Eastern Sandusky County Assessment Project

Site Information

Eastern Sandusky County, Ohio

Contact Information

Community Involvement Coordinator
Virginia Narsete (narsete.virginia@epa.gov)
312-886-4359 or 800-621-8431, ext. 64359

Repositories

(where to view written records)

Clyde Public Library
222 W. Buckeye
Clyde, Ohio

Links

EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
Superfund Frequent Questions

Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

EPA is investigating potential sources of contamination in eastern Sandusky County, Ohio. Since November 2011, EPA has assessed 14 former dump sites that had been previously identified by state agencies. EPA also established a hotline for members of the community to offer information about possible sites with environmental contamination. The Agency evaluated the 90 reports received through the hotline.

In June 2012, EPA published reports on the 14 former dumpsites previously identified by state agencies. Based on the assessments and information EPA obtained, the Agency determined that removal action was not warranted at those 14 sites. In addition, EPA conducted site assessments at three additional properties based on information received through the hotline: the "Shaw Road site" (a residential property on the west side of Clyde in rural Sandusky County), the former Clyde Paint and Supply Co. site and the former Whirlpool Park site.

In June 2012, EPA sampled the former Whirlpool Park site and found elevated levels of PCBs more than six feet below ground. Whirlpool Corp., the former owner of the property, agreed to conduct a full assessment of the property and EPA will oversee the company's work. Further sampling is required to determine the extent of contamination.
In October 2012, EPA removed lead-contaminated soil and empty drums that were dumped years ago at the Shaw Road site.
In November 2012, EPA removed soil contaminated with lead, chromium and xylene from the site of the former Clyde Paint and Supply Co.

Fact Sheets

U.S. EPA Continues Assessing Possible Environmental Contamination (PDF) (2 pp, 54K) December 2012
U.S. EPA begins sampling at historical waste sites (PDF) (2 pp, 281K) February 2012 fact sheet

Technical Documents

Assessment at the former Whirlpool Park property (2 pp, 129K) April 2013
EPA's Work in Eastern Sandusky County (PDF) (6 pp, 145KB) February 2013
Ohio EPA Clyde Dump Site Reassessment (PDF) (1,565 pp, 39MB) Jan. 31, 2012

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Site Assessment Report

Site Assessment Report for the Clyde Paint and Supply Company Site (PDF) (271pp, 4.64MB) October 2012
Site Assessment Report for the Whirlpool Park Site (PDF) (120pp, 2.12MB) October 2012
Site Assessment Report for the Shaw Road Site (PDF) (97pp, 3.7MB) October 2012
Site Assessment Report for the Eastern Sandusky County Dumps site (PDF) (49 pp, 318K) June 29, 2012
- Appendix A - Amert Lagoon Site (PDF) (499 pp, 7.1MB) June 29, 2012
- Appendix B - Bellevue City Dump Site - Southwest (PDF) (446 pp, 8.4MB) June 29, 2012
- Appendix C - Clyde City Dump Site (PDF) (502 pp, 7.4MB) June 29, 2012
- Appendix D - Formulated Products Site (PDF) (404 pp, 9.1MB) June 29, 2012
- Appendix E - Golembiowski Dump Site (PDF) (481 pp, 6.6MB) June 29, 2012
- Appendix F - Green Creek Township Site (PDF) (557 pp, 35.1MB) June 29, 2012
- Appendix G - Leach Dump Site (PDF) (452 pp, 8.4MB) June 29, 2012
- Appendix H - Mcgrath Dump Site (PDF) (113 pp, 8.6MB) June 29, 2012
- Appendix I - Meggitt Landfill Site (PDF) (2 pp, 9K) June 29, 2012
- Appendix J - Riley Township Dump Site (PDF) (195 pp, 38.8MB) June 29, 2012
- Appendix K - Townsend Township Dump Site (PDF) (274 pp, 8.4MB) June 29, 2012
- Appendix L - Whirlpool Manufacturing Site (PDF) (438 pp, 32.7MB) June 29, 2012
- Appendix M - Wickerham Drum Site (PDF) (270 pp, 4.2MB) June 29, 2012
- Appendix N - York Township Dump Site (PDF) (204 pp, 57.8MB) June 29, 2012