This is a list of Superfund sites in Kansas designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1] These locations are known as Superfund sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL).
The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. [2] As of March 26, 2010, there were 11 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Kansas. [2] One more site has been proposed for entry on the list. [2] Five sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list. [2]
| CERCLIS ID | Name | County | Reason | Proposed [3] ` | Listed [4] | Construction completed [5] | Partially deleted [6] | Deleted [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSD007241656 | 29th and Mead Ground Water Contamination | Sedgwick | Ground water and soil are contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including trichloroethylene (TCE), carbon tetrachloride, toluene, and vinyl chloride. [8] [9] | 06/24/1988 | 02/21/1990 | – | – | 04/29/1996 |
| KSD981710247 | 57th and North Broadway Streets Site | Sedgwick | Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including benzene, perchloroethylene (PCE), trichloroethylene (TCE), toluene, vinyl chloride, xylene, and heavy metals, including arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, and lead have been detected in on-site soil and residential and industrial wells. [10] [11] | 02/07/1992 | 10/14/1992 | 09/10/2002 | – | – |
| KSD046746731 | Ace Services | Thomas | Soils, surface waste water, and sludge in the lagoon area were contaminated with chromium. Ground water in the Ogallala Aquifer is contaminated with chromium. [12] [13] | 02/13/1995 | 09/29/1995 | 09/22/2003 | – | – |
| KSD980500789 | Arkansas City Dump | Cowley | Groundwater and sediments contaminated with oil. Sludge contained sulfuric acid, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), other organics, heavy metals, ammonia, and sulfur. [14] [15] | 12/30/1982 | 09/08/1983 | 09/08/1992 | – | 03/01/1996 |
| KSD980686174 | Big River Sand Company | Sedgwick | Leaking drums contaminated the site and groundwater with hazardous paint sludges, solvents, volatile organic compounds, and metals such as selenium, iron, and manganese. [16] [17] | 10/15/1984 | 06/10/1986 | 06/28/1988 | – | 10/14/1992 |
| KSD031349624 | Chemical Commodities, Inc. | Johnson | Soil and ground water are contaminated with various metals; volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and semi-VOCs, primarily, trichloroethylene (TCE), carbon tetrachloride, and perchloroethylene (PCE), and pesticides. [18] [19] | 01/18/1994 | 05/31/1994 | 01/11/2012 | – | – |
| KSD980741862 | Cherokee County | Cherokee | The Cherokee County Superfund site is the Kansas portion of the Tri-State district. Acidic waters in mine shafts throughout the site, chat piles, tailings impoundments, surface waters in the mine pits, and streams draining the site contain significant concentrations of lead, zinc, and cadmium. [20] [21] | 12/30/1982 | 09/08/1983 | – | – | – |
| KSD980632301 | Doepke Disposal (Holliday) | Johnson | Groundwater, soil, and leachate are contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and heavy metals. [22] [23] | 12/30/1982 | 09/08/1983 | 09/29/1997 | – | – |
| KS6214020756 | Fort Riley | Geary and Riley | Groundwater contaminated with vinyl chloride, solvents, perchloroethylene (PCE), and other volatile organic compounds. Landfill debris contains waste oils and degreasing solvents. [24] [25] | 07/14/1989 | 08/30/1990 | – | – | – |
| KSD007135429 | Hydro-Flex Inc. | Shawnee | On-site and off-site groundwater contained low levels of copper and chromium. [26] [27] | 06/24/1988 | 03/31/1989 | 06/30/1992 | – | 11/09/1993 |
| KSD980631980 | John's Sludge Pond | Sedgwick | Pond contained highly acidic sludge and acidic water. Sludge contaminated with heavy metals including lead, as well as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). [28] [29] | 12/30/1982 | 09/08/1983 | 01/31/1991 | – | 01/06/1992 |
| KSD980631766 | Obee Road | Reno | Ground water is contaminated with volatile organic compounds such as trichloroethylene (TCE), vinyl chloride, and chloroform. [30] [31] | 01/22/1987 | 07/22/1987 | 09/09/2011 | – | – |
| KSD000829846 | Pester Refinery Company | Butler | Ground water contaminanted with benzene, toluene, ethylene and xylene (BTEX compounds). The burn pond sludge and soil beneath the pond were found to be contaminated with BTEX compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). [32] [33] | 06/24/1988 | 03/31/1989 | 09/08/1999 | – | – |
| KSD065735912 | Plating, Inc. | Barton | Soil and ground water contaminated with chromium. [34] [35] | 09/19/2007 | 03/19/2008 | – | – | – |
| KSD980862726 | Strother Field Industrial Park | Cowley | Groundwater contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including trichloroethylene (TCE). [36] [37] | 10/15/1984 | 06/10/1986 | 10/28/2008 | – | – |
| KS0001402320 | Tri-County Public Airport | Morris | Groundwater is contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) and degradation products. [38] [39] | 07/27/2000 | – | – | – | – |
| KSD984985929 | Wright Ground Water Contamination | Ford | Groundwater is contaminated with pesticides, heavy metals, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including benzene, bromodichloromethane, and carbon tetrachloride [40] [41] | 10/02/1995 | 06/17/1996 | 07/30/2008 | – | – |
