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Northwestern Barrel Superfund Site
Site Information
- South Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee County)
- EPA ID# WID981095995
- CERCLIS listing
- Aliases: Marina Cliffs Barrel Dump, Northwestern Barrel
Contact Information
Community Involvement Coordinator
Robert Paulson (paulson.robert@epa.gov)
312-886-0272 or 800-621-8431, ext. 60272
Brad Bradley (bradley.brad@epa.gov)
312-886-4742
State
Andy Boettcher (boetta@dnr.state.wi.us), Hydrogeologist
WI Dept. of Natural Resources
414-263-8541
Health
Henry Nehls-Lowe (nehlshl@dnfs.state.wi.us), Epidemiologist
Dept. of Health & Family Svcs.
608-266-3479
Jackie Ove (ove@ci.south-milwaukee.wi.us
), Public health Administrator
South Milwaukee Health Dept.
414-764-5060
Repositories
(where to view written records)
South Milwaukee Public Library
1907 10th Avenue
South Milwaukee, WI 53172-2003
Links
EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
Superfund
glossary
Agency for
Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
Background
South Milwaukee is home to the Northwestern Barrel site, which is 13 acres of vacant land on the Lake Michigan shoreline. A barrel reconditioning facility operated on the property from the early 1940s until 1964. Residuals from the cleaning and refurbishing resulted in extensive contamination of the soil with a variety of compounds, including lead, volatile organic compounds (chemicals such as solvents) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Ground water has been contaminated. The site is currently owned by Towne Realty. The site is surrounded on three sides by condominiums and apartment complexes, some of which were built on the former property. Extensive investigation and cleanup has taken place on residential properties.
Site Updates || Technical Documents || Legal Documents || Public Meetings
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Site Updates (view more)
- EPA picks cleanup plan for South Milwaukee site
- EPA Proposes Final Cleanup Plan for Residential Area (PDF) ( 8pp, 876K) October 2006 factsheet
- Soil Excavation to Begin in Residential Area, April 2004
- EPA Proposes Final
Cleanup Plan, February 2004 (PDF, 6pp, 734K)
- Figure 1 - Preliminary Limits of Excavation, Marina Cliffs/Northwestern Barrel Site, January 2004 (PDF, 1pg, 11"x17", 68K)
- EPA accepted public comments on the proposed plan from Feb. 5 - March 9, 2004
- Residential Area Sampling to Start--Comments Invited, August 2002 (PDF, 4pp, 186K)
- Residential Area Sampling Proposal Near Completion, April 2002 (PDF, 4pp, 4.2MB)
Technical Documents
- Enforcement Action Memorandum (PDF) (28pp, 1.3MB) January 2007
- Engineering Evaluation/ Cost Analysis response (PDF) (4pp, 131K)September 2006
- Engineering Evaluation/ Cost Analysis Report (PDF) (136pp, 374K) August 2006
- Groundwater Elevations EE/CA Tables (PDF) (46pp, 143K)
- Site location, Figure 2.1 (PDF) (1 pg, 4.7MB)
- Site plan, Figures 2.2 - 2.9 (PDF) (8pp, 2.9MB)
- Miscellaneous figures and schedules (PDF) (7pp, 2.0MB)
- Action Memorandum (PDF) (9pp, 45K) May 2004
Legal Documents
- Administrative Order by Consent (PDF) (23pp, 92K) April 2004
Public Meetings
- Transcript of public hearing in the matter of EPA Proposed Final Cleanup Plan (PDF) (39pp, 53K) November 2, 2006