Multistate Trust and MoDNR Hold Community Meeting about Facility in Springfield Feb. 22, 2023
Visit Springfield, MO, 2023 photos for a locator map and several photos of the ±68-acre Former Tronox/Kerr-McGee Wood Treatment Facility in Springfield, Missouri.
Springfield, MO (February 15, 2023) – The Multistate Environmental Response Trust (Multistate Trust), in coordination with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR), is hosting a community meeting on Wednesday, February 22 to update the public about environmental investigations and remediation work at and around the Former Tronox/Kerr-McGee Wood Treatment Facility (Facility) in Springfield.
Residents and other stakeholders will learn about investigations of potential contaminants at and near the Facility. The Multistate Trust and the MoDNR will share information about plans to sample residential surface soil and groundwater and to develop a revised management plan for the Golden Hills Detention Basin. Meeting topics will include remediation activities and opportunities for community input. This meeting was originally scheduled to be held in December 2022.
WHEN:
Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
WHERE:
American Legion Post 676
2350 N. Clifton Ave., Springfield, MO
Use West Entrance of the Foxhole Bar and Grill.
Food will be provided 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
SITE BACKGROUND:
The ±68-acre Facility is located at 2800 W. High Street in Springfield. For about 100 years, starting in 1907, Kerr-McGee and its predecessors treated railroad ties with creosote and other preservatives. Wood treating operations led to creosote-related contamination at and around the Facility, including in the soil and groundwater.
Kerr-McGee decommissioned the Facility in 2004 and transferred ownership to a spin-off company, Tronox. Tronox filed for bankruptcy, and 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.
Because the Facility borders residential neighborhoods, the Multistate Trust and the MoDNR are prioritizing evaluation of off-Facility contamination and any potential impacts to the community. The Facility is regulated under a Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Facility (MHWMF) Part I Permit for post-closure care and corrective action.
Media Contact: Christine Amrhine, Multistate Trust, (540) 846-3163, ca@g-etg.com
Visit Springfield, MO, 2023 photos to find the following map and photos:
1_Map of Former Facility in Springfield (white hatched boundary).png The ±68-acre Former Tronox/Kerr-McGee Wood Treatment Facility in Springfield, Missouri (Facility) is outlined with a white dashed line. The Facility borders residential neighborhoods to the north and northeast, Greene County Highway Department property to the east, and the active BNSF Railyard to the south. Commercial and industrial properties are located to the west and south of the Facility.
2_Photo of Facility looking west to Groundwater Treatment Building.JPG This photo looking to the west shows the Facility’s Groundwater Treatment Building, closed impoundments and groundwater recovery wells. In the foreground is the fence on the eastern end of the property.
3_Photo of Facility's Groundwater Treatment System building.JPG The Multistate Trust operates a groundwater treatment system as part of its responsibilities for managing the Facility.
4_Drilling for 2021 environmental investigations in former wood-treating area of Facility.jpg Drilling was performed in the former wood treating area of the Facility as part of environmental investigations in 2021.