Superfund Sites in Reuse in Arkansas
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Frit Industries
The 30-acre Frit Industries Superfund site is in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. Since the 1950s, Frit Industries has made additives for fertilizer on site. In 1979, a building fire released contaminated water. The contaminated water caused a fish kill in nearby Coon Creek. Site operations caused further runoff problems, possible groundwater contamination and air pollution. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup activities included the removal of contaminated soil. The state’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Program and Superfund program oversees site investigations and cleanup activities. EPA took the site off the NPL in 1997. Frit Industries continues to make fertilizer additives on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 20 people and generated an estimated $11,987,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Mid-South Wood Products
The 57-acre Mid-South Wood Products Superfund Site (the Site) is in Mena, Arkansas. Past site activities included sawmill and wood-preserving operations. In 1976, a fish kill downstream of the site triggered an investigation. The investigation found that improper disposal of preservatives contaminated groundwater, surface water and sediment. EPA added the Site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup included digging up, consolidating and capping contaminated soil in an on-site landfill. It also included recovery, treatment and monitoring of groundwater. Land use controls restrict use of the site property. Cleanup finished in 1989. Wood-preserving operations stopped in 1990. EPA is investigating whether the site will require additional cleanup. Current site uses include vehicle 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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Mountain Pine Pressure Treating
The 95-acre Mountain Pine Pressure Treating Superfund site is in Plainview, Arkansas. From 1962 to 1986, three wood-treating facilities were on site. Wood-treating processes led to soil contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1999. Cleanup activities included capping sludge and treating soil on site. EPA awarded the town of Plainview a Superfund Redevelopment Program (SRP) grant in 2001 to assist with reuse planning efforts for the site. The project’s Land Use Development Plan helped inform EPA’s cleanup approach. In 2004, there was a groundbreaking ceremony for a steel plant on site. The event marked the site’s return to beneficial use. The steel company was active until about 2013. A mulch company was on site until 2015. Today, a company uses the northern part of the site for erosion control projects. Pine tree harvesting takes place on the southern part of the site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 25 people and generated an estimated $2,290,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Old Midland Products
The 38-acre Old Midland Products Superfund site is near Ola, Arkansas. Old Midland Products ran a wood-preserving treatment plant on site from 1969 to 1979. A sawmill was on site as early as 1960. Wood-treating operations used creosote and pentachlorophenol (PCP). The company put contaminated effluent into waste lagoons. They occasionally overflowed. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. The site’s long-term remedy included thermal incineration of contaminated soils, sludge and sediments. It also included extraction and treatment of contaminated groundwater. Construction of the remedy finished in 1993. Groundwater treatment took place from 1994 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2006. Operation and maintenance activities are ongoing. A refueling station for the site owner’s propane business is on site. Right-of-way access for the Little Rock and Western Railway crosses the northern part of the property.
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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Vertac, Inc.
The 193-acre Vertac, Inc. Superfund site is 15 miles northeast of Little Rock in Jacksonville, Arkansas. The federal government built the first industrial facilities at the site in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1948, the Reasor-Hill Company purchased the property and made insecticides and herbicides there. Decades of improper waste disposal led to soil and groundwater contamination. After initial investigations, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup addressed contaminated debris, soil and waste in drums. Institutional controls limit redevelopment. Fencing prohibits access to the former chemical processing area. This area includes a landfill, a wastewater treatment facility and the groundwater treatment system. The city of Jacksonville (the City) recognized early on that the site’s infrastructure could serve as the foundation for reuse. Following surface cleanup, the City bought the northern part of the site property in 2000. An EPA Superfund Redevelopment Program grant supported community efforts to evaluate several reuse options. Today, site reuses include a recycling center, office space and storage for the City’s street department, a fire department training facility, a driver training pad, a recycling education park, a police firing range and a public safety building. The City’s recycling center serves 10,000 residents. It recycles 1.5 million pounds of materials each year. By diverting these materials from a landfill, the recycling center saves the City about $50,000 annually.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 4 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 101 people and generated an estimated $552,545 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Public-Sector Land Uses and Superfund Redevelopment: The Vertac, Inc. Site in Jacksonville, Arkansas (PDF)
- Reuse and the Benefit to Community: Vertac, Inc. Superfund Site (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page