Title
Contaminants from the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site (B)
Explanation
This item supports City Commission Strategic Initiative 6.2: Develop a community partnership for long-term clean-up and revitalization of the Cabot/Koppers Superfund site and surrounding neighborhood.
The purpose of this item is to provide the CDC with an update on the status of the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site remediation. In 1984, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) placed the Cabot-Koppers site on the National Priorities List (NPL); the NPL is a list of national priorities among known releases or threats of releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. This list is intended to guide USEPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation. The Cabot-Koppers site includes two (2) projects: the Koppers property and the Cabot-Carbon property. The Koppers property includes the area where a wood treatment facility operated between 1916 and 2009. Beazer East, Inc. purchased the Koppers facility March 30, 2010. The Koppers area covers 90 acres on the western portion of the site. The Cabot-Carbon property includes the area where a charcoal production facility operated. The Cabot-Carbon area covers 50 acres on the eastern portion of the site. A shopping plaza, car dealership and several other stores and businesses currently operate on the Cabot-Carbon portion of the site. (See the attachment A - Map of the Cabot - Koppers Superfund Site).
In 2011, USEPA issued a clean-up plan known as the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Koppers site. This plan finalized the clean-up activities for the Koppers area and revised the requirements included in the 1990 ROD. USEPA is the lead agency responsible for ensuring that Beazer East, Inc. complies with the ROD. EPA completed and negotiated a consent decree with Beazer East, Inc. in December 2012. It was entered final by the court on July 9, 2013.
In February, 2014, the offsite remediation began in the...
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