Meeting on Nov. 6 Will Update Community on Cleanup of Contamination Left by Former Wood Treatment Plant in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, MO (October 30, 2025) – The public is invited to a November 6 community meeting and drop-in information session to learn about environmental investigations and cleanup work at and around the former Tronox/Kerr-McGee Wood Treatment Facility (Facility) on W. High Street in Springfield.
The Multistate Environmental Response Trust (Multistate Trust) is hosting the meeting and drop-in session at The Library Station on N. Kansas Expressway in coordination with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS).
Topics will include:
-Groundwater Treatment System operations
-Results of recent soil sampling in residential yards along High Street to investigate concerns about historical stormwater issues
-Golden Hills Detention Basin investigation results and next steps
-Planning for future beneficial reuse of some or all of the site
WHEN: Thursday, November 6, 2025
WHERE: The Library Station, 2535 N. Kansas Expressway, Springfield, MO
COMMUNITY MEETING: 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
We will present an update about recent, ongoing, and planned work, and provide an opportunity for questions and discussion in any time remaining.
DROP-IN INFORMATION SESSION: 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Project representatives will be available for one-on-one discussions and to explain our posters.
Food will be provided.
This meeting and drop-in session follow community events in March and October 2024 and multiple previous meetings held to provide updates on environmental investigations and work related to the Facility.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Flyer for November 2025 community meeting
Fact sheet about residential soil sampling, July 2025
Presentation from March 2024 community meeting
Multistate Trust overview fact sheet, September 2025
Multistate Trust website for Springfield Facility
MoDNR website for Springfield Facility
SITE BACKGROUND:
Beginning in 1907, the Facility at 2800 W. High Street was used by Kerr-McGee and its predecessors for wood treatment operations, which led to creosote-related contamination in soil and groundwater at and around the Facility. In 2004, the Facility was decommissioned.
In 2011, the Multistate Trust was created by the Tronox bankruptcy settlement to own, investigate, and clean up the Facility and position it for safe, beneficial reuse. The Multistate Trust has since been working with MoDNR to investigate and remediate the Facility and surrounding residential areas. It has prioritized evaluating and addressing the off-Facility migration of contaminants that may potentially affect the surrounding community.
The Facility is regulated under a Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Facility Part I Permit for post-closure care and corrective action.
Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC is Trustee of the Multistate Trust.
This map shows the historical operations at the former Tronox/Kerr-McGee Wood Treatment Facility at 2800 W. High Street in Springfield, Missouri.