Community Drop-In Session Oct. 3 About Cleanup Work and Environmental Actions around Former Wood Treatment Facility in Springfield, Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, MO (September 26, 2024) – The public is invited to a community drop-in session about the former Tronox/Kerr-McGee Wood Treatment Facility (Facility) to speak one-on-one with project representatives about recent and planned environmental actions at and near the Facility on West High Street in Springfield on Thursday, October 3.
The session will be hosted by 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). Project representatives will be available to share updates, answer questions, and listen to input about environmental actions and cleanup work at and around the Facility.
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Community Drop-In Session: 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Drop in anytime to speak one-on-one with Multistate Trust, MoDNR, and MDHSS representatives.
Location: The Library Station, 2535 N. Kansas Expressway, Springfield
Food will be provided.
Contact
Multistate Trust – Tasha Lewis at TL@g-etg.com or (602) 312-6993
MoDNR – Abby Sawyer at Abby.Sawyer@dnr.mo.gov or (573) 526-5397
For More Information
October 2024 community drop-in session postcard
March 2024 community meeting presentation by Multistate Trust
March 2024 community meeting presentation by MDHSS
Multistate Trust website for Springfield Facility
MoDNR website for Springfield Facility
Site Background
For almost 100 years, Kerr-McGee and its predecessors treated railroad ties at the ±68-acre Facility located at 2800 W. High Street in Springfield, 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.
This map shows the historical operations at the former Tronox/Kerr-McGee Wood Treatment Facility at 2800 W. High Street in Springfield, lead Springfield, Missouri.