Superfund Sites in Reuse in Kansas

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29th & Mead Ground Water Contamination

The 1,440-acre 29th & Mead Ground Water Contamination Superfund site is in north-central Wichita, Kansas, and is situated within the North Industrial Corridor (NIC), which includes other state-led contaminated sites. The site is broken up into two operable units, with the Coleman OU property, or OU02, being EPA-led. The larger NIC site is an area of mixed industrial, commercial, residential, recreational, and agricultural properties, with the 29th and Mead Ground Water plume intermingling with the larger NIC plume. The site has been in industrial use since 1887. Since 1949, companies have built residential furnace and air conditioning units at the site, and later, part of the site was used as a vehicle construction facility. Federal and state agencies began investigating contamination in area groundwater in 1983. Studies found several possible sources at the site. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990, and was then removed from the NPL in 1996 after negotiations with state agencies. The site’s potentially responsible parties are cleaning up the site. Cleanup includes groundwater treatment, removal of contaminated soil and the use of heat to remove contaminant vapors from soil. EPA is working with the site owner to make sure contaminated vapors are not present in buildings above the groundwater contamination. Air conditioning unit manufacturing on site is ongoing. Other businesses on site include an employment service and a building equipment contractor.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 1,900 people and generated an estimated $262,367,903 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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57th And North Broadway Streets Site

The 57th and North Broadway Streets Superfund site is in Wichita, Kansas. The site is a 32-acre area of groundwater contamination located under residential and commercial areas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) began investigating drinking water well contamination in the area in 1983. KDHE identified nearby businesses as the sources of contamination. Past activities at an oil refining plant, trucking company, abandoned gas station and abandoned paint factory led to soil and groundwater contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1992. EPA supplied clean water to affected homes and businesses. Cleanup also included the removal of toxic vapors from contaminated groundwater and soil. EPA’s cleanup plan enabled site uses to remain active, including industrial, commercial, agricultural and residential areas. The southern part of the site includes residential and business areas, religious institutions and agricultural uses. The northern part of the site includes businesses, municipal facilities, industrial areas, and farms and open land. Site investigations and cleanup are ongoing, with studies designed to clarify contaminant sources. EPA is in the process of implementing a new remedial action at the site. In 2023, the site was added to those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). With this funding, EPA is already initiating work on backlogged remedial construction projects and accelerating cleanups at NPL sites.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 36 people and generated an estimated $11,208,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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Ace Services

The 2.5-acre Ace Services Superfund site is in Colby, Kansas. From 1969 to 1989, a chrome-plating facility was active on site. Its operations contaminated structures, soil and groundwater. In 1992, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment coordinated the removal of wastes from the plating shop building. In 1994, an EPA removal action cleaned up more contaminated soils, concrete and structures. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1995. Long-term cleanup included decontamination of the plating and machine shop buildings, demolition of buildings, groundwater treatment, and removal of contaminated soil. Groundwater cleanup is ongoing. Reuses at the site include office and storage space for the city of Colby as well as a church.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed one person. For additional information click here.

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Arkansas City Dump

The 200-acre Arkansas City Dump Superfund site is in southwestern Arkansas City, Kansas. In the early 1900s, an oil refinery buried large quantities of toxic sludge in a 2.5-acre pit on site. After an explosion and fire destroyed the refinery in 1927, operators put refinery-related hazardous wastes in the pit. Unregulated dumping of domestic and solid waste continued until 1981. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup included neutralizing the acidic sludge and covering the area with soil and vegetation. It also included controls to protect the soil cover. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 1996. Through the successful cleanup, EPA and the state of Kansas helped ensure that the area’s remedy is protective for businesses on site. Today, site uses include industrial facilities and a municipal public works facility.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 9 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 57 people and generated an estimated $4,017,220 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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Big River Sand Co.

The 123-acre Big River Sand Co. site is in Wichita, Kansas. The site property includes sand and gravel mining areas. During the 1970s, a private property owner disposed of drums of paint-related waste on the site property next to a sand quarry lake. In 1978, the Big River Sand Company bought 80 acres from the property owner. As part of the sales agreement, the property owner began to transfer the drums to his adjacent property in 1982. Nearly 200 barrels were moved before the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) halted the action because the property owner did not have a permit to store or dispose of the waste. A state-led investigation in 1982 found that many of the drums on site were damaged, corroded and leaking. Further studies found solvents and heavy metals in nearby residential wells. From 1982 to 1984, the state provided oversight of the property owner’s removal and cleanup activities. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. Site investigations found low levels of metals in soil and groundwater. These levels were not higher than naturally occur in the area. Based on this information, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) found that the site did not present a significant health threat. EPA selected no further action for the site’s remedy in 1988 and took it off the NPL in 1992. Today, a sand quarry and a junkyard are on site. A few homes and offices are also on site.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 5 people and generated an estimated $4,907,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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Caney Residential Yards

The Caney Residential Yards Superfund site is in Caney, Kansas. Smelting operations began in Caney in 1904. Airborne heavy metals from the smelting operation, including cadmium, lead and zinc, settled on properties in the area, contaminating the soil. The community historically used waste materials from the smelters for construction and fill material throughout the community in both infrastructure and residential/commercial properties. Short-term cleanup activities have included removing and disposing of contaminated soils and waste at the smelter facility. EPA has completed residential soil sampling at over 1,000 homes and removed lead-contaminated soil from over 300 properties. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2020. Long-term cleanup includes digging up and disposing of contaminated soil, backfilling with clean soil, and revegetating the areas. In 2023, the site was added to those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). With this funding, EPA is already initiating work on backlogged remedial construction projects and accelerating cleanups at NPL sites. This funding will be used for the excavation and disposal of contaminated soil at an off-site location, backfilling with clean soil, and revegetation of the previously excavated areas. EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program provided technical assistance in 2022 and 2023 to support community investments in new and revitalized housing to help complement ongoing investigation and cleanup activities. The outcome of the technical assistance was a Community Investment Prospectus. Continued uses at the site include homes, businesses and schools.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 4 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 87 people and generated an estimated $387,090 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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Chemical Commodities Inc - Kansas Ave

The Chemical Commodities Inc – Kansas Ave site is in Kansas City, Kansas. A warehouse on site stored containers of unregulated and regulated materials, including oxidizers, flammables, corrosives and poisons. Many of the containers were in poor condition, creating the potential for fire or explosion. The building was also easily accessible to trespassers and vandalism. Short-term cleanup actions removed the hazardous substances in 1992. Current site uses include a fabrication engineering business and a commercial printer and stationery store.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 18 people and generated an estimated $2,350,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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Chemical Commodities, Inc.

The Chemical Commodities, Inc. (CCI) Superfund site is a 1.5-acre property in Olathe, Kansas. CCI, a chemical brokerage and recycling facility, was at the facility from 1951 to 1989. CCI’s recycling activities often spilled or leaked hazardous chemicals. Other on-site companies performed chemical repackaging and storage activities. CCI stored chemicals on the property in aboveground and underground storage tanks and drums. Activities at the site resulted in soil and groundwater contamination. Nearby residents reported many fires and explosions at the site during the 1960s and 1970s. Investigations by EPA and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment identified contaminated soil. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1994. Cleanup activities included removing and disposing of contaminated soil, putting a cap over the site to prevent future exposure, putting land use controls in place, treating groundwater contamination, and maintaining a vapor control system. The potentially responsible parties worked with EPA and other organizations to develop the Olathe Pollinator Prairie on site. The prairie is a walk-through educational and natural habitat for Monarch butterflies. Two outreach programs, Monarch Watch and the Pollinator Partnership, are part of the effort. Both programs work on education, research and conservation. Other groups helped develop the habitat. Monarch Joint Venture, a partnership of federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, and academic programs, supports efforts to protect the Monarch migration across the lower 48 United States. Wildlife Habitat Council is a group dedicated to restoring wildlife habitat, protecting biodiversity and educating communities. The CCI Community Advisory Group also supported community priorities and interests in site cleanup and reuse. The Olathe Pollinator Prairie opened in 2012. It includes habitat for birds, bees and butterflies, a tagging station for migrating butterflies, and information kiosks along a walking trail. In October 2012, project partners received EPA Region 7’s Leading Environmentalism and Forwarding Sustainability (LEAFS) award. The award recognizes innovative thinking, sustainable practices and environmental stewardship. Today, the site provides a beautiful landscape for the surrounding neighborhood. It also offers opportunities for the community to learn about the importance of pollination.
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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Cherokee County

Today, the site is covered with acres of tall, waving grass harboring birds and small mammals
Cherokee County

The 115-square-mile Cherokee County Superfund site is in Cherokee County, Kansas. Starting in the mid-1800s, hard rock mining took place on site. When mining ended in 1970, large piles of mining wastes remained. These wastes led to contamination of soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater with heavy metals. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. EPA worked with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Quapaw Nation, and the responsible parties to clean up the site and make sure the remedy fit well with continued uses at the site as well as new reuse opportunities. Cleanup included providing a clean, permanent water source for residents, removing waste from streams, and digging up residential soils and filling in the areas with clean material. Over 800 residential yards have been cleaned up. Over 500 homes have been connected to alternate sources of drinking water. EPA monitors ongoing operation and maintenance efforts for the many remedies now in place across the site. In December 2021, the site was among those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). With this funding, EPA is already initiating work on backlogged remedial construction projects and accelerating cleanups at NPL sites. During cleanup, EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program (SRP) has helped evaluate how ongoing cleanup decisions could take the site’s future land uses into account. SRP supported a project to explore agricultural and alternative energy potential at the site. SRP also developed a brochure for landowners that summarizes best practices and resources for improving soil productivity on former mining lands. Site uses are mostly agricultural. The 12-acre Work Area #1 in the northwest tributary of Tar Creek remedial action in the Treece subsite is used for farming cash crops such as wheat, corn and soybeans. In the future, this area could also support the production of livestock forage, as pasture/rangeland, or host habitat for pollinators and other key ecosystem species. More than 2,700 acres of the site are now agricultural areas, including livestock operations, and wildlife habitat. Continued uses on site include residential, commercial and light industrial areas. Historic Route 66 crosses the site; the site includes several visitor centers and businesses that are Route 66-related attractions. New recreation amenities include two ballparks in Baxter Springs. Developers have also built new residential areas during the cleanup. Part of the site is now a medical complex. A wide range of public services, including schools, post offices, libraries, police and fire stations and parks, remain on site. Manufacturing facilities and commercial businesses also remain active on site.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 233 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 3,462 people and generated an estimated $784,656,526 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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Container Recycling, Inc - Kansas City

The Container Recycling, Inc - Kansas City site is in the Armourdale neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas. A drum-recycling facility was originally on site. EPA removed over 60,000 drums from the site and covered the ground with crushed limestone. Because of the attractive location, a local, family-owned business redeveloped the area. Today, the business makes new, custom pallets and remanufactures and recycles old pallets.
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 $89,660 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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Doepke Disposal (Holliday)

The 80-acre Doepke Disposal (Holliday) Superfund site is in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. From 1952 to 1970, the landfill received residential and industrial trash. After closure of the landfill in 1970, waste rock materials from construction of Interstate Highway 435 were disposed of at the site. Former waste disposal practices contaminated groundwater at the site. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup included capping of the waste disposal area and groundwater monitoring. EPA also put site land use and access restrictions in place. In response to community interest, EPA supported a renewable energy production feasibility study for the site in 2013. It found that the site location and characteristics would be suitable for a utility-scale wind turbine. It also identified potential barriers to this use, including local demand and utility rules. A bulk fueling facility and a refuse drop-off convenience center are active 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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Former United Zinc & Associated Smelters

The Former United Zinc & Associated Smelters Superfund site is in Iola, Kansas. Several zinc and lead smelting plants were active in the area in the early 1900s. Facility operations spread lead contamination across Iola. Smelter wastes were used as fill around houses, sidewalks and driveways. In 2005, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) investigations found high levels of lead in area homes. EPA led a time-critical removal of lead-contaminated soils at 127 residential properties and a schoolyard in 2006. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2013. Sampling at nearly all residential properties in Iola found about 1,371 properties qualifying for cleanup. Over a thousand properties have been cleaned up so far. Cleanup is ongoing. In December 2021, the site was among those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). With this funding, EPA is already initiating work on backlogged remedial construction projects and accelerating cleanups at NPL sites. This funding will be used to remove contaminated soil from residential properties. Current site uses include an auto parts manufacturer, a cinema, a concrete supplier, and a fertilizer distributor and agricultural service. They also include a grain elevator, an oil field supplies and fittings store, a self-storage facility, a specialty and custom item manufacturer, and a warehouse.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 7 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 44 people and generated an estimated $13,795,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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Hydro-Flex Inc.

The 3-acre Hydro-Flex Inc. Superfund site is in Topeka, Kansas. Hydro-Flex Inc. started making specialized tubing, hoses, heat exchangers and fittings at the site in 1970. From 1970 to 1981, operators discharged rinse water, sludge and other wastes from facility operations on site. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. After site investigations, EPA and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment found the site did not pose a risk to human health and the environment. EPA took the site off the NPL in 1993. A hydraulic repair service business is active 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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Kansas City Sanitary Landfill

The nearly 42-acre Kansas City Sanitary Landfill site, also known as the John Garland Park Landfill, is in Kansas City, Kansas. A sanitary landfill and a model landfill training facility were on site from 1972 to 1974. After the landfill closed, the city of Kansas City (City) opened a public park on the site. John Garland Park had ball fields, a playground and picnic shelter. The City planned park construction as part of the landfill closure to demonstrate surface reuse of landfills and provide recreation resources to the community. The City closed the park in the 1990s due to community concerns about health and safety. Cleanup included maintaining the final cover over landfill waste, monitoring groundwater and landfill gas, and improving the venting of landfill gas. EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program (SRP) supported reuse planning projects at the site from 2008 to 2011. SRP worked on reuse planning activities, engaged with the community regarding their environmental justice concerns and developed a reuse suitability assessment. The projects helped identify the steps needed to support recreational reuse of the site. Local Major League Soccer team Sporting KC helped put in futsal courts in 12 locations across the metropolitan Kansas City area. Two of these courts are on site, at John Garland Park, where area adults and youth can now play and practice soccer on smaller, hard-surfaced courts. Other recreation amenities at the site include a walking track and playground equipment.
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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Kansas City Structural Steel

New Wal Mart supermarket at the Kansas City Structural Steel site
Kansas City Structural Steel

The 22-acre Kansas City Structural Steel site is in Kansas City, Kansas. Companies smelted silver ore and made steel products at the site for more than a century. Industrial activities from the steel plant contaminated soil with heavy metals, including lead. Cleanup took place from 1990 to 1995. Under EPA oversight, the site’s potentially responsible party led the cleanup. In 2013, the Lane4 Property Group approached the property owner, neighborhood leaders and EPA with plans to redevelop the site. The developer broke ground on the La Plaza Argentine shopping center in 2014. The center includes grocery and retail stores. Also in 2014, EPA Region 7 presented its Leading Environmentalism and Forwarding Sustainability (LEAFS) Award to the store and the Argentine Neighborhood Development Association, recognizing their leadership and redevelopment success. In 2016, the Kansas Department of Corrections broke ground on a new police station at the site. The Kansas City South Patrol Police Substation opened in 2017.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 300 people and generated an estimated $12,822,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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Obee Road

The Obee Road Superfund site is in Hutchinson, Kansas. The city of Hutchinson ran a landfill at the site from 1953 to 1968. It received domestic and industrial wastes and disposed of waste in trenches. In addition, companies ran manufacturing facilities at the site from 1942 to 1988. These activities contaminated soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. Interim measures included connecting affected homes and properties to the public water supply, building and operating groundwater extraction and treatment wells, and putting landfill access restrictions in place. Long-term cleanup includes removal of contaminated soil and groundwater treatment and monitoring. Treated groundwater is used for seasonal crop irrigation. Current site uses include homes, Hutchinson Regional Airport and a business.
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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Osage Metal Company

The 1.8-acre Osage Metal Company site is in Kansas City, Kansas. A metal salvage business was on site. Emptying of transformers and batteries contaminated soils at the site. EPA led cleanup efforts. EPA removed and treated, or disposed of, nearly 12,000 tons of contaminated soil. In 1999, a business bought the site property after signing a Prospective Purchaser Agreement with EPA. The company designs, markets and makes textiles for medical and consumer needs.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 80 people and generated an estimated $14,567,273 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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PCB Inc - Kansas

The PCB Inc. – Kansas site is in Kansas City, Kansas. PCB, Inc. began operations at 2100 Wyandotte Street in Missouri in 1982 and eventually moved some of its operations to 45 Ewing Street in Kansas in 1984. PCB, Inc. treated and disposed of materials containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). During its operations, it received more than 25 million pounds of PCB-containing materials from about 1,500 parties. Facility operations contaminated soil as well as building walls and floors. EPA inspected the facility in 1985 and issued a Notice of Violation. Facility operations stopped in 1986. EPA removed contaminated building materials and cleaned up the building prior to demolition. EPA disposed of waste and building demolition materials off site. After building removal, EPA also removed contaminated soils and backfilled dug-up areas and the footprint of the former building. Today, a paved parking lot is 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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Southwest Plating Co Inc

The Southwest Plating Co Inc site is in Kansas City, Kansas. Three businesses operated in a building at the site. They included a machine shop, a refrigerant recovery facility and a metal plating shop. A fire destroyed the building. Water from fire control and heavy rain spread chemicals stored in the building. Water carried contamination to a residential property next to the site. EPA removed the contaminated soil from the residential property. EPA also treated contaminated water and disposed of other contaminated debris and soil at the site. A parking lot used by nearby businesses is on site. Parking is a high priority in the area.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 6 people and generated an estimated $524,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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Strother Field Industrial Park

The 2-square-mile Strother Field Industrial Park Superfund site is near Winfield and Arkansas City, Kansas. Until 1946, a military base and airport facility for pilot training, aircraft construction and maintenance operated on site. Then the site was developed into an industrial park. Operators put industrial wastes in two on-site landfills. In 1982, a Kansas Department of Health and Environment survey found contamination in water supply wells at the site. Further investigations found sitewide soil and groundwater contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. Cleanup included groundwater treatment and monitoring of natural breakdown processes to clean up groundwater. EPA also capped two areas with concrete to help prevent the movement of precipitation and surface water runoff through area soils. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing to further investigate and define the extent of contamination. An assessment began in 2018 to determine potential risk to aquatic life in an on-site creek and is in the process of being completed and remains under review. Cleanup has enabled the airport and industrial park on site to remain open. About 30 commercial and industrial businesses remain active on site. One business installed solar panels to help reduce its carbon footprint. The Cowley County Economic Development Partnership is also on site. It supports workforce and professional development in the county. A community mental health organization and a recycling center are also on site.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 18 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 1,309 people and generated an estimated $413,885,423 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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Tri-County Public Airport

The Tri-County Public Airport Superfund site is in Morris County, Kansas. The area was Herington Army Air Field (HAAF) during World War II. The U.S. Army deactivated the HAAF in 1946. From 1950 to the early 1960s, Beech Aircraft (Beech) leased four hangars and several other buildings at the site. As part of its manufacturing operations at the site, Beech used degreasers and chromic acid solutions. In 1980, the Raytheon Aircraft Company acquired Beech. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found the contamination between 1994 and 1996 while looking at petroleum contamination from former HAAF operations. Manufacturing operations contaminated groundwater and soils. EPA proposed adding the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2000, but instead entered into an agreement with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) for cleanup. KDHE’s initial cleanup began in 2000. It included private well filtration, connections to the public water supply and source cleanup. KDHE also took interim remedial measures to address soil and groundwater contamination. In 2020, KDHE finalized the cleanup plan for soil and groundwater. Cleanup includes on-site soil treatment and vapor extraction, groundwater monitoring, and institutional controls. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing. Today, the city of Herington owns and operates Herington Regional Airport at the site. Airport services include aviation fueling, a pilots’ lounge, parking, public phones, hangars and tie-downs. The airport also includes acreage with infrastructure for industrial and commercial uses. A limestone quarry and fabrication business is also on site. Site monitoring is ongoing.
Last updated December 2023

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. EPA did not have further economic details related to these businesses. For additional information click here.

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Wright Ground Water Contamination

The Wright Ground Water Contamination Superfund site is in Wright, Kansas. The 8-acre area is part of a larger, 100-acre area of groundwater contamination that is under investigation. Sampling of local wells found pesticides, heavy metals and volatile organic compounds in area groundwater. Since the city of Wright did not have a municipal water supply, all residences received water from private wells. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1996. A 1997 EPA removal action extended a municipal water line for area residents. Cleanup included monitoring of natural processes to clean up groundwater contamination and land use controls. As of 2023, EPA is in the process of transferring the site to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to continue groundwater monitoring. The site remains in continued residential, commercial and agricultural use.
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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