List of Superfund sites in Kentucky
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This is a list of Superfund sites in Kentucky 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. 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. As of November 29, 2010, there were 14 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Kentucky
. No additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list. Six sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...
(EPA) to create a list of polluted
Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light...
locations requiring a long-term response to clean-up hazardous material contaminations. These locations are known as Superfund
Superfund
Superfund is the common name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 , a United States federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances...
sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List
National Priorities List
The National Priorities List is the list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for long-term remedial action financed under the federal Superfund program. Environmental Protection Agency regulations outline a formal process for assessing hazardous waste sites and placing them on...
(NPL). The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. As of November 29, 2010, there were 14 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. No additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list. Six sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.
Superfund sites
| CERCLIS ID | Name | County | Reason | Proposed | Listed | Constructioncompleted | Partially deleted | Deleted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYD980500961 | A.L. Tayor (Valley of the Drums) Valley of the Drums The Valley of the Drums is a 23 acre toxic waste site in northern Bullitt County, Kentucky, near Louisville, named after the waste-containing drums strewn across the area. It is known as one of the primary motivations for the passage of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and... |
Bullitt Bullitt County, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 61,236 people, 22,171 households, and 17,736 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 23,160 housing units at an average density of... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0402072 | 12/30/1982 | 09/08/1983 | 08/10/1990 | |
05/17/1996 |
| KYD041981010 | Airco Airco The Aircraft Manufacturing Company Limited was established in 1912 by George Holt Thomas at The Hyde in Hendon, north London, England.-Geoffrey de Havilland:... |
Marshall Marshall County, Kentucky Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 30,125. The 2007 Census Bureau population estimate was 31,258. Its county seat is Benton. It was a dry county until 2004, when residents of Calvert City voted to allow sales of liquor by the drink in... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0401977 | |||||
| KYD006370167 | B.F. Goodrich | Marshall Marshall County, Kentucky Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 30,125. The 2007 Census Bureau population estimate was 31,258. Its county seat is Benton. It was a dry county until 2004, when residents of Calvert City voted to allow sales of liquor by the drink in... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0401930 | |||||
| KYD980501019 | Brantley Landfill | McLean McLean County, Kentucky McLean County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky; its population was 9,938 in the 2000 Census. McLean County's county seat is at Calhoun.... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0402076 | |||||
| KYD045738291 | Caldwell Lace Leather Co., Inc. | Logan Logan County, Kentucky Logan County is a county located in the southwest area of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 26,573. Its county seat is Russellville... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0401986 | |||||
| KYD980602155 | Distler Brickyard | Hardin Hardin County, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 94,174 people, 34,497 households, and 25,355 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 37,673 housing units at an average density of... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0402127 | |||||
| KYD980601975 | Distler Farm | Jefferson Jefferson County, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 693,604 people, 287,012 households, and 183,113 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 305,835 housing units at an average density of... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0402125 | |||||
| KYD980844625 | Fort Hartford Coal Co. Stone Quarry | Ohio Ohio County, Kentucky Ohio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 22,916. Its county seat is Hartford. The county is named for the Ohio River, which originally formed its northern boundary. It is a dry county, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0402171 | |||||
| KYD006371074 | General Tire & Rubber (Mayfield Landfill) | Graves Graves County, Kentucky Graves County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was formed in 1824. As of 2000, the population was 37,028. Its county seat is Mayfield. The county is named for Major Benjamin Franklin Graves, soldier in the War of 1812... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0401932 | 06/24/1988 | 02/21/1990 | 10/01/1993 | |
10/27/2000 |
| KYD980501076 | Green River Disposal, Inc. | Daviess Daviess County, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 91,545 people, 36,033 households, and 24,826 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 38,432 housing units at an average density of... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0402081 | 06/24/1988 | 08/30/1990 | 09/22/2000 | ||
| KYD980501191 | Howe Valley Landfill | Hardin Hardin County, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 94,174 people, 34,497 households, and 25,355 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 37,673 housing units at an average density of... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0402090 | 06/10/1986 | 07/22/1987 | 09/29/1994 | |
07/26/1996 |
| KYD980557052 | Lee's Lane Landfill | Jefferson Jefferson County, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 693,604 people, 287,012 households, and 183,113 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 305,835 housing units at an average density of... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0402104 | 12/30/1982 | 09/08/1983 | 03/18/1988 | |
04/25/1996 |
| KYD980729107 | Maxey Flats Nuclear Disposal Maxey Flat The Maxey Flat Low-Level Radioactive Waste facility is a Superfund site in Kentucky.-Location:Maxey Flat is a hilltop community in Kentucky approximately northwest of Morehead and approximately south of Flemingsburg on County Road 1895. It is on the county line of Rowan and Fleming counties... |
Fleming Fleming County, Kentucky Fleming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1798. As of 2000, the population was 13,792. Its county seat is Flemingsburg. The county is named for Colonel John Fleming. It's a prohibition or dry county... |
10/15/1984 | 06/10/1986 | ||||
| KYD985069954 | National Electric Coil/Cooper Industries | Harlan Harlan County, Kentucky Harlan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1819. As of 2000, the population was 33,200. Its county seat is Harlan... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0405125 | 07/29/1991 | 10/14/1992 | 08/21/1998 | ||
| KYD049062375 | National Southwire Aluminum Co. | Hancock Hancock County, Kentucky Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1829. As of 2000, the population was 8,392. It is included in the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Hawesville. The county is named for John Hancock... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0401991 | 07/29/1991 | 05/31/1994 | 09/24/2008 | ||
| KYD985066380 | Newport Dump | Campbell Campbell County, Kentucky Campbell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed on December 17, 1794, from sections of Scott, Harrison and Mason counties. As of 2010, the population was 90,336. Its county seats are Alexandria and Newport... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0405547 | 12/30/1982 | 09/08/1983 | 03/28/1988 | |
06/03/1996 |
| KY8890008982 | Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant is a facility located in McCracken County, Kentucky, near Paducah, Kentucky, that produces enriched uranium, for nuclear power plants. The plant is now operated by United States Enrichment Corporation, a subsidiary of USEC Incorporated, a publicly traded... |
McCracken McCracken County, Kentucky McCracken County is a county located in the Jackson Purchase, the extreme western end of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 65,514. The county seat, largest city, and only incorporated community is Paducah.... |
Groundwater contaminated with VOCs Volatile organic compound Volatile organic compounds are organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure at ordinary, room-temperature conditions. Their high vapor pressure results from a low boiling point, which causes large numbers of molecules to evaporate or sublimate from the liquid or solid form of the compound and... , Technetium-99 Technetium-99 Technetium-99 is an isotope of technetium which decays with a half-life of 211,000 years to stable ruthenium-99, emitting soft beta rays, but no gamma rays.... , and uranium Uranium Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons... . Uranium, thorium Thorium Thorium is a natural radioactive chemical element with the symbol Th and atomic number 90. It was discovered in 1828 and named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder.... , plutonium Plutonium Plutonium is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the chemical symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is an actinide metal of silvery-gray appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, forming a dull coating when oxidized. The element normally exhibits six allotropes and four oxidation... , and neptunium Neptunium Neptunium is a chemical element with the symbol Np and atomic number 93. A radioactive metal, neptunium is the first transuranic element and belongs to the actinide series. Its most stable isotope, 237Np, is a by-product of nuclear reactors and plutonium production and it can be used as a... have been detected in off-site sediments and surfacewater. TCE Trichloroethylene The chemical compound trichloroethylene is a chlorinated hydrocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent. It is a clear non-flammable liquid with a sweet smell. It should not be confused with the similar 1,1,1-trichloroethane, which is commonly known as chlorothene.The IUPAC name is... and PCBs Polychlorinated biphenyl Polychlorinated biphenyls are a class of organic compounds with 2 to 10 chlorine atoms attached to biphenyl, which is a molecule composed of two benzene rings. The chemical formula for PCBs is C12H10-xClx... have been found in site soils. |
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| KYD981469794 | Red Penn Sanitation Co. Landfill | Oldham Oldham County, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 46,178 people, 14,856 households, and 12,196 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 15,541 housing units at an average density of... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0404239 | 06/24/1988 | 03/31/1989 | 09/22/2000 | |
09/14/2001 |
| KYD097267413 | Smith's Farm | Bullitt Bullitt County, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 61,236 people, 22,171 households, and 17,736 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 23,160 housing units at an average density of... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0402059 | 10/15/1984 | 06/10/1986 | 09/23/1998 | ||
| KYD981028350 | Tri-City Disposal Co. | Bullitt Bullitt County, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 61,236 people, 22,171 households, and 17,736 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 23,160 housing units at an average density of... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0402195 | 06/24/1988 | 03/31/1989 | 03/29/1996 |
See also
- List of Superfund sites in the United States
- List of environmental issues
- List of waste types
- TOXMAPTOXMAPTOXMAP is a geographic information system from the United States National Library of Medicine that uses maps of the United States to help users visually explore data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory and Superfund programs...