Superfund Sites in Reuse in South Carolina

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ADMIRAL HOME APPLIANCES

The Admiral Home Appliances site is in Barnwell County, South Carolina. From 1966 to 1989, the Admiral Home Appliances (AHA) facility made refrigerators and freezers on-site under a series of owners. The AHA facility also ran a forklift repair shop and paint booth on the north side of the plant from 1971 to 1989. These operations and waste disposal practices led to groundwater, sediment, soil and surface water contamination. EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). It considers the site an NPL-caliber site. EPA selected the site’s cleanup plan in 2006. The cleanup included excavation and off-site disposal of metals-impacted soil and sediment from the former wastewater lagoon and the Imhoff wetland area and capping former waste disposal areas. It also included bioremediation with monitored natural attenuation for solvents in groundwater. The lagoon cleanup finished in 2012. The sediment cleanup finished in 2015. Groundwater cleanup is ongoing. A vending machine manufacturer is active on-site.
Last updated September 2024

As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 500 people and generated an estimated $219,140,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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ATLANTIC PHOSPHATE WORKS

The 30-acre Atlantic Phosphate Works site is in Charleston, South Carolina. Phosphate fertilizer manufacturing took place at the site from 1900 to 1943. Manufacturing operators produced sulfuric acid. Lead-insulated chambers held the acid. In the late 1990s, investigators found that site activities had contaminated soil, sediment and groundwater with lead and arsenic. While ExxonMobil did not own or run the facilities, the company accepted responsibility for cleanup by way of a corporate merger in 1999. Cleanup activities include excavation, treatment and off-site disposal of contaminated soil and sediment, groundwater treatment and amended soil backfill. Annual groundwater monitoring is ongoing. Future land use restrictions will be placed on the property deed to prohibit the use of groundwater for drinking purposes. An electric and gas company operates a 100-megawatt steam plant at the site. It provides power during periods of high electricity demand and storm emergencies. In 2008, the company put in two new gas turbines at the plant.
Last updated September 2024

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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BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES CHERAW

The Burlington Industries Cheraw Superfund site is in Cheraw, South Carolina. There have been textile manufacturing facilities on-site since the 1960s. Facility operations contaminated groundwater, sediment, soil and surface water. Beginning in 2017, EPA led a time-critical removal action to address contaminated surface soils at 14 residential properties. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2018. Cleanup activities included excavation and removal of contaminated soil and sediment. Clean soil was returned to residential properties and vegetative ground cover prevents erosion. EPA entered an Administrative Order by Consent (AOC) with the property owner in 2019. It required a remedial investigation and feasibility study to evaluate the contamination and options for addressing it, including at residential properties downstream, undeveloped properties, downstream tributaries, ponds, creeks, wetlands and the Pee Dee River. Investigations and cleanup are ongoing. A textile manufacturing plant is on-site. Commercial businesses are also active on-site. Public lands, including a public park, and homes are also on-site. The area’s ecological resources include wetlands and a river.
Last updated September 2024

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 7 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 403 people and generated an estimated $38,018,350 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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CALHOUN PARK AREA

The 18-acre Calhoun Park Area site is in Charleston, South Carolina. A manufactured gas plant (MGP) was on-site from 1855 to 1957. It produced liquid coal tar waste. In 1991, EPA and state investigations found that waste from the MGP had contaminated soil, sediment, and groundwater. In 1992, the site received a Hazard Ranking System score sufficient for National Priorities List (NPL) listing, but listing was suspended based on cooperation by SCE&G. EPA, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) and South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G), the site’s potentially responsible party, worked together to clean up the site. Cleanup included contaminated soil removal, in-place groundwater treatment and sediment capping in the Cooper River. The riverbank was also addressed. Cleanup included shoreline restoration efforts and expansion of the Oyster Research Study Area. The effort used oyster shell bags to add to an existing sand cap. These activities helped re–establish ecological habitat in the area. Dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) was also removed from the SCE&G substation property. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing. Today, the area hosts a city parking garage, park, commercial buildings, two housing developments and education buildings. The housing developments include affordable housing for seniors and the park's open space is often used for community events. The South Carolina Aquarium and the Fort Sumter Visitor education center and ferry terminal are also on-site. Dominion Energy South Carolina acquired SCE&G in 2019 and now owns and operates the electrical substation on-site. The substation distributes electricity to the Charleston Peninsula and outlying areas. The cleanup protected public health and the environment while stakeholder cooperation resulted in the successful redevelopment of the site and shoreline. In November 2012, EPA Region 4 recognized SCE&G and the city of Charleston for their commitment to site cleanup and redevelopment with its Excellence in Site Reuse Award.
Last updated September 2024

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 22 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 229 people and generated an estimated $37,418,100 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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COLUMBIA NITROGEN

The Columbia Nitrogen site covers 43 acres along the Ashley River in Charleston, South Carolina. A phosphate fertilizer facility was on-site from 1905 to 1972. Investigations found lead and arsenic contamination from facility operations in groundwater, surface water, sediment and soil. In 1980, Columbia Nitrogen Corporation demolished all structures on-site. Cleanup started in 2013. It included removing and treating contaminated soil, backfilling with clean soil and treating groundwater. The site is part of the larger Magnolia redevelopment effort, which includes the former Ashepoo Phosphate Works and Koppers Co., Inc parcels south of the site. Magnolia is a mixed-use project that will include residential and commercial areas as well as public parks and green space. Development of the former Ashepoo Phosphate Works parcel is anticipated to start in 2024 and proceed north.
Last updated September 2024

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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ELMORE WASTE DISPOSAL

The 8-acre Elmore Waste Disposal Superfund site is in Greer, South Carolina. From 1975 to 1977, the property owner disposed of drums on-site. Waste handling practices contaminated soil and groundwater with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. Cleanup included removal of 5,500 tons of contaminated soil and 16,800 pounds of liquid wastes. An average of 9.8 million gallons of VOC-contaminated groundwater is pumped from the ground and treated on-site annually. Groundwater monitoring, extraction and treatment are ongoing. In fall 2016 and spring 2017, EPA treated two VOC source areas with in-place chemical oxidation. Current site uses include a laundromat and a neighborhood.
Last updated September 2024

As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed one person and generated an estimated $186,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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GEIGER (C & M OIL)

The 5-acre Geiger (C & M Oil) Superfund site is in Hollywood, South Carolina, 10 miles west of Charleston. From 1969 to 1980, Adams Run Services incinerated waste oil at the site and stored waste oil in eight unlined lagoons. An EPA investigation in 1980 found these operations had contaminated soil and groundwater with volatile organic compounds, lead and chromium. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. Investigations found that soil contamination was limited to the former lagoon area, areas between the lagoons and a pond on the northern part of the site. The groundwater plume was limited to the oil-stained area associated with the lagoons and had not migrated. EPA approved the site’s long-term remedy in 1987 and updated it in 1993 and 1998. It included excavation of contaminated soil, solidification and stabilization of soil to reduce mobility of metals, backfilling of excavated areas with treated soil, followed by grading and covering of the areas with gravel, and monitored natural attenuation of residually contaminated groundwater. Remedy construction finished in 1998. Institutional controls are in place to restrict land and groundwater use and protect the integrity of the remedy. In 2009, groundwater monitoring results showed that contaminant concentrations met cleanup goals. In 2013, EPA evaluated the durability and leachability of the solidification and stabilization wastes. EPA concluded that the contaminants remained highly bound and were unlikely to adversely impact surrounding soil or groundwater. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2014. EPA’s cleanup plan allowed for the continued use of the area during cleanup. A construction subcontracting business has been on-site since 1983. Its facilities include offices and an equipment storage area.
Last updated September 2024

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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GOLDEN STRIP SEPTIC TANK SERVICE

The 55-acre Golden Strip Septic Tank Superfund site is in Simpsonville, South Carolina. An industrial and septic waste hauling and disposal service was on-site from 1960 to 1975. During that time, wastes were disposed into five lagoons, contaminating surrounding soils. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. EPA's remedy, selected in 1991, included mixing contaminated soil and sludge with Portland Cement and placing the stabilized material in an on-site landfill. In 1996, parties capped the landfill with clean soil and a vegetative cover. In 1998, EPA took the site off the NPL. Restrictions limit land and groundwater use in the area. The Golden Strip YMCA bought the site property in 2002. It began redeveloping the area as a recreation complex. Today, the Hollingsworth Outdoor Center offers hands-on living history activities, summer day camps and special events.
Last updated September 2024

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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HELENA CHEMICAL CO. LANDFILL

The 13.5-acre Helena Chemical Co. Landfill Superfund site is in Fairfax, South Carolina. From the mid-1960s to 1978, several companies, including Helena Chemical Company (Helena), ran pesticide formulation facilities at the site. Pesticide residues and other wastes went into an unpermitted on-site landfill. Investigations in the early 1980s found soil, sediment and groundwater contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. Cleanup began in 1993. Cleanup included removing contaminated soil and treating groundwater. In 2014, EPA found the remedy was not protective due to increasing soil contaminant concentrations in the wetland area and migration of contaminated groundwater. In 2021, further soil, sediment and groundwater investigations started. Site use and groundwater restrictions are in place. Groundwater treatment and site investigation activities are ongoing. Helena Chemical Company runs a retail sales outlet for agricultural fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides and seed at the site.
Last updated September 2024

As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 4 people and generated an estimated $326,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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HENRY'S KNOB

The 185-acre Henry’s Knob site is near the intersection of Highway 55 and Henry’s Knob Road in Clover, York County, South Carolina. An open pit kyanite mine was on-site from 1947 to 1970. Operators left about 1.4 million cubic yards of residual materials from mining activities in several ponds. The former mining process contaminated groundwater over an area that includes 24 homes. ABB, Inc., the site’s potentially responsible party (PRP), worked with EPA and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to clean up the site. Cleanup included putting treatment systems on residential wells and developing a soil amendment. When placed over the tailings, the amendment produces a thick grassy layer to help manage rainfall. The innovative cleanup of part of the site has supported ecological restoration and pollinator habitat. The PRP selected a seed mix that would support pollinators. Native plant life and pollinator habitat are now well established in several large areas. Other site uses include residential areas and a cellular communications tower. In 2018, EPA Region 4 recognized ABB, Inc.’s innovative approach to the site’s cleanup with its Excellence in Site Reuse award. In 2019, EPA required institutional controls and groundwater monitoring at the site. Cleanup is ongoing.
Last updated September 2024

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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KOPPERS CO., INC. (CHARLESTON PLANT)

The 102-acre Koppers Co., Inc. (Charleston Plant) Superfund site is in Charleston, South Carolina. From 1940 to 1978, the Koppers Company ran a wood treatment facility on 45 acres of the site. Its operations contaminated groundwater, sediment, soil and surface water. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1994. Cleanup activities included digging up contaminated soil, taking it off-site for disposal and placing a cap over remaining soil on-site. It also included rebuilding drainage ditches and cleaning up tidal marshes. Groundwater treatment and monitoring are ongoing. In 2018, EPA updated the remedy so that cleanup was compatible with a range of site uses, including residential use. A prospective purchaser signed a Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA) with EPA in 2019. A PPA encourages the reuse of Superfund site properties by addressing purchaser and lessee liability concerns. As part of the agreement, the purchaser is working with EPA on the completion of the cleanup and the site’s delisting from the NPL. A planned multi-use development will include commercial retail, office, residential, hotel and civic uses as well as a waterfront park. Construction is anticipated to start in 2024. In August 2022, EPA took 98 acres of the site off the NPL. Operation and maintenance activities, monitoring, and regular remedy reviews are ongoing.
Last updated September 2024

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 50 people and generated an estimated $7,570,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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KOPPERS CO., INC. (FLORENCE PLANT)

The 145-acre Koppers Co., Inc. (Florence Plant) Superfund site is in Florence, South Carolina. The Koppers Company has a wood treatment and preserving facility at the site. Workers put process wastewater in unlined lagoons. In 1974, EPA ordered the company to control wastewater runoff after it found permit violations. The lagoons closed in 1979; further investigations found contaminated groundwater and soil. EPA determined that the contamination posed a direct health threat to people using groundwater nearby. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. The Koppers Company, with guidance from EPA and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, capped an on-site landfill in the late 1980s. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 2013. Treatment of contaminated soil and groundwater is ongoing under EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) program. The Koppers Company’s wood treatment and preserving facility remains active on-site.
Last updated September 2024

As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 70 people and generated an estimated $27,397,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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LEXINGTON COUNTY LANDFILL AREA

The 160-acre Lexington County Landfill Area Superfund site is in Cayce, South Carolina. From the 1940s to 1988, three landfills were on-site. EPA and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) found that landfilling activities led to groundwater contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. With future reuse opportunities in mind, Lexington County (the County) agreed to lead and fund the cleanup. The cleanup started in 1996. It included waste consolidation and capping, regrading, groundwater treatment and landfill gas collection. Treated groundwater from the area is used for land irrigation. The County operates and maintains Bray Park Road Ball Park on-site. It includes two lighted ball fields and a parking lot. The County’s cleanup approach made sure the park as well as the Par Tee Driving Range could remain open during cleanup. The driving range used the landfill cover for a new tee box. In 2001, the County built a collection and recycling center on-site. In 2002, Par Tee Driving Range expanded its operations to include a mini-golf course on-site. EPA, SCDHEC and the County also worked with the University of South Carolina on its plans for indoor and outdoor practice facilities for the university’s golf team on-site. Construction started in 2010 and finished in 2012. In 2012, EPA Region 4 presented Lexington County with its Excellence in Site Reuse award, in recognition of the County’s extraordinary efforts to build partnerships with area businesses, explore green cleanup options and conduct cleanup in a way that allowed for the area’s safe and beneficial reuse.
Last updated September 2024

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 10 people and generated an estimated $358,900 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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MACALLOY CORPORATION

A paper stock recycling business now operates on the Site
Macalloy Corporation

The Macalloy Corporation Superfund site is in North Charleston, South Carolina. From 1941 to 1998, operators produced ferrochrome alloy on-site. Operations led to groundwater, soil and sediment contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2000. Cleanup included soil mixing as well as groundwater treatment and monitoring. It also involved sediment removal, tidal creek restoration and stormwater management. EPA and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control worked with the potentially responsible party and a local developer to review plans for an industrial park. A paper stock recycler, a liquid sea container business and a container tank-cleaning business are now in the industrial park. In 2021, EPA took 134 acres of the site off the NPL. The remaining 6 acres will remain on the NPL until the completion of groundwater cleanup. In 2022, the deleted part of the site property was sold. It will serve as an extension of the adjacent Hugh Leatherman Port Terminal, known as the Shipyard Creek Logistics Center. Construction on the logistics center started in 2023.
Last updated September 2024

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 3 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 18 people and generated an estimated $4,219,200 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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MEDLEY FARM DRUM DUMP

The 62-acre Medley Farm Drum Dump Superfund site is in Gaffney, South Carolina. From 1973 to 1983, manufacturing firms disposed of industrial waste at the site. In 1983, an initial state investigation found nearly 2,000 drums at the site. EPA led an emergency removal action and removed drums, soil and sludge. From 1984 to 1987, EPA and state investigations found that waste disposal activities contaminated soil and groundwater with various volatile organic compounds. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. In 1995, the site’s potentially responsible parties (PRPs) put in a soil vapor extraction system and a groundwater treatment system. In 2004, the PRPs completed soil cleanup, shut down the groundwater and soil treatment systems, and started supplemental groundwater cleanup. The PRPs also did long-term monitoring of groundwater and surface water. In 2019, EPA approved the decommissioning and abandonment of the soil treatment system. The PRPs removed equipment and wells, and backfilled and revegetated the former well locations and disturbed soil areas. In May 2020, EPA and the PRPs worked together on a 2.5-acre pollinator habitat at the site. The effort planted a native pollinator meadow on the former soil treatment area. The meadow includes a mix of native wildflower species with flowering trees and shrubs around the perimeter. A single-family home is also on-site.
Last updated September 2024

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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PALMETTO WOOD PRESERVING

The 5-acre Palmetto Wood Preserving Superfund site is in Dixiana, South Carolina. Wood-preserving operations took place on-site from 1963 to 1985. During this time, wood-preserving chemical spills led to soil and groundwater contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. EPA began cleanup work in 1988. Activities included excavation of contaminated soil, groundwater treatment and connection of a sewer line to the city of Cayce’s wastewater treatment plant. Contaminated soil was treated, returned to the dug-up areas and covered with concrete structures made of solidified/stabilized material. EPA also removed the original wood-preserving facility. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control continues to monitor groundwater. South Carolina Electric and Gas owns the northern part of the site. It uses the area for equipment storage. Other parts of the site remain undeveloped. EPA plans to place institutional controls on the property to limit land and resource use and maintain the integrity of the remedy. EPA will provide information to prospective purchasers and stakeholders interested in reusing these areas.
Last updated September 2024

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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PARA-CHEM SOUTHERN, INC.

Lagoon 1, which has been backfilled and is currently being used as a tractor trailer parking lot
Para-Chem Southern, Inc.

The 140-acre Para-Chem Southern, Inc. Superfund site is in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Para-Chem Southern (now H.B. Fuller) has been on-site since 1965. The company makes acrylic polymers, thickeners, latex coatings and adhesives for consumer and industrial applications. Waste and wastewater disposal practices from 1975 to 1979, along with two 3,000-gallon spills, resulted in surface water, soil, sludge and groundwater contamination. In 1985, the company notified EPA and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control about industrial plant waste burial areas. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. Cleanup included removal of contaminated soil, drums and waste. It also included soil and groundwater treatment. After cleanup, EPA took parts of the site off the NPL in 1997. In 2019, EPA updated groundwater cleanup levels, revised the list of groundwater contaminants and enhanced the remedy by using oxidation technologies to treat source areas and groundwater. Groundwater treatment and subsurface soil cleanup are ongoing. Institutional controls restrict groundwater and soil use. The manufacturing facility remains active on-site.
Last updated September 2024

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 95 people and generated an estimated $67,894,580 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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ROCK HILL CHEMICAL CO.

The 4.5-acre Rock Hill Chemical Co. Superfund site is in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Rock Hill Chemical Company (RHCC), a paint solvent company, was active on-site from 1960 to 1964. RHCC improperly stored and disposed of chemical waste at the site. In 1964, a fire caused oil and chemical drums to explode, releasing their contents into the environment. First Federal Savings Bank found the contamination during construction of a branch office on-site in 1984. In 1986 and 1987, the bank and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control removed contaminated soil. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. Cleanup activities include extracting contaminated groundwater and sending it to a local wastewater treatment facility, monitoring groundwater, wells and surface water, and placing deed restrictions on the site property to prohibit groundwater use. The site’s potentially responsible parties began operating a groundwater treatment system in 1995. Groundwater treatment is ongoing. A creek that runs through part of the site is in continued ecological use. A commercial restaurant is also active on-site.
Last updated September 2024

As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 47 people and generated an estimated $2,036,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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SANGAMO WESTON, INC./TWELVE-MILE CREEK/LAKE HARTWELL PCB CONTAMINATION

The Sangamo Weston, Inc./Twelve-Mile Creek/Lake Hartwell PCB Contamination Superfund site is in Pickens, South Carolina. The 224-acre area includes a former manufacturing plant, six waste disposal areas, and parts of Twelve-Mile Creek and Lake Hartwell. Sangamo Weston owned and ran a capacitor manufacturing plant on-site from 1955 to 1987. Waste handling practices resulted in contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. Cleanup activities included removal and treatment of soil and groundwater, fish tissue and sediment monitoring, fish consumption guidelines, and a fish advisory public education and awareness program. Fish advisories remain in effect for fish caught in Lake Hartwell and Twelve-Mile Creek. After cleanup, EPA took parts of the site off the NPL in 1998 and 2002. Sangamo Weston, now Schlumberger Technology Corporation, gave part of the site property to the city of Pickens in 1999. The city redeveloped the area as a public recreation complex. Facility amenities include sports fields, bike paths, a playground and a picnic area. People use parts of Lake Hartwell for boating and fishing.
Last updated September 2024

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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SCRDI DIXIANA

The 2-acre SCRDI Dixiana Superfund site is in Cayce, South Carolina. In 1978, the site owner leased the property for the storage of drums containing industrial waste. During storage, some of the drums leaked and contaminated groundwater. In the early 1980s, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) confirmed contamination had affected groundwater, and the city of Cayce connected homes and businesses to the public water supply. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup activities, managed by EPA, SCDHEC and the site’s potentially responsible parties, include groundwater treatment and institutional controls on surrounding properties. Groundwater treatment and monitoring are ongoing. A building that contains the groundwater extraction and treatment system and an industrial warehouse are on-site.
Last updated September 2024

As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable to site use. For additional information click here.

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TOWNSEND SAW CHAIN CO.

The 50-acre Townsend Saw Chain Co. Superfund site is in Pontiac, South Carolina. In 1971, Textron started making saw chain parts on site. From 1964 to 1981, operations sent wastewater onto the ground in a low-lying area next to the facility. Improper waste disposal caused soil and groundwater contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. EPA’s cleanup actions included removal and disposal of contaminated soil as well as treatment of soil and groundwater. After cleanup, 36 acres of the site were sold for commercial development. Institutional controls restrict groundwater exposure pathways. A manufacturer and supplier of fuel injection equipment is now in the former Townsend manufacturing facility. Other site reuses include a veterinary hospital, a kennel, a hotel, an auto-body shop, an industrial park, two stores, a gas station and restaurants. In 2009, EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program and EPA Region 4 supported a regional support project at the site. EPA took part of the site off the NPL in 2019. Following the partial deletion of the NPL in 2019, coupled with the attainment of the remediation levels in the March 2023 monitoring event for the remaining wells, all groundwater monitoring wells have satisfied the closure criteria outlined in the Record of Decision. Construction of the designed remedy is complete, and data indicate that effective containment has been achieved.
Last updated September 2024

As of December 2023, EPA had data on 24 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 196 people and generated an estimated $19,708,659 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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US FINISHING/CONE MILLS

The 259-acre US Finishing/Cone Mills Superfund site is on the banks of Langston Creek in Greenville, South Carolina. From 1903 to 2003, companies ran a textile bleaching and finishing facility on-site. Early on, it was one of the most successful mills in upstate South Carolina. Operations ended in 2003, when the main plant was partially destroyed by fire. Former textile operations contaminated soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2011. EPA completed a short-term cleanup action to demolish facility buildings and secure the area in 2012. In 2021, EPA found that a 150-acre part of the site did not pose a current or potential threat to human health and the environment. EPA took the area off the NPL. EPA took another 70 acres of the site off the NPL in 2023. EPA selected a final cleanup plan for the rest of the former plant area in 2022. Cleanup is scheduled to start in 2024. EPA selected the long-term remedy for groundwater in September 2023. It includes in-place treatment, monitoring and institutional controls that prohibit groundwater use. Current site uses include a trail, a church and a few homes. Ecological uses include ponds, a river and creeks. Redevelopment plans call for mixed-use development, open space and more trails. The Cone Mills Acquisition Group (CMAG) received the Region 4 Excellence in Site Reuse Award for 2023 in recognition of their commitment and dedication for remediating the U.S Finishing/Cone Mills Superfund site. This award, in support of the Superfund Redevelopment Program, recognizes the accomplishments of a collaborative partnership between federal, state and private industry in returning the contaminated Superfund site into a long-term sustainable and productive reuse property.
Last updated September 2024

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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