The Multistate Trust to Host Virtual Community Update Meeting Sessions about Kerr-McGee Site on Oct. 7, 2020
Media Contact: Christine Amrhine (Multistate Trust), (540) 846-3163, ca@g-etg.com
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (October 1, 2020) – The Multistate Environmental Response Trust, along with representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, will hold two virtual community update meeting sessions regarding the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Jacksonville Superfund site in Jacksonville, Florida on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. Topics will include site activities planned for fall 2020 and early 2021 and cleanup work scheduled to begin in 2021.
Who:
The Multistate Environmental Response Trust (Multistate Trust)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection
What:
Community update meeting sessions for the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Jacksonville Superfund site
When:
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Two sessions: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST and 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. EST
Where:
Two options: conference call or online meeting
The community update meeting sessions will be held virtually to follow COVID-19 safety precautions. The public can phone into the meeting (call 1-330-666-3080 and enter meeting ID# 949 573 10) or join online through this Join Microsoft Teams Meeting link (no software download required). Each session will begin with a 30-minute presentation, followed by an open question-and-answer period.
Please see the flyer linked here for more information about the community update meeting sessions and for directions on how to join one of the sessions by phone, computer, or other device.
Site Background
Beginning in 1893, the 31-acre site was used to formulate, blend, package and distribute fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides by several companies, including Kerr-McGee. In 1978, the plant was permanently shut down. Except for several building foundations, all structures and equipment have been removed from the site.
The site has contaminated soil, groundwater and sediment. The site is on the National Priorities List (NPL) of federal Superfund sites, which means the cleanup must follow the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) process. The NPL includes the nation’s most serious uncontrolled or abandoned releases of contamination.
The Multistate Trust is currently completing the design of the remedy that EPA selected for the area of the site known as Operable Unit 1. The Multistate Trust, which took responsibility for the site as part of a bankruptcy settlement, is managing the site cleanup and is facilitating safe, beneficial reuse under the oversight of EPA in consultation with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
The site is located at 1611 Talleyrand Avenue along the west bank of the St. Johns River in the predominantly industrial Port of Jacksonville.
For More Information
Visit the Multistate Trust website at https://jacksonville.greenfieldenvironmental.com or the EPA website at https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0400614.