Virtual Community Meetings and Virtual Contractor Information Session, Sept. 21-22, 2021

NAVASSA, N.C. (September 16, 2021) - Federal and state officials, together with Multistate Trust representatives, will hold virtual community meetings about the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund Site on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Meeting topics will include ongoing Site investigations, upcoming remediation work and related contracting opportunities, and redevelopment planning. 

On Wednesday, September 22, the Multistate Trust will hold a contractor information session to discuss potential contracting needs for upcoming excavation work at the Kerr-McGee Site.  

Who: 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 

N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) 

The Multistate Environmental Response Trust (Multistate Trust) 

When: 

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 

Virtual Community Meetings 

Two sessions: 12 noon – 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 

Both sessions will begin with the same presentation, followed by a question-and-answer period. For more information, see the flyer linked here. 

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 

Virtual Contractor Information Session: 12 noon – 1:30 p.m. 

For more information, see the flyer linked here. 

Where: 

Due to COVID-19 concerns, all events will be virtual only. 

  • Join by phone: Call (301) 715-8592. Use meeting ID 946 584 8922# and passcode 664564#.

The Multistate Trust will post the presentation materials at https://navassa.greenfieldenvironmental.com in advance of the virtual meetings, so that those joining by phone can follow the materials during the meetings. If you cannot join the virtual meetings but wish to see the final presentation materials or view a video of the presentations, please check the website after the events. 

For More Information: 

Site Background: 

From 1936 to 1974, Kerr-McGee and other companies operated a creosote-based wood treating facility on approximately 70 acres of the 246-acre former Kerr-McGee Property. By 1980, Kerr-McGee dismantled the wood-treatment buildings and facilities. The former Kerr-McGee Property is bounded by the Brunswick River, Sturgeon Creek, a residential area, and a light industrial area.  

In 2010, groundwater, soil, and sediment contaminated by creosote-related chemicals led the EPA to add the former Kerr-McGee Property to the National Priorities List of federal Superfund sites. Site contamination does not currently threaten people living or working near the Superfund Site. 

In 2005, the property was conveyed to Tronox, a Kerr-McGee spinoff that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009. In 2011, the Multistate Trust acquired approximately 152 acres of the former Kerr-McGee Property as a court-appointed trustee as part of the Tronox bankruptcy settlement. In 2016, the Multistate Trust purchased an additional two acres.  

The Multistate Trust is working with its beneficiaries—EPA and NCDEQ—on Site investigation, remediation and facilitating safe, beneficial future reuse.

Michael Ori