Region 8
Serving Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 Tribal Nations
Superfund Program
National Information
Regional Information
Site Information
National Priorities List (NPL) History
Proposed Date
12/30/1982
Final Date
9/08/1983
Construction Completion
3/26/1992
Deletion Date
3/22/1993
Woodbury Chemical
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Site Type: Deleted NPL City: Commerce City County: Adams Street Address: 5400 Jackson St. Zip Code: 80022 EPA ID#: COD980667075 Site ID#: 0800244 Site Aliases: Foremost-McKesson Congressional District(s): 01 |
Site Description
The 15-acre Woodbury Site (the "Site") is in Commerce City, Colorado, on the north Denver County line. A mobile home park is located one-third of a mile from the property, and about 3,000 people work or live within a one-mile radius.
Woodbury operated a pesticide production facility at the Site from the late 1950s until 1971. Five years after Woodbury closed its doors, the local health department was alerted to contaminated storm runoff from the vacant lot. Soil samples revealed mainly chlorinated pesticides and some heavy metals and volatile organic compounds. Samples of six wells in the vicinity found no evidence of groundwater contamination.
These cleanup activities were completed in 1992 by the potentially responsible parties:
- Excavating and off-site burning of the more heavily contaminated soil
- Excavating and transferring less contaminated soils and rubble to a permitted facility
- Destroying and transferring site structures to a permitted facility
- Backfilling site with clean soil and reseeding with native grasses
- With the contaminated soil removed, clean soil added and a native grass cover, the Site is fully restored. The property is available for unrestricted use. EPA removed the Site from the National Priorities List (NPL) in March 1993 and will not require periodic reviews as with Sites where contaminants are left in place.
Site Risk
Pesticides in the environment can cause a variety of acute toxic reactions, skin and eye irritations, cancers, birth defects and reproductive system disorders. In addition, pesticides in soil and groundwater can make the habitat unusable for birds, mammals, reptiles and native plants.
| Media Affected | Contaminants | Source of Contamination |
| Soil, debris | Chlorinated pesticides, heavy metals, VOCs | Pesticide production facility |
Cleanup Progress
The site is clean, restored and available for any land use. It was removed from the NPL in March 1993. No further site reviews are required.
Community Involvement
Community involvement is no longer conducted at the site since it has been removed from the NPL and further site reviews are not required.
Contacts
EPA
Kathie Atencio
Environmental Scientist
U.S. EPA Region 8 (EPR-SR)
1595 Wynkoop Street
Denver, CO 80202-1129
(303) 312-6803 or
1-800-227-8917 x 6803 (Region 8 only)
E-mail: atencio.kathie@epa.gov
John Dalton
EPA Community Involvement Coordinator
U.S. EPA Region 8 (OC)
1595 Wynkoop Street
Denver, CO 80202-1129
(303) 312-6633
E-mail: dalton.john@epa.gov
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