Community Invited to March 14 Meeting About Work at and Near Former Wood Treatment Facility in Springfield, Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, MO, (March 11, 2024) – The Multistate Environmental Response Trust (Multistate Trust), in coordination with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS), will hold a community meeting and a drop-in availability session on Thursday, March 14 to provide updates about investigations and cleanup work at and near the former Tronox/Kerr-McGee Wood Treatment Facility (Facility) in Springfield.
At the meeting, community members will learn about ongoing environmental investigations and activities on and surrounding the Facility at 2800 W. High Street. Multistate Trust representatives will discuss current and planned work for 2024 that includes replacing certain residential sewer laterals (pipes carrying wastewater from homes to the public sewer main) and soil sampling in some residential yards. MDHSS representatives will discuss environmental health concerns associated with the Facility.
WHEN: Thursday, March 14, 2024
Community Meeting: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. The meeting will begin with a presentation, with remaining time for questions and discussion.
Availability Session: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Speak one-on-one with Multistate Trust, MoDNR, and MDHSS representatives.
WHERE: The Library Station, 2535 N. Kansas Expressway, Springfield, MO
Food will be provided at 5:30 p.m.
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SITE BACKGROUND:
For almost 100 years, Kerr-McGee and its predecessors treated railroad ties at the ±68-acre Facility, leading to creosote-related contamination in the soil and groundwater at and around the Facility. The Multistate Trust has been prioritizing evaluating the off-Facility migration of contaminants that may potentially affect the surrounding community. The Facility is regulated under a Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Facility (MHWMF) Part I Permit for post-closure care and corrective action.
As part of the 2011 Tronox bankruptcy settlement, the Multistate Trust was established to own, investigate, and clean up the Facility and position it for safe, beneficial reuse. Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC is Trustee of the Multistate Trust.
Media Contact: Anna Novikova, Multistate Trust, (267) 799-3842, an@g-etg.com