RALEIGH – State and federal officials together with Multistate Trust representatives will hold two community meetings regarding the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund site on Tuesday, December 7. Topics will include the upcoming Operable Unit 2 excavation and related work, ongoing investigations and reuse planning.
What: Community Meetings for the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp–Navassa
Superfund site
When: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Community Meeting – two options: 4 to 5:30 p.m. or 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Where: Same conference call and online options for each session.
- PHONE: Call 1-301-715-8592
Enter meeting ID# 946 584 8922# and passcode 664564#, or
- ONLINE: Click to join via this Zoom link or type this link into a browser window:
tinyurl.com/NavassaMeetings into your browser window
Who: N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4
Multistate Environmental Response Trust (Multistate Trust)
Site Background: From 1936 to 1974, Kerr-McGee and other companies used 70 acres of what is known as the 246-acre former Kerr-McGee property for creosote-based wood treating. It is bounded by the Brunswick River, Sturgeon Creek, a residential area and a light industrial area. The soil, sediment and groundwater are contaminated by creosote-related chemicals. In 2005, the site was conveyed to Tronox, a Kerr-McGee spinoff that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009. In 2011, the acquired approximately 152 acres (later purchasing an additional two acres) of the former Kerr-McGee Property as a court-appointed trustee as part of the Tronox bankruptcy settlement. The Multistate Trust is working with its beneficiaries—DEQ and EPA—on the site investigation, remediation and redevelopment planning.
Please see the flyer for more information about the community update meeting sessions and for directions on how to join a session by phone, computer, or other device.
For more information, visit the EPA website at: www.epa.gov/superfund/kerr-mcgee-chemical-corp or the Multistate Trust website at: https://navassa.greenfieldenvironmental.com/.
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