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Superfund Redevelopment Initiative

Superfund Sites in Reuse in Arkansas

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Frit Industries

The 30-acre Frit Industries Superfund site is located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. Since the 1950s, Frit Industries has made micronutrients and additives for fertilizer on site. In 1979, a fire burned parts of the facility, releasing 81,000 gallons of water contaminated with heavy metals. The contaminated water caused a fish kill in nearby Coon Creek. Operations at the site have caused further runoff problems, possible groundwater contamination and air pollution. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup activities included the removal of contaminated soil. Since 1981, Frit Industries has studied runoff, the potential for groundwater contamination, and the buildup of heavy metals in the sediments of drainage ditches and Coon Creek. The state’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Program oversees site investigations and cleanup activities. EPA removed the site from the NPL in 1997. Frit Industries continues to manufacture fertilizer micronutrients on site.
Last updated September 2019

As of December 2019, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 30 people and generated an estimated $11,987,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.

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Midland Products

The 38-acre Midland Products Superfund site is located near Ola, Arkansas. Old Midland Products operated a wood-preserving treatment plant on site from 1969 to 1979. A saw mill operated at the site as early as 1960. Wood-treating operations used creosote and pentachlorophenol (PCP). The company discharged contaminated effluent into waste lagoons, which occasionally overflowed. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. The site’s long-term remedy included on-site thermal incineration of contaminated soils, sludge and sediments. The remedy also included extraction and treatment of contaminated groundwater. Construction of the remedy finished in 1993. Groundwater treatment took place from 1994 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2006. Operation and maintenance activities are ongoing. A refueling station for the site owner’s propane business is located on site.
Last updated September 2019

As of December 2019, 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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Mid-South Wood Products Capped Site Reuse

The Mid-South Wood Products site is now used to store roofing materialsMid-South Wood ProductsThe 57-acre Mid-South Wood Products Superfund site is located in Mena, Arkansas. Past site activities included sawmill and wood preserving operations. Site operators improperly handled and disposed of preservatives on site during wood preserving and milling operations. Investigations after a 1976 fish kill downstream found that site activities contaminated groundwater, surface water and sediment. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup activities included digging up, consolidating and capping contaminated soil in an on-site landfill. Cleanup also included recovery, treatment and monitoring of groundwater. Fencing and land use controls restrict use of the site property. Cleanup activities finished in 1989. A supplemental remedial investigation is planned for 2019 to optimize the site remedy. Wood preserving operations stopped in 1990. The site is currently used to store roofing materials.
Last updated September 2019

As of December 2019, 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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