EPA Adds Rockwell Grenada Site to the Superfund National Priorities List
Today, the
"In adding these sites to the NPL,
"Adding the Rockwell Grenada Site to the NPL will advance a comprehensive cleanup to address all contamination--both at the facility and in the surrounding community--related to former operations," said
The Rockwell Grenada Site includes the 40-acre facility at
Past operations, spills and waste handling practices resulted in air, groundwater, surface water and soil contamination. The solvent trichloroethene (TCE) has been found in the air inside the manufacturing building, groundwater beneath the site and in the adjacent
The following other four sites are being added to the NPL:
* Southside Chattanooga Lead in
* Broadway Street Corridor Groundwater Contamination in
* Donnelsville Contaminated Aquifer in
* Delfasco Forge in
The following sites are being proposed for addition to the NPL:
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* Shaffer Equipment/
* Cliff Drive Groundwater Contamination in
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* Sporlan Valve Plant #1 in
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For the first time,
Under the
Background
The NPL includes the nation's most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites. The list serves as the basis for prioritizing
The Superfund program has been providing important health benefits to communities across the country for more than 35 years.
Superfund cleanups also strengthen local economies. Data collected through 2017 shows that at 487 Superfund sites in reuse, approximately 6,600 businesses are generating
The NPL is one focus area of the 2017
The 2018 Recommendation Update can be found here: https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-task-force-recommendations-2018-update
For
For information about Superfund and the NPL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund
For information about the Rockwell Grenada Superfund Site: www.epa.gov/superfund/rockwell-intl-wheel
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