List of Superfund sites in Kansas


This is a list of Superfund sites in Kansas designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. These locations are known as Superfund sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List.
The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. As of March 26, 2010, there were 11 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Kansas. One more site has been proposed for entry on the list. Five sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.

Superfund sites

CERCLIS IDNameCountyReasonProposed`ListedConstruction
completed		Partially
deleted		Deleted
KSD00724165629th and Mead Ground Water ContaminationSedgwickGround water and soil are contaminated with volatile organic compounds including trichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride, toluene, and vinyl chloride.06/24/198802/21/1990--04/29/1996
KSD98171024757th and North Broadway Streets SiteSedgwickVolatile organic compounds, including benzene, perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene, toluene, vinyl chloride, xylene, and heavy metals, including arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, and lead have been detected in on-site soil and residential and industrial wells.02/07/199210/14/199209/10/2002--
KSD046746731Ace ServicesThomasSoils, surface waste water, and sludge in the lagoon area were contaminated with chromium. Ground water in the Ogallala Aquifer is contaminated with chromium.02/13/199509/29/199509/22/2003--
KSD980500789Arkansas City DumpCowleyGroundwater and sediments contaminated with oil. Sludge contained sulfuric acid, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, other organics, heavy metals, ammonia, and sulfur.12/30/198209/08/198309/08/1992-03/01/1996
KSD980686174Big River Sand CompanySedgwickLeaking drums contaminated the site and groundwater with hazardous paint sludges, solvents, volatile organic compounds, and metals such as selenium, iron, and manganese.10/15/198406/10/198606/28/1988-10/14/1992
KSD031349624Chemical Commodities, Inc.JohnsonSoil and ground water are contaminated with various metals; volatile organic compounds and semi-VOCs, primarily, trichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride, and perchloroethylene, and pesticides.01/18/199405/31/199401/11/2012--
KSD980741862Cherokee CountyCherokeeThe Cherokee County Superfund site is the Kansas portion of the Tri-State district. Acidic waters in mine shafts throughout the site, chat piles, tailings impoundments, surface waters in the mine pits, and streams draining the site contain significant concentrations of lead, zinc, and cadmium.12/30/198209/08/1983---
KSD980632301Doepke Disposal JohnsonGroundwater, soil, and leachate are contaminated with volatile organic compounds, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and heavy metals.12/30/198209/08/198309/29/1997--
KS6214020756Fort RileyGeary and RileyGroundwater contaminated with vinyl chloride, solvents, perchloroethylene, and other volatile organic compounds. Landfill debris contains waste oils and degreasing solvents.07/14/198908/30/1990---
KSD007135429Hydro-Flex Inc.ShawneeOn-site and off-site groundwater contained low levels of copper and chromium.06/24/198803/31/198906/30/1992-11/09/1993
KSD980631980John's Sludge PondSedgwickPond contained highly acidic sludge and acidic water. Sludge contaminated with heavy metals including lead, as well as polychlorinated biphenyls.12/30/198209/08/198301/31/1991-01/06/1992
KSD980631766Obee RoadRenoGround water is contaminated with volatile organic compounds such as trichloroethylene, vinyl chloride, and chloroform.01/22/198707/22/198709/09/2011--
KSD000829846Pester Refinery CompanyButlerGround water contaminanted with benzene, toluene, ethylene and xylene. The burn pond sludge and soil beneath the pond were found to be contaminated with BTEX compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.06/24/198803/31/198909/08/1999--
KSD065735912Plating, Inc.BartonSoil and ground water contaminated with chromium.09/19/200703/19/2008---
KSD980862726Strother Field Industrial ParkCowleyGroundwater contaminated with volatile organic compounds including trichloroethylene.10/15/198406/10/198610/28/2008--
KS0001402320Tri-County Public AirportMorrisGroundwater is contaminated with trichloroethylene and degradation products.07/27/2000----
KSD984985929Wright Ground Water ContaminationFordGroundwater is contaminated with pesticides, heavy metals, and volatile organic compounds including benzene, bromodichloromethane, and carbon tetrachloride10/02/199506/17/199607/30/2008--