SuperFUN! Doh! Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
By bspeng on 14-Mar-02. Waypoint GC422D

Found with arwndsh and GeoWKUMom.

The Old Hopkins County (KY) landfill (aka Barnsley landfill). ID number KY0000146407.

Thanks for this locationless...dealt with the superfund website and info a lot in my environmental geology class.

DSHAWK

Found a Superfund Site in Huntsville, Alabama.
Site Name: S C I SYSTEMS INC PLT # 1
Street: 8600 S MEMORIAL PARKWAY
City/State/ZIP: HUNTSVILLE, AL 35802
NPL Status: Not on the NPL
Non-NPL Status: NFRAP
EPA ID: ALD004016960
EPA Region: 04
County: MADISON
This is a large manufacturing facility of OEM electronic parts that has been operating for a number of years. Considering the types of supplies/processes used for this type of production, it is understandable that there could be waste and disposal problems. The actions on this plant were completed in 1994. TFTC.

I really hate it that all locationless caches are being killed - they can offer an extra bonus that helps people learn more about the world they live in. Oh well, absolute rulers can do anything they wish.

Found with dshawk (see his post for pic) and geowkumom. Had great fun today while making fools of ourselves in Hopkins County, KY.

arwndsh

Not one of the prettier caches I've seen. Barnsley, KY landfill. See dshawk post for pix.

Site Name: KRUM MERCURY
Street: 333 W. LAKE STREET
City / State / ZIP: KRUM, TX
NPL Status: Not on the NPL
Non-NPL Status: Status Not Specified
EPA ID: TXN000606603
EPA Region: 06
County: DENTON
Action (EPA-funded) was taken 4/15/05 through 4/26/05 to clean up a mercury spill.

Well, I tried to snag this one today before the time ran out but my picture with the coordinates which I was relying on did not turn out. If you will allow me, I will return to the site tomorrow and get the requisite picture and write down the coordinates before I leave! Otherwise, feel free to delete this note.

This is superfund site: SCD030509418. It is the Duracell Battery Manufacturing Plant. This plant is still in full operation making 9 volt batteries.

Stauffer Chemical Company (Tarpon Springs)
EPA ID# FLD010596013
Location: Tarpon Springs, Florida

The Tarpon Springs plant produced elemental phosphorous using phosphate ore mined from deposits in Florida. The plant was originally constructed and operated by Victor Chemical Company, which began production in 1947. The Stauffer Chemical Company obtained the plant from Victor Chemical in 1960 and continued to manufacture elemental phosphorous until the plant closed in 1981. The 160 acre site is situated along the Anclote River approximately 2 miles upstream of the Gulf of Mexico. The site is approximately 1 mile north of the city of Tarpon Springs. Surrounding land use includes light industrial, commercial, recreational, and residential.

During the years of operation, a number of processing wastes were disposed of on the site. Contaminants of concern include heavy metals, radionuclides, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and elemental phosphorous. Media contaminated includes on-site soils, on-site waste ponds, and ground water. The site is underlain by a surficial aquifer composed primarily of sand and the Floridan Aquifer composed of limestone. On-site monitoring wells into both aquifers are contaminated with barium, chromium, lead, vanadium, zinc, copper, and arsenic. EPA’s 1988 and 1989 tests also detected most of the same heavy metals in the Anclote River.

Note: The above information is an excerpt from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Priorities List documents including: NPL Site Narrative for Stauffer Chemical Co. (Tarpon Springs) and the Florida NPL/NPL Caliber Cleanup Site Summaries.

This is Superfund Site # MOD981729882. It is located in Republic, MO and is the former site of a Donnybrook Farms Manufacturing Plant. When you come across this area in the spring and summer it looks like a beautiful little park-type area with bright green grass and beautiful flowers. The main thing that shows that something may be amiss is that there is a tall fence with barbed wire at the top - keeping people out! The reason I picked this particular site is because it is in the town I grew up in. Always knew about it, and we were always advised not to use the sidewalk next to it but to cross the street.

I found this on the archived site : NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERV, EPA ID: CA5143690167 here is a link. http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/arcsites/cactinfo.cfm?id=0900151. it seems that back in 1987 they found something out here near the bay at a federal facility. it is now on the property of the san francisco state university environmental study center. thanks for the fun cache!

The Pfohl Brothers landfill.
The PfohlBrothers opperated this chemical landfill till 1971. The primary wastes are benzine and pcbs.
The site has been "capped"
I remember this place from the late 1970s.
My father had an auto shop about half a mile away.
We used to see kids with stringers full of fish from the small lake at one end of the site. The lake is no longer accessible.
EPA ID# NYD980507495

[This entry was edited by gof1 on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 5:59:08 PM.]

This is the former peach packing plant. All that is left is the slab. EPA ID# FLD980842868. The contamination found was: Pesticide/Insecticide/Herbicide. Thanks and God Bless!

EPA ID# NYD980507735
Amphenol Corp and AlliedSignal, Inc
Richardson Hill Rd
Sidney Center, NY
Took pictures from the road in front as it was all fenced off. This was a waste dump used for various hazardous wastes and waste oil from 1964-1969. Approximately 100 people live within a mile of this site that sits on top of a hill. This was the closest place of this kind that is near me.

TX8571524091
REESE AIR FORCE BASE
64 ABG/DE
LUBBOCK, TX 79489

This used to be Reese Air Force Base. They closed it down and gave it over to the city. It is now an industrial park and gold course.

Been on the to do list since i started caching. got off work early, so i stopped in on the way home.

just by my house, technically i live off this road--it just changes names and about 5 miles down.

been passin past it all of my life. wondered why it was sitting vacant. guess i know. guess it isn't as bad as the westing house site.

http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0407189
CERCLIS Database
ATHENS GRAIN ELEVATOR SITE
Site Info |
Aliases |
ATHENS GRAIN SILO SITE
3490 OLD JEFFERSON ROAD
ATHENS, GA 306071432

OAKWOOD MOBILE HOME PARK
3490 OLD JEFFERSON ROAD
ATHENS, GA 306071432

Contacts:Site Assessment Manager (SAM) Carolyn Callihan (404) 562-8913
Actions | OU Action Name Qualifier Lead Actual Start Actual Completion
00 DISCOVERY F 07/27/2000
00 COMBINED PA/SI L S 09/16/2003



Site Name: ATHENS GRAIN ELEVATOR SITE
Street: 3490 OLD JEFFERSON ROAD
City / State / ZIP: ATHENS, GA 306071432
NPL Status: Not on the NPL
Non-NPL Status:Other Cleanup Activity: State-Lead Cleanup
EPA ID: GAN000407189
EPA Region: 04
County: CLARKE
Federal Facility Flag: Not a Federal Facility

On my migration I found today this area, which was in earlier years once a railroad line. Today it any longer not needed and in such a way becomes this an idyll for native organisms. Here in the near future a moving way is established. The tracks are diminished straight.

Thanks

J.H. Baxter and Company
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
CERCLIS # ORD009032400


The Superfund Health Investigation and Education Program or SHINE http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/shine/about_us.shtml
Is investigating the J. H Baxter and Company as a Superfund Hazardous Waste Site in Oregon. http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/shine/sites.shtml (Map showing Baxter site)
J.H Baxter in Eugene hasn’t made it onto the Cerclis site yet but it appears to be on its way and has a CERCLIS #. Baxter uses creosote, pentachlorophenol (penta) and arsenicals for wood treatment. I have watched this site in the news with growing interest over the past few years because it is in my backyard. An interesting story about this site and the effects these chemicals can have is located here. http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2655 A strong chemical smell hangs in the air for hours and sometimes for days. I live less than a mile away from the Baxter plant. Here is the SHINE report that calls for further investigation. http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/shine/docs/bxphc.pdf (Adobe
Acrobat) In January 2005 J. H Baxter set a new record for complaints
http://mcilvainecompany.com/newsletters/scnl367/Creosote%20Plant%20Sets%20Record%20for%20Odor%20Complaints.htm
to LRAPA
http://www.lrapa.org/
(Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority). LRAPA issued a news update that indicated odor control devices have been installed and will be monitoring their effectiveness daily. http://www.lrapa.org/forms/downloads/Baxter_update_Dec_09_05.pdf
(PDF)

EPA ID: ILD980606305
Blackwell Forest Preserve
Du Page County Forest Preserve District
Rt 56 between Batavia Road and Winfield Road
Warrenville, Illinois

I remember watching this grow as a much younger man. The area residents came to know
this as Mount Trashmore.

It’s official name is Mt. Hoy and stands about 150 feet in the center of the preserve that use to be a Du Page county landfill. Apparently the hill leaked contaminants into area ground water. In 1990 the EPA step in and the site was listed as a Superfund site. The issue was corrected, for the most part, by adding of gas vents in the side of the hill.

This has been on my list for sometime, I can just never get into the area at the right time. I will try to post a better picture in a day or two, I just never seem to get into the area at the right time.. The coords are from a hiek I did the other day however did not have my camera with me.

While I knew there were issues, I never would have known these details without this cache. TFTC

BRIO REFINING,INC. EPA ID#TXD980625453.
This caused many homeowners to move from their homes near the area in a Houston surburb and for an elementary school to close which was located near the facility. Chemicals were found in nearby creeks which contaminated the waterways running into Galveston Bay. We were advised not to eat the fish caught in the area. The area is now fenced off. Construction is complete on it.

The refinery operated from 1950 to 1982.

[This entry was edited by Jarihend on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 at 5:43:45 AM.]

Found this superfund site between Iroquois Avenue and
Buffalo Road in Harborcreek, PA. It is known as the Gindlesperger Tire/Drum site. The EPA ID is PAD981109499.

Took Coord reading near entrance off Iroquois Ave. Private property/no trespassing signs and lots of water prevented us from getting any closer. Site is located on other side of tracks. Took 1 picture of that general area which is off limits.

Chose this site because I know the owner and it is fairly close to my home.

Here is a view of the superfund site near Missoula, MT that will be removing the Milltown Dam. EPA ID# MTD980717565
They will be removing the dam after hazardous deposits settled behind the dam.

This is a Superfund site that is practically in my backyard... maybe 10 miles away. It used to be the Dover NH Municipal landfill. Of course, back in the day they did not think about polluting all the groundwater in the entire area! I started out just to go get the EPA ID number from on the web... ended up reading the whole thing. It has still not had any "repair" or "abatement" work done... since 1983!

The EPA ID is NHD980520191.
It is called the Dover Municipal Landfill. It is YARDS away from two major rivers that flow through Dover and into Great Bay, as well as a Reservoir that is a nearby city's water supply. Makes me a little queasy.

Anyway, the pictures are one of the gates, located on Tolend Road in Dover NH as well as my GPS (in the dark, back at home).

The site is Caldwell Systems Inc. and the EPA ID# is NCDO86871282. The coordinates are N35 52.734 and W081 27.841
The reason I chose this site is in the area (within 10 miles) of where I have resided all my life. It is a well known fact that this site as caused much controversy in the county (Caldwell)which I live. The site was probably shut down in the early ninties. There were people that lived within a mile or two of the site that developed cancers and sickness and the site was blamed for this, and there were some that died and yet others blamed their childrens birth defects on the sites emissions of burned chemical polutants.
Many of the fences and barbed wire were removed and someone is now selling lots on the nearby polluted hills and mobile home lots are being sold and stuck on the hillsides.

Smith's Farm in north central Kentucky.

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency found the dump was polluting streams and the ground. The EPA removed more than 6,000 barrels of toxic waste in 1984, but more than 100,000 barrels remain. The site was placed on the EPA Superfund list and received federal dollars to assist in the cleanup. For a short period, this was considered Kentucky's #1 hazardous waste site. Progress has been made, but the site remains totally off-limits.

Found in Germany, NRW near Solingen. On the first Picture you see the Entery, at the other Pics you see the older part of this Side, it was renatured.

"Harpools" as everyone called it was located at the corner of Bell and E. Mckinney street in Denton, TX until several years ago when a major renovation project claimed this long time Denton business. They had the name Harpool Fertilizer Co. at one time (see photo) and Harpool Seed Inc. as listed in the Archived site of the CERCLIS. Harpools provided seed, fertilizer, and other items for farmers, ranchers, businesses, city departments (parks) and homeowners for years. Besides fertilizer and seed they also sold supplies, Trees, shrubs, grasses, wildflowers and seasonal items such as Christmas deocrations. The location was totally renovated and now houses an Italian Restaurant and 2nd floor apartments where the storage area of the company used to be and a Fish/Aquarium supply store and Kids store where the main store used to be. I'm searching for a photo of the original building and more history of when the company actually was started and will post that if possible.

As for this cache log....Archived site removed from the inventory of CERCLIS sites. SITE NAME: Harpool Seed, Inc at the NW corner of Bell and McKinney St. Denton TX 76201. EPA ID:TX981601693 , EPA REGION: 06 , COUNTY: Denton, NPL STATUS: Not on the NPL, ACTUAL COMPLETION: 10/01/1986.

[This entry was edited by Sportsters on Sunday, November 06, 2005 at 9:14:22 PM.]

[This entry was edited by Sportsters on Sunday, November 06, 2005 at 9:30:21 PM.]

This site is the former Santa Fe Railroad tie treatment plant in an abandoned wood preserving facility in the South Valley area of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on 2nd Street north of Rio Bravo. The wood was treated with a solution of creosote and oil. Spill and leakages were disposed of in an unlined impoundment. When I was in the area today, I could still smell the strong odor of creosote!

Site Name: LORENTZ BARREL & DRUM CO.
Address: Intersection of Alma and 10th street
City & State: San Jose, CA
County: Santa Clara
EPA ID: CAD029295706
EPA Region: 09
Date Completed: 09/29/1998

Several years ago, when I was playing hockey, I noticed the fenced in lot with all the superfund cleanup signs across the street. I always wondered what exactly that was about and this cache gave me a reason to find out. The cleanup on this site is completed....turns out, it was completed about the same time I stopped playing hockey. There are no remaining signs that I could see. There a recycling building on site and a very large parking lot. I realized as I was working on this that I forgot to photograph my GPSr. Let me know if you would like me to go back out and take that picture too.

Now for the historical info....

"The Lorentz family began a drum recycling operation back in 1947. The facility received drums that contained aqueous wastes, organic solvents, acids, oxidizers, and waste oils. The drums were reconditioned through a variety of methods including caustic and acid washing, incineration, blasting with steel shot, and steam cleaning. The residues and cleaning materials were dumped into sumps and basins on-site which then drained to a storm sewer. The reconditioned drums were resealed and repainted with substances such as phenolic epoxy resins, rust inhibitors and lead-based paints.

n 1968, a San Jose industrial waste inspector found hazardous substances in Coyote Creek, which is less than half a mile to the north of the Site. The inspector discovered that the source the Lorentz Barrel and Drum facility ("the Lorentz facility"). In response to the waste inspector's concerns, the Lorentz facility owner temporarily redirected the untreated recycling waste discharge from the storm sewer to on-site basins and sumps."

Edited because....well...I should posting logs when I'm exhausted, I get sloppy. Thanks to Team Nazgul for pointing out my error.

[This entry was edited by frivlas on Friday, November 04, 2005 at 10:19:35 PM.]

Site Name: MOFFETT NAVAL AIR STATION
Address: MOFFETT FIELD NAS
City & State: MOFFETT FIELD CA 94035
County: SANTA CLARA
EPA ID: CA2170090078
EPA Region: 09
NPL Status: Currently on the Final NPL

Moffett carries the dubious distinction of being a superfund site on its own, as well as housing a second superfund site for Ames Research Center (under it's own superfund/EPA indentifier, and logged by motorbug back in 2003.)

Rather than list the details of this site, I'll list the URL to the extensive overview page the EPA has: http://yosemite.epa.gov/r9/sfund/overview.nsf/ef81e03b0f6bcdb28825650f005dc4c1/c2325a5bcf42541c8825660b007ee689?OpenDocument#descr

My coordinates and some images are taken from about the same place motorbug took his, since civilians arent alllowed on the facility proper, but I have also included images from another public area adjacent to the main gate.

Moffett NAS (now Moffett Federal Field) is a major local landmark and its history, research, and NASA programs all interest me.

Find #254.
EPA ID: NJD980528889
Name: Chemsol, Inc. Superfund Site
Location: Fleming St., Piscataway, NJ
County: Middlesex
EPA Region: 2
US Congressional District: 06
NPL Status: Proposed 12/01/82, Final 09/01/83

This Superfund site is the only federally funded cleanup site in the township (the 2 others are state funded). I picked this site because it is only a couple hundred yards from my house, and I was never notified that it existed when I moved in! What's even more interesting, is that they just built 2 $500,000 homes about a 100 feet away from this area, and I'm sure no mention of the site was made (it's pretty well hidden by trees and bushes from their direction) when they were purchased. Just this year, there seems to be more activity (the first since I'd moved in 10 years ago), because there's a new dirt road which goes out the back of the site, towards the North of the site. The current status is that the temporary solutions implemented have made the site 'safe' for now, but a permanent solution is still needed.

Thanks for giving me new tools to keep a tab on my local Superfund site!

This is the site of the Koppers Superfund site in Florence, SC. Koppers treats and preserves wood with creosote and pentachlorophenol on this 20-acre site. The company has had numerous difficulties in the past with contaminated run-off. The primary problem at this site, however, is an old evaporation lagoon closed since 1979. It has led to contamination of six of nine monitoring wells on-site, according to company data. The State of SC has detected contamination in private wells off-site. At least 1,200 people use the shallow aquifer for drinking water. Surface water contamination has not been documented to date. In October 1981, the State issued a Consent Order. The site is still in operation today.

This site is the US Navy Orlando Training Center. The EPA ID number is FL6170023711. This site has been restored and is now home to a new middle school and an upscale housing development (Baldwin Park) that includes the public park where this geocache - GCHC0A - is hidden. I visited the facility many times in the late '80s when my brother was in training.

Gefunden in Bayern. Nähe Kempten(Allgäu)
Greetings

This is all that is left of the Ironton mill in Provo, UT. (EPA #UTD980958433). When I was going to school at BYU, there was actually many old buildings left standing. We were brave enough to beat the guards and explore--pretty dumb considering the amount of lead they had to haul out. It was active from about 1910 to 1950. They not only removed the buildings, but hauled away the top 50' of soil.

Air Force Plant #44 Raytheon Missile Systems Company (AFP44) EPA ID# AZD980737530 N32.105561/W110.933300

This SuperFund site is near Tucson International Airport. Wasn't able to get any closer because of the tight security (see photo), but this is the west entrance off of Old Nogales Highway. As a kid, I lived just a few miles from this site, but it wasn't clear if the groundwater in our area was affected by the TCE plume that was discovered. Still wonder if any contamination was present or not... TFTC!
AZTech - #458 - 6/12 today

Colorado Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant. EPA ID COD000824144. This site interested me because it was one of the largest in my area. It seems to be a very well-put-together place.

This is at Upper Bear Creek road and the lake in Evergreen Colorado. The lake is Evergreen's water supply. There have now been 4 accidents here where trucks have turned over. The Evergreen Volunteer Fire Department has been called out to these accidents. They put out booms (absorbent material) in the lake. Then the trucking company had to pay to clean up the soil.

After the fourth accident - somebody put up the big boulders to try to deter any more trucks from driving into the lake.

It's a Denver Park, a county road, and a special district water supply. This all adds to the complexity.

EPA ID: CON000802435
EPA Region: 08
County: Jefferson

Thanks for the cache. Now I know where I can look up this information in the future.

This site is in Eureka Utah, Juab county, Region 8,
ID # UT0002240158. It was mined in the last part of the 1800's to the 1950's for Gold and Silver. A high lead content was found in the soil around some homes. They have been working on cleaning it up and capping all the tailing piles around town. I looks as if they are doing a good job, and it looks alot better now.

Thanks for the Locationless cache

Wild Will

Indian Bend Wash Superfund Site AZD980695969

We got the required photo. We found at that intersection (listed on the EPA documents as the origins of the superfund site), one of the old original SRP wells, one that was contaminated and shut down. I have to admit, that is a bit creepy. Seeing that well, and knowing how much it has played a role in an ongoing and still growing problem in my home city.

At this site: 1,600,400 cubic yards of soil has been treated, stabilized, or removed (roughly equivalent to 1 Empire State buildings). 2,800,000,000 gallons of water has been treated, stabilized, or removed (roughly equivalent to 46 and a half supertankers).

Im posting my research as a note now, while we get the photo, and then once the roll of film is all used up, get it developed to post on this cache. Please do not claim this site for your own.

We chose the Indian Bend Wash Superfund Cleanup Site (AZD980695969). This site has been a problem in my life and this area for decades. It still is being worked on and periodically makes the news.

The entire area of the Indian Bend Wash Superfund Site (Site) covers approximately 13 square miles in Scottsdale and Tempe, Arizona. There are numerous industrial facilities located in the vicinity of the Site. Up until the 1970s, before the current environmental regulations existed, industrial solvents containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were typically disposed of directly onto the ground or in dry wells. These disposal practices, along with other releases, resulted in the present soil and groundwater contamination at the Site. The groundwater contamination was discovered in 1981 when elevated levels of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) including trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and chloroform were found in several Scottsdale-area drinking water wells. As a result, local water providers stopped using those wells for drinking water.

Ground water, which supplied more than 350,000 people in the area at the time of initial report, is contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) and other chlorinated solvents. Six municipal wells were shut down initially as a result of the contamination. That figure may be up to 18 now, based on my memory of the problems.

EPA and the State of Arizona have been involved in investigations and cleanup activities at the Site since the initial discovery of VOCs in the groundwater in 1981. The Site was placed on EPA's National Priorities List (NPL), or Superfund list, in 1983.

The primary risk at this Site was to individuals who may have consumed contaminated groundwater before it was discovered in 1981 (which would be me and my family). Since individuals are currently not drinking the contaminated groundwater, there is no direct human health threat associated with the groundwater contamination.

The greatest risk associated with contaminated soil is its potential to impact the groundwater. If individuals were to come into direct contact with contaminated soil, due to the low concentrations of contaminants present in surface and deep soil, the potential health risks would be minimal or insignificant.

To treat the extracted groundwater the Scottsdale Groundwater Treatment Facility was constructed and began operation in 1994. This treatment plant provides water to the City of Scottsdale which is used as part of their Municipal Water Supply. The plant treats the contaminated groundwater using a technology known as air stripping. Groundwater treatment is anticipated to be necessary for
approximately 50 more years.

(More in a second post. I managed to find the limit on how long a log entry can be.)

Part 2 of my Indian Bend Wash Superfund Site.

Following construction and initial operation of this remedy it became apparent that the groundwater contamination in the middle and lower parts of the aquifer
had not been contained or captured and that the Scottsdale Groundwater Treatment Facility was not adequately treating the groundwater. Contaminants were migrating to other wells in the urban cities nearby. There are three separate
areas of groundwater contamination in the southern portion of this Site, known as the western plume, the central plume, and the eastern plume. The northern portion has only one plume. As a result, additional actions were taken.

In September 1991 EPA issued a Record of Decision (1991 ROD) which required the use of soil vapor extraction (SVE) to clean up contaminated soil (in three specific areas) and continued monitoring of the upper aquifer. SVE was
required at Area 7, Area 8 and Area 12 because it was determined that these areas could continue to contaminate the groundwater.The groundwater monitoring well network for the upper aquifer has been installed and groundwater sampling is being conducted every six months.

This Site is not listed as a present hazard as far as current exposure to people and as it is being dealt with now. The Site is still being worked on, as the problem continues to grow and requires more work to clean and contain the contaminated soil and aquifer.

Ambler Asbestos Piles EPA ID# PAD000436436, Ambler, PA.

These Asbestos piles were of public concern since the late 1980... During the 90s inspections were made, dumping asbestos waste was stopped and cleanup orders were issued.

Inspections in 1997 and 2002 were done and the piles were determined as safe for people and the environment. Apparently a recent inspection has determined that the hills are starting to deteriorate and that something will have to be done.

I chose this place because my wife works for the WVWA (Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association). I do lots of volunteer work for the WVWA and they allow us to hide geocaches on their property. These fenced-in hills are adjacent to WVWA property and in some cases are adjacent to the Wissahickon Creek (the main focus of concern for the WVWA). The Hills were taken off the EPA list but it seems that they will soon be added once again.

The one picture posted shows an overhead view of the superfund site. I will be posting more photos as I get them later today or tomorrow.

This is the old BLUE RIBBON PAINT CO.in Wheeling WV EPA ID # WVD004319158 fron the CERCLIS Database.
I picked this site because I tryed to get a job here in the early 80's after high school.The building has been empty since it was shut down many years ago.

Site Name: LINCOLN PLATING COMPANY INC
Street: 600 W 'E' ST
City / State LINCOLN, NE 68522
EPA ID: NED007281728

I chose this site because I formerly worked at the company as a temporary employee. With all the chemicals that are used in the plant, it came as no surprise that it was on EPA's list. Walking to the area (the road it lies on is busy, so I parked on a side street) I could smell the chemicals in the air.

When I read about that cache, I thought: No chance to find something about Superfund in a City like Vienna. Two hours later, walking through the first district, I spotted a sign: Superfund. This might be a coincident, but it is worth a Superfund photo.

Beutelteufelweibchen



[This entry was edited by Beutelteufelweibchen on Saturday, October 01, 2005 at 2:42:38 PM.]

The United Heckathorn Company (No. CAD981436363) was located at 402 Wright Ave in Richmond, California. The area was designated a State Superfund site in March 1982 after high levels of pesticides were found in nearby waterways. California officials found dead fish associated with DDT and other contaminates. Various reclamation efforts were undertaken, and the site is now used for other purposes, but there remains a problem with the nearby water -- officials have posted health advisorys there.

Reliant Fasteners
201 E. 2nd St.
Rock Falls, Illinois
EPA ID # ILN000509178

I was aware of this one in the town but didn't know where it was until I spotted these signs on the gate. The factory is closed down and does not have the company name on any of the buildings. It is located on the bank of the Rock River, but sits above the flood level.

ahoi!
you don´t need any gold here...
you live in...

greetz
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EPA ID: CO0001580463
Site Name: Rockwool Buttons
Over 25 years ago a byproduct of the steel industry, slag, was stockpiled on this site to be remelted and made into insulation. When the company stopped producing the insulation there were still large quantities of the slag on site. Testing was done and the material contained heavy metals. The best way to keep the heavy metals out of groundwater and nearby surface water was to cover the piles. Since some of the material was molten when it was delivered at the site, as it cooled it formed a very hard material that would resist excavation. So the material was covered with a plastic layer and covered with a clay cap topped with soil.

PSR-Pacific Sound Resources, formerly known as Wyckoff West Seattle Wood Treatment Facility
South Shore of Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington
EPA ID# WAD009248287

I chose this site because it is located near Harbor Island, which is the largest manmade island in the U.S. (and the third largest in the world). It's completely inhabited by heavy industry and shipping containers, and it really seems like the entire island must chock full of toxins.

As noted in the EPA website, "PSR operated this site as a wood treating facility between 1909 and 1994. Creosote and related hazardous constituents were used in large quantities over many years and were discharged to the ground by a variety of the site’s industrial activities. Creosote discharged onto the ground then seeped into shallow groundwater and was eventually discharged into subtidal sediments immediately to the north. Hazardous constituents were also disposed directly onto the Site’s intertidal areas."

I'm not sure how close I am to the site with this photo, but it's in the neighborhood. Trailer trucks loaded with containers whizzing by me were the only other vehicles around, so my Subaru was starting to draw a little attention as I kept pulling off to the side of the road to snap photos. I drove around quite a bit, and I have a better idea of the neighborhood and how to get closer to the site, so when I return to West Seattle in a couple of weeks to do some other caching with a friend, I'll add some additional photos.

I learned a lot about local Superfund clean up sites by doing the research for this cache: there are 8 sites in King County, 46 in Washington State, and a new one at the south end of Lake Washington is currently on the proposal list. Thanks so much for maintaining this very interesting and educational locationless cache opportunity over the past three years.

We stopped by the Chrin Brothers Inc. Sanitary Landfill today. We chose this Superfund site because it is within a couple miles of our house. The road is actually called Industrial Drive but for some reason it is listed as Industrial Lane on everything we've read regarding the landfill.

Industrial Lane
Current Site Information
EPA Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic)
Pennsylvania
Northampton County
Williams Township

EPA ID# PAD041421223

BENNETT STONE QUARRY

EPA ID: IND006418651

This site is interesting to me because they built a new highway right on top of it. There are many quarries around this area and I know people that used to swim in this exact quarry. Currently it is supposedly okay but who really knows???

We used the Enviromapper tool to search for Superfund sites in teh Washington, DC area. We chose to visit the one at Indian Hed Naval Surface Warfare Center. Indian Head has been doing work in propellants and munitions for many decades, so it is not surprising that there is contaminated ground there. Obviously, with today's security environment, we could not go on base to take pictures. Instead, the coordinates and pictures are taken at the main entrance to the facility, off MD 210 in Indian Head, Maryland. This is a final Superfund site, MD7170024684.

EPA IDNCD986175644 Davis Park Road TCE.
This is about 3 miles from my home in Gastonia NC. This site includes approx 20 acres of soil contaminated behind an auto transmission shop at 2307 Davis Park Road, the address for this site. The original analysis of the community well for the Cedar Oak Park subdivision revealed high levels of TCE & PCE. This subdision had a community well. The proposed solution in 1998 was to connect all the homes in the subdivision to the Gaston County water system and this was completed on 9/27/2000. So this story (site) has a happy ending.
I've included picture of the business currently on the site at the above address.

Like many of the other logs, I was pretty surprized to learn about some of these sites. The one I logged is the Willow Grove Naval Air Station and Joint Reserve Base. EPA ID: PAD987277837

I was in the area to grab a different cache, and thought I'd better grab this one too! The base is currently on the BRAC list for closure. There is quite a bit of controversy in our area over the closure. Many locals will lose work, and many others are concerned about the salivating developers that are dying to get their hands on the land. We sure don't need another overpriced development or office park full in this area...

Photos are from the Horsham Road side of the base.

EPA ID WA0002329803
Lower Duwamish Waterway

This is a bit of an issue to take pictures of, as the material in question by the EPA is the sediments here. The lower Duwamish Waterway is in a heavily industrial area, and it was used as a sewer pipe by companies in the area for years. I selected this site as my cache because I live on the upper Duwamish Waterway, right below the confluence of the Black and Green rivers that form the waterway itself, and obviously have a vested interest in the health of the river.

Superfund site MSD008163552. This was the Mississippi Wood Preserving Company located at the north end of Brookhaven, MS. They made creosote lumber. The photo and coordinates were taken at the gate. There were several such places around Mississippi.