(KTTS News) — A community meeting will be held next Wednesday, February 22, on the environmental investigation and remediation work going on around the former Tronox/Kerr-McGee Wood Treatment Facility in Springfield.
For about 100 years, Kerr-McGee and its predecessors used the property in the 2800-block of West High Street to treat railroad ties with creosote and other preservatives.
But crews are cleaning up contaminated soil and groundwater at the site.
The facility was decommissioned in 2004 and transferred to a spin-off company, Tronox.
It filed for bankruptcy in 2011, and as part of the settlement, the Multistate Trust was set up to clean up the land.
Wednesday’s meeting starts at 6 p.m. at American Legion Post 676 on North Clifton.
Edited Press Release
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.
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.
