Virtual Community Meetings December 7 for Kerr-McGee Superfund Site in Navassa, North Carolina

Media Contact:  Christine Amrhine (Multistate Trust), (540) 846-3163, ca@g-etg.com

NAVASSA, N.C. (December 2, 2021) – Federal, state and Multistate Trust representatives will hold two virtual community meetings about the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund Site on Tuesday, December 7. Meeting topics will include the upcoming Operable Unit 2 excavation and related work, ongoing investigations, and reuse planning and property transfer.

These community meetings are virtual only and are being offered at two times to allow greater participation. Both meetings will begin with the same presentation, and a question-and-answer period will follow. Please see the flyer linked here and attached for more information.

 Who:

 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4

N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)

The Multistate Environmental Response Trust (Multistate Trust)

 When:

 Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Two community meeting times: 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Where:

  • Join by phone: Call (301) 715-8592. Use meeting ID 946 584 8922# and passcode 664564#.

  • Join online: Join through this Zoom link or enter tinyurl.com/NavassaMeetings into your browser.

Key members of the project team include:

  • Multistate Trust Director of Environmental Justice Policies and Programs Claire Woods

  • Multistate Trust Senior Project Manager Ngozi Ibe

  • Multistate Trust Director of Construction Services Richard Elliott

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Remedial Project Manager Erik Spalvins

  • EPA Region 4 Community Involvement Coordinator L’Tonya Spencer-Harvey

  • North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) Superfund Section Environmental Engineer Dave Mattison

The Multistate Trust will post presentation materials at https://navassa.greenfieldenvironmental.com following the meetings.

For More Information:

Site Background: 

From 1936 to 1974, Kerr-McGee and other companies operated a creosote-based wood treating facility on approximately 70 acres of the 246-acre former Kerr-McGee Property located on the Brunswick River at Sturgeon Creek. By 1980, Kerr-McGee dismantled the wood-treatment buildings and facilities.

In 2010, groundwater, soil, and sediment contamination by creosote-related chemicals led EPA to add the former Kerr-McGee Property to the National Priorities List of federal Superfund sites. Site contamination does not currently threaten people living or working near the Superfund Site.

In 2005, the former Kerr-McGee Property was conveyed to Tronox, a Kerr-McGee spinoff that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009. In 2011, the Multistate Trust acquired approximately 152 acres of the former Kerr-McGee Property as a court-appointed trustee as part of the Tronox bankruptcy settlement. In 2016, the Multistate Trust purchased an additional two acres. 

The Multistate Trust is working with its beneficiaries—EPA and NCDEQ—on Site investigation, remediation and facilitating safe, beneficial future reuse.

In September 2021, the 20.2-acre Operable Unit 1 area of the Site was deleted from the National Priorities List.

 

Christine Amrhine