Superfund Sites in Reuse in Wisconsin
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Better Brite Plating Co. Chrome And Zinc Shops
The 4-acre Better Brite Plating Co. Chrome and Zinc Shops Superfund site is in De Pere, Wisconsin. The site includes two separate industrial properties. Better Brite Plating Company ran metals plating facilities at one property from 1978 to 1985. It operated at the other property from 1968 to 1989. Poor operational and waste management practices led to spills and leaks of plating chemicals. This resulted in soil, surface water, and groundwater contamination with heavy metals. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) found chromium contamination in groundwater at both properties. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. Cleanup included groundwater treatment, removal of chemicals and sludges, and excavation of contaminated soil, concrete and debris at both properties. After a fire, EPA removed the remains of a burned-down building, foundation and in-ground dip tanks, and dug up soil from beneath the building and tanks. EPA put in clean soil covers at both properties and seeded them with grass. WDNR led cleanup activities at the site under a cooperative agreement with EPA until July 2011. WDNR then took over responsibility for operation and maintenance activities. The city of De Pere assumed ownership of both properties in 2001. The city leases a paved part of one property for parking. WDNR continues to run the site’s groundwater treatment system, maintain the soil covers on both properties, and conduct annual groundwater monitoring and data evaluation with EPA oversight.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Delavan Municipal Well #4
The 70-acre Delavan Municipal Well #4 Superfund site is in Delavan, Wisconsin. It includes the contaminated aquifer used by Delavan Municipal Well #4 and the source area of contamination, an industrial facility property. The city of Delvan removed the well from its municipal water supply system in 1982, after sampling found the contamination. Investigations by the city of Delvan and EPA identified a former solvent disposal dump as the likely source of contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. Lead by the state, cleanup included putting in soil vapor and groundwater extraction systems at the site’s source areas and limiting use of the site and groundwater. Groundwater treatment and operation and maintenance activities are ongoing. As a result of cleanup, the city is once again able to use Delavan Municipal Well #4 as a source of municipal water. A commercial water works equipment supplier is active on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 345 people and generated an estimated $98,007,600 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Eau Claire Municipal Well Field
The Eau Claire Municipal Well Field Superfund site is in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. In the 1980s, routine groundwater sampling by the state of Wisconsin found chemicals in the municipal water supply. EPA found that the nearby National Presto Industries Superfund site was the source of the contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. It consists of 16 municipal groundwater wells in two well fields. These well fields provide drinking water to about 60,000 residential and commercial users. Cleanup activities included providing an alternate water source to affected residences and treating contaminated groundwater. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 2014.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Fox River NRDA/PCB Releases
The 1,669-acre Fox River NRDA/PCB Releases site is in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Paper mill operations contaminated sediments across a 39-mile stretch of the Fox River and Green Bay with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Site investigations started in 1989. EPA proposed listing the site on the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1998 but deferred the listing, pending cooperation of the site’s potentially responsible parties. EPA and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources oversee cleanup activities. Cleanup included dredging river sediments and capping some contamination in place. Dredging and capping finished in 2020. Settlement funds supported projects to build fishing piers, trails and a boat launch. Cleanup also included ecological restoration work along parts of the Fox River. This work included restoration of wild rice areas on the Menominee Indian Reservation, restoration of the Cat Island Chain, wetland and stream restoration, and fishery improvements to increase populations of native fish. Fish consumption advisories, first issued in 1976, remain in effect today.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Kohler Co. Landfill
The 82-acre Kohler Co. Landfill Superfund site is in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Since the 1950s, the Kohler Company’s facilities used 40 acres of the site for the disposal of foundry and manufacturing wastes. Between 1950 and the 1970s, operators put in at least four pits for the disposal of oils, solvents and other wastes. Improper waste disposal resulted in the contamination of groundwater, surface water and sediments. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. Cleanup activities included landfill capping, groundwater and landfill wastewater collection, and zoning and access restrictions. The city of Sheboygan’s water treatment facility treats contaminated groundwater and landfill wastewater and then discharges clean water. Part of the landfill still accepts non-hazardous industrial waste from the Kohler Company’s manufacturing facilities. A staging area for waste products, including pottery cull and foundry sand, is also on site. They are shipped off site for reuse.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Lauer I Sanitary Landfill
The 58-acre Lauer I Sanitary Landfill Superfund site is in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The site is also known as the Boundary Road Landfill. From the mid-1950s to 1972, the landfill accepted municipal and industrial wastes. The landfill closed in 1973. Shortly afterward, state inspectors identified leaking passageways between the landfill liquid (leachate) collection pond and a ditch that drains into the Menomonee River. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. From 1996 to 1998, Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc. (WMWI) improved the landfill cap and methane collection system at the site. The company also collected leachate and sent wastewater to a treatment plant. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and EPA work together to monitor wells near the site. WDNR and EPA are collaborating to ensure the remedy’s long-term protectiveness by improving groundwater, leachate and landfill gas monitoring. WMWI integrated an asphalt-paved parking lot for garbage vehicles as part of the landfill cover. The company continues to operate a refuse collection operation on site. In 2021, WMWI submitted a Site Redevelopment Plan. The plan proposes digging out waste and contaminated soil from the landfill and disposing of them in the active Orchard Ridge landfills. It also includes construction of the Orchard Ridge Eastern Expansion-Southern Unit over the top of the site landfill footprint. The plan proposes removing the site landfill as it exists today. WDNR reviewed the plan and issued a favorable Feasibility Determination for the Orchard Ridge Eastern Expansion-Southern Unit in July 2021. Landfill construction and filling will take between six and eight years.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 50 people and generated an estimated $824,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Lagoons
The 183-acre Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Lagoons Superfund site is in the town of Blooming Grove, Wisconsin. Lagoon 1 covers about 52 acres. Lagoon 2 covers about 86 acres. They are next to the town’s municipal wastewater treatment plant. The Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) runs the plant. In April 1970, part of the north dike of Lagoon 2 collapsed. About 85 million gallons of its contents went into a nearby ditch. A facilities plan recommended reusing lagoon sludge by spreading it over agricultural lands. In 1982, analysis of a sludge sample from the lagoons found high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. The site is being addressed through federal, state and potentially responsible party (PRP) actions. Cleanup included placement of a soil natural vegetative and fabric cover over the lagoons, construction of a new dike, long-term monitoring, and site access and use limitations. EPA completed remedy construction in 2001. Site uses include bird-watching areas and trails. The site is part of the Capital Springs State Recreation Area.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Moss-American Co., Inc. (Kerr-Mcgee Oil Co.)
The Moss-American Co., Inc. (Kerr-McGee Oil Co.) Superfund site is in the northwest part of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It includes a former wood-treating facility and 6 miles of the Little Menomonee River. The river is next to the former facility. From 1921 to 1971, the facility sent wastes into settling ponds that ultimately discharged to the Little Menomonee River. These discharges ceased when the plant diverted its process water discharge to the Milwaukee sanitary sewer system. Production ceased in 1976. In 1972 and 1973, three dredging efforts took place in the Little Menomonee River, within a mile downstream of the facility. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. In 1990, EPA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) outlining the cleanup plan for the site. Cleanup included excavating, treating and disposing of contaminated soil and sediment, removing and disposing of contaminated sediments, diverting river flow into a new channel, and collecting and treating contaminated groundwater. Fencing and institutional controls are required to minimize contact with contamination. Cleanup finished in 2009. In 2017, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) dug up contaminated soil suspected to be the continuing source of on-site groundwater contamination. The soil was disposed of in an off-site landfill. EPA and WDNR will be monitoring the site through 2026. EPA will then determine whether to delete the site from the NPL. Union Pacific Railroad owns 23 acres of the site. It uses the industrially zoned property as a loading and storage area. Milwaukee County owns the remaining 65 acres at the site. This area includes part of the former wood-treating facility, parkland and a floodplain corridor. The county-owned part of the site features hiking and bicycle trails along the Little Menomonee River.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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Murray Machinery Incorporated
The 138-acre Murray Machinery Incorporated Superfund site is in Stettin, Wisconsin. A foundry at the site made gray iron castings for the paper industry. From 1966 to 1988, site operators put foundry wastes in a landfill at the site and stored wastewater from emission control processes on site. In 1993, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) found contamination in site soils, surface water, sediment and groundwater. Leaking underground storage tanks on site also contaminated soil. Murray Machinery put in a soil vapor extraction system. In 1994, EPA removed contaminated sediments and capped parts of the landfill. Wisconsin DNR covered the landfill with an asphalt cap and monitored groundwater. Brownfield Investments, LLC purchased the property after cleanup. Current site uses include non-metallic mining, a sand-and-gravel business, an insulation distribution company and a wood-truss manufacturing facility. A manufacturer of attachments for heavy equipment also leases part of the refurbished foundry building on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
N.W. Mauthe Co., Inc.
The N.W. Mauthe Co., Inc. Superfund site is in the city of Appleton in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin Chromium Corporation ran a chromium electroplating facility on site from 1960 to 1976. From 1978 to 1987, N.W. Mauthe Company electroplated zinc, cadmium, copper and silver on site. Facility operations contaminated soil and groundwater with hazardous chemicals. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. The site also includes adjacent properties where groundwater contamination from the plating operations migrated. The site’s long-term remedy included building demolition, excavation and off-site treatment of soils contaminated with chromium, capping of the site with clay, installation of groundwater collection trenches, and groundwater treatment. The treatment facility discharges to the sanitary sewer system. Construction of the remedy finished in 1998. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) oversees long-term operation and maintenance activities for the site’s remedy. The city of Appleton uses the site as a parking lot for municipal vehicles and trailers and the former treatment building is used for storage.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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National Presto Industries, Inc.
The 320-acre National Presto Industries, Inc. Superfund site is in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The federal government purchased the site property in the 1940s to make radar tubes and ordnance chemicals for the war effort. National Presto Industries, Inc. (NPI) acquired the property in 1947. It made household appliances, outboard motors, aircraft parts, artillery shells and other defense-related products. Beginning in 1966, operators landfilled waste products on site, which led to groundwater and soil contamination. EPA led investigations starting in 1984 and found the contamination originating from NPI. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. As the site’s potentially responsible party, NPI began operating a groundwater extraction system at the site in 1987. NPI also connected affected residences to the public water supply, put in a soil vapor extraction system, and dug up and capped contaminated areas. Groundwater extraction and soil vapor extraction are ongoing. Institutional controls are in place and the PRP group provides annual certification of institutional controls to EPA and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Today, site uses include NPI’s continued operation, as well as manufacturers for medical equipment.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 5 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 491 people and generated an estimated $153,945,391 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Northern Engraving Co.
The 40-acre Northern Engraving Co. Superfund site is in Sparta, Wisconsin. It is located next to homes, businesses and the La Crosse River. Past wastewater treatment and disposal practices at the site resulted in soil, surface water and groundwater contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. Cleanup activities included the removal and consolidation of contaminated soil and sludge and lagoon capping. Access to the site is restricted and deed use restrictions are in place. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 1997. Northern Engraving Corporation continues to make metal nameplates, dials and decorative trim for the automotive industry on site. As of 2020, a small construction materials manufacturer also operates on the property.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 300 people and generated an estimated $36,300,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Omega Hills North Landfill
The 83-acre Omega Hills North Landfill Superfund site is in Germantown, Wisconsin, outside of Milwaukee. From 1977 to 1982, a state-licensed landfill on site accepted hazardous wastes. It accepted 5,000 tons of hazardous waste and 15 million gallons of liquid waste each year from over 250 Wisconsin industries. The landfill stopped accepting solid waste in 1982 and liquid waste in 1983. Incorrect operation of the landfill’s leachate collection system resulted in groundwater contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. The landfill closed in 1989. Under state oversight, the site’s owner led cleanup activities at the site. The owner put in more underground walls and a new system to collect leachate and prevent it from entering groundwater. The owner also installed a pretreatment plant for leachate. A landfill methane-to-electricity project provides power via gas turbine electric generators. EPA took the site off the NPL in 1996.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Refuse Hideaway Landfill
The 23-acre Refuse Hideaway Landfill Superfund site is in Middleton, Wisconsin. The landfill received commercial and industrial waste products from 1974 to 1988. Chemicals seeped out of the landfill, contaminating groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1992. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources completed cleanup in 1998. It included improvements to the existing landfill cap, maintenance of the cap, collection systems for landfill gas and fluids, and treatment systems for properties with contaminated groundwater. The state continues to monitor and maintain the cap and monitor groundwater. A solar array at the site helps power cleanup equipment. A street improvement construction company uses an area next to the site for parking and truck and equipment storage.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Scrap Processing Co., Inc.
The 2-acre Scrap Processing Co., Inc. Superfund site is in Medford, Wisconsin. A scrap yard has operated on site since the 1940s, collecting scrap cars, aluminum and other waste metals. From 1955 to 1974 and periodically until 1981, site operations included lead reclamation from batteries. Disposal practices contaminated soil and sediment. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. Cleanup activities included drainage and disposal of liquid wastes from the unlined disposal pond on site, stabilization and removal of contaminated soil and sediment, installation and monitoring of groundwater wells, and institutional controls to restrict land and groundwater use. EPA finished cleanup activities and groundwater monitoring in 2002. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2020. Scrapyard operations remain active on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 6 people and generated an estimated $9,695,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Stoughton City Landfill
The 27-acre Stoughton City Landfill is in Dane County, Wisconsin. The city of Stoughton ran the landfill from 1952 to 1969. It accepted commercial and municipal wastes. Uniroyal, a plastics and rubber products manufacturer, put solvents, other liquid chemicals and vinyl plastic scrap in the landfill. Facility operations contaminated groundwater with hazardous chemicals. Cleanup took place in 1998. It included capping of the waste disposal area, and excavation of some waste on the edges of the disposal area and placement of the waste under a cap. It also included fencing, land-use restrictions and long-term monitoring. The site is in recreational use. A park and a multi-use trail are on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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Tomah Armory
The 10-acre Tomah Armory Superfund site is in Tomah, Wisconsin. Tomah city government operated an open, unlined landfill on site from the late 1940s to 1955. Landfill operations resulted in the contamination of soil and groundwater. The local government sold part of the site property to the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs in 1968 for construction of a Wisconsin Army National Guard armory. The armory supports activities associated with the unit’s administration, logistical support and readiness. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. Cleanup activities included land use restrictions, connections to the public water supply and groundwater monitoring. Cap maintenance is ongoing. The armory remains active on site. The site also hosts other uses. They include a consulting company, a wastewater treatment plant operated by the local government, a fire station, an ambulance station and a residential property. In 2016, EPA documented that all site cleanup standards have been met. EPA took the site off the NPL in February 2019.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 4 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 41 people and generated an estimated $391,240 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Tomah Fairgrounds
The 37-acre Tomah Fairgrounds Superfund site is in Tomah, Wisconsin. Tomah city government operated an unlined dump on site. It accepted industrial and municipal wastes from 1955 to 1960. Waste disposal methods and site operations contaminated soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. Cleanup activities include land use and groundwater restrictions. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2001. Grass now covers most of the site. Fairground events use the site for parking. An ice rink and hockey league are also on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 3 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 22 people and generated an estimated $1,624,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Waste Research & Reclamation Co.
The 9-acre Waste Research & Reclamation Co. Superfund site is in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. A roofing company was at the site from the 1970s to 1981. Waste handling practices contaminated soil, surface water and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. After investigations, EPA transferred the site to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) program. EPA took the site off the NPL in 1993. Waste Research & Reclamation Co. (WRR) bought the site property in 1981. WRR continues to run reclamation and recycling businesses at the site. WRR’s sister company Northwest Enterprises, an equipment supplier, is also on site.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 83 people and generated an estimated $21,151,895 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Wausau Ground Water Contamination
The Wausau Ground Water Contamination Superfund site is in Wausau, Wisconsin, along the banks of the Wisconsin River. It potentially affects six of the city's drinking water production and supply wells. The wells, located next to the river, provide drinking water for people living nearby. In 1982, sampling found high levels of volatile organic compounds in three of the wells. The site includes two areas of concern. The first area is a Marathon Electric Corporation property along the west bank of the Wisconsin River. It includes a former municipal landfill. The second area is the Wausau Chemical facility, located along the river’s east bank. In 1986, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). The cleanup previously used two soil vapor extraction systems along with extraction wells and treatment systems that remain in operation. It also includes a landfill cover over the waste area, land and groundwater use restrictions, and groundwater monitoring. Operation and maintenance activities and monitoring are ongoing. Current site uses include a boat launch, a chemical manufacturer, an electric motor manufacturer, a water treatment plant and distribution system, and a recreation trail.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 133 people and generated an estimated $10,012,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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WPSC Camp Marina MGP
The 2-acre WPSC Camp Marina MGP site is on the north bank of the Sheboygan River in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (WPSC) owned and ran a manufactured gas plant (MGP) on site from 1872 to 1929. Processes included coal carbonization and carbureted water gas. Its operations contaminated soil, groundwater and river sediment. The main contaminant of concern from MGP operations is polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). It is an NPL-caliber site. EPA addresses it through the Superfund Alternative Approach (SAA). Cleanup included soil treatment, removal and disposal, installation of a groundwater containment system and a soil cover, and sediment cleanup. Institutional controls restrict intrusive activities such as digging. The city of Sheboygan owns the site property. Current site uses include a public park and a marina with a river walk. The Sheboygan River supports fishing and boating and serves as a spawning area for warm water sport fish. Boat Island, located near the center-of-the-river part of the site, is the location of the Sheboygan Outboard Club, which includes seasonal docking for boats.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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WPSC Manitowoc MGP
The 4-acre WPSC Manitowoc MGP site is in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC) owned and ran a manufactured gas plant (MGP) on site from the late 1800s to the late 1940s. Processes included coal carbonization and carbureted water gas. Plant operations contaminated soil, river sediment and groundwater. Investigations and cleanups started in 1988, with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources oversight. EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). It is an NPL-caliber site. EPA addresses it through the Superfund Alternative Approach (SAA). Cleanup includes removal and in-place treatment of sub-surface materials, filling with clean soil, and construction of permanent covers as well as groundwater monitoring. Investigations for the groundwater and river parts of the site are ongoing. After reviewing investigation findings and cleanup alternatives, EPA will select a long-term cleanup plan. WPSC continues to own the site property. Current site uses include commercial and industrial facilities and parking lots. The commercial and industrial areas include a building materials supply store, an ice machine manufacturer, and a tax preparation service.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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WPSC Marinette MGP
The 15-acre WPSC Marinette MGP site is in Marinette, Wisconsin. A manufactured gas plant (MGP) was active on site. The Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC) owned and ran the plant from 1910 to 1960. Processes included coal carbonization and carbureted water gas. Plant operations contaminated soil, groundwater and sediment. EPA did not add the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). It is an NPL-caliber site. EPA addresses it through the Superfund Alternative Approach (SAA). With EPA oversight, WPSC cleaned up sediments in the Menominee River contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. EPA took the river off its list of Areas of Concern in 2020. The long-term cleanup plan remains to be determined for soil and groundwater. The city of Marinette owns the site property. Current site uses include the city's wastewater treatment plant and a public boat launch.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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WPSC Stevens Point
The 3-acre WPSC Stevens Point Superfund site is in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. WPSC owned and ran a manufactured gas plant at the site from the 1890s to the late 1940s. Deep soil and groundwater are contaminated with coal tar and other contaminants related to the former gas plant operations. Sampling found that surface soil is clean. With EPA oversight, WPSC completed cleanup in 2016. It included digging up and covering river and pond sediment, limiting site use, prohibiting groundwater use, and monitoring the natural recovery of groundwater. The 1.5-acre former gas plant area is now a vacant field. Parts of a city park, a municipal parking lot and a college parking lot are also on site. In 2019, EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program began supporting a regional seed project for the site. As part of the project, EPA staff met with officials from the city, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and WPSC to discuss the potential for redevelopment in areas next to and including the site. Reuse planning is ongoing.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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