Grenada superfund public meeting

ATLANTA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the former Rockwell International Wheel & Trim site in Grenada, Miss., to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). NPL is a list of sites that require further action to protect human health and the environment. EPA will host a public meeting Feb. 6 (from 6-8 p.m.) at the Lewis Johnson Senior Citizen Complex in Grenada to explain the NPL process. The public is also invited to comment on the proposal during a 60-day comment period. The Rockwell-Grenada site is a 40-acre facility located on Highway 332, and currently operated by Ice Industries, and other areas where site-related contaminants have migrated or disposed. Multiple firms operated a wheel cover manufacturing and chrome plating facility on the property from 1966 to the early 2000s. Past operations, spills and waste handling practices resulted in air, groundwater, surface water and soil contamination. The solvent trichloroethene (TCE) has been found in the air inside the building, groundwater at the site, Eastern Heights neighborhood, wetlands and Riverdale Creek. Public comments may be submitted through March 19. All comments must include the docket number EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0608. Comments may be submitted online at www.regulations.gov or mailed to: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; EPA Superfund Docket Center; Mail Code 28221T; 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20460. (Source: U.S. Environment Protection Agency 01/30/18)