SIXTY ONE INDUSTRIAL PARK
MEMPHIS, TN
Superfund Site Profile
Site Contacts
Community Involvement Coordinator
Marjorie Thomas
[email protected]
(404) 562-9151
Remedial Project Manager
Adam Acker
[email protected]
(404) 562-8446
Site Location
Street Address:5607 HWY 61 SOUTH
MEMPHIS, TN 38107
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Background
The 78-acre site is located in Memphis in southwestern Shelby County, Tennessee. Undeveloped, forested land borders the site to the north, south and west. Several lakes are located north of the site. Commercial businesses and residential areas are located south of the site. A structure located on Highway 61 borders the site to the southeast, occupying 15 acres that were formerly part of the site.
Beginning in 1956, a pyrotechnic and ordnance production facility operated on site. A metal plating facility also operated on site. Operations disposed of production wastes in unlined lagoons on site. When production and plating operations ended, storage ...
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