwater and soil, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Cleanup activities include containing and treating contaminated groundwater on site and a soil vapor extraction system removes contamination under the plant. Soil and groundwater monitoring are ongoing. EPA’s cleanup approach enabled the continued operation of the two chemical manufacturing plants on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 137 people and generated an estimated $233,910,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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North Belmont PCE
The North Belmont PCE Superfund site is in Belmont, North Carolina. A former dry-cleaning business was on site from 1960 to 1975. Improper disposal of waste dry-cleaning solvents resulted in soil and groundwater contamination. In 1991, sampling by Gaston County Health Department found perchloroethylene contamination in a residential well that supplied drinking water to a school and two homes. More investigation found contamination in 16 residential drinking water wells. In 1991, EPA led an emergency response action to connect the school and 29 nearby homes to the city of Belmont’s water system. In 1999, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). Cleanup included on-site groundwater treatment, connection of more affected homes and businesses to a public water supply, optional wellhead treatment for affected private wells, and groundwater monitoring. After receiving recommendations to improve the protectiveness of the site’s remedy in 2019, EPA completed a vapor intrusion assessment, more groundwater sampling and refurbishing of the groundwater treatment system. A restaurant is currently located at the site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed one person and generated an estimated $75,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Potter's Septic Tank Service Pits
The Potter's Septic Tank Service Pits Superfund site is in Sandy Creek, North Carolina. It includes an area where a sludge-hauling and oil spill cleanup company operated from 1969 to 1976. Operators put septic tank sludge, oil sludge and other waste materials in shallow unlined pits or directly on the land surface, contaminating groundwater and soil. After the site and surrounding properties changed ownership in the early 1980s, the new owner developed a neighborhood in the area. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1989. EPA and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) investigated site conditions. Cleanup activities included groundwater treatment using air stripping and chemical treatment, soil excavation and treatment, and treatment of off-gases from soil treatment activities. They also included backfilling of dug-up areas with clean soil and disposal of remaining contaminated soil at an off-site facility. All accessible soil on site now meets cleanup requirements. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing and a local ordinance restricting groundwater use is in place. A utility substation is on site and part of Chinnis Branch Creek crosses the site. Nearby areas remain in residential use. All homes near the site have access to the public water system.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, 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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Ward Transformer
The 11-acre Ward Transformer Superfund site is in an industrial area of Raleigh, North Carolina. A transformer manufacturing, repair, sales and reconditioning facility was on site from 1964 to 2006. Its activities contaminated soils, sediment and surface water. The site includes the former Ward Transformer facility and downstream areas. Downstream areas include undeveloped lands owned by the Raleigh Durham Airport Authority. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2003. Ongoing cleanup includes soil and sediment treatment and excavation and ecological restoration. A portion of the site on which a freight trucking company formerly operated has since been purchased by the Raleigh Durham Airport Authority and made part of the runway protection zone buffer around the airport.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 97 people and generated an estimated $22,923,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Weyerhaeuser Co Plymouth Wood Treating Plant
The Weyerhaeuser Co. Plymouth Wood Treating Plant Superfund site is in Plymouth, North Carolina. A paper mill and paper products manufacturing facility has been on site since 1937. Past waste disposal practices included wastewater discharges into the Roanoke River and Welch Creek. Operators also put facility wastes in a landfill on site. Facility operations and waste disposal practices contaminated soil, sediment, surface water, groundwater and fish. EPA considered adding the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) but decided to address the cleanup under alternative cleanup approaches. Domtar Corporation, the site owner, led the cleanup with oversight from EPA and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. Cleanup activities included capping contaminated materials at the former landfill, putting in a sheet pile wall below the former chlorine plant area next to the Roanoke River, and placing a sand cap over contaminated sediments in Welch Creek. A fish consumption advisory is in place. Land use restrictions allow only commercial and industrial uses on site. Long-term monitoring of groundwater, sediment and fish is ongoing. Today, the facility uses the gravel part of the landfill cap for parking and equipment staging and storage.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, 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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Wright Chemical Corporation
The 758-acre Wright Chemical Corporation site is about 1 mile south of Riegelwood, North Carolina. It is next to Livingston Creek, a tributary of the Cape Fear River. The site includes a 720-acre northern property and a 38-acre southern property. A railroad corridor separates the properties. From the 1880s to 1991, several companies ran acid and fertilizer manufacturing facilities on both parts of the site. EPA found contamination in groundwater, surface water, soil, sediment and aquatic biota from facility operations. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2011. Investigations and cleanup planning are ongoing. Businesses active on site include two chemical manufacturing facilities. The southern property is vacant. Livingston Creek includes a wetland and a fishery.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 3 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 67 people and generated an estimated $16,711,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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