Navassa (North Carolina)
Multistate Trust contractors use state-of-the-art sampling technology to cost effectively determine if creosote contaminates marsh sediments near the Brunswick River.
2nd Quarter 2020 Update Fact Sheet
History of the Navassa Superfund Site
From 1936 until 1974, the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp and other companies operated a wood-treatment facility on 246 acres along the Brunswick River in the rural North Carolina Town of Navassa.
The creosote-based wood-treating activities contaminated the groundwater, soil, and sediments. In 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp (KMCC) Navassa Site to the National Priorities List of federal Superfund sites.
The Response
In 2011, the Multistate Environmental Response Trust (Multistate Trust) was created and took ownership of the Navassa Site and 400 other contaminated properties in the United States, under a court-approved agreement between the U.S. government, 22 states, and Tronox (formerly Kerr-McGee).
The settlement allocated site cleanup funds, which were provided solely by the companies responsible for the contamination.
Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC is the court-appointed Trustee of the Multistate Trust.
Site Cleanup
The Multistate Trust is managing site investigations and other remediation activities approved by EPA in consultation with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ). The Multistate Trust is facilitating safe, future reuse of the Navassa property.
Multistate Trust personnel and contractors examine samples of creosote collected for additional Site investigations.
Public Participation
The Multistate Trust, EPA, and NCDEQ are committed to ensuring that the community actively participates in the cleanup and redevelopment of the Navassa site.
EPA and the Multistate Trust are promoting public involvement through an array of community stakeholder initiatives and programs, including quarterly public meetings.
Learn More
Visit the links on this page to learn more about Navassa remediation progress and plans, stakeholder involvement, the roles and responsibilities of the Multistate Trust, and the agencies involved in the site.
Remediation Progress and Plans Fact Sheet, January 2020
Property Disposition Fact Sheet, January 2020
Multistate Trust Roles and Responsibilities Fact Sheet, January 2020
Stakeholder and Community Involvement Fact Sheet, January 2020
Presentation from January 14, 2020, Public Meeting
Flyer about Tuesday, January 14, 2020, Public Meeting
Presentation from October 16, 2019, Navassa Cultural Center and Park Property Workshop
Flyer about Oct. 16, 2019, Proposed Navassa Cultural Center and Park Property Workshop
Presentation from September 24, 2019, Public Meeting
Flyer about Sept. 24, 2019, Public Meeting
Presentation from June 25, 2019, Public Meeting
Frequently Asked Questions about Redevelopment Planning Initiative, June 2019
Remediation Technologies, June 2019
Flyer about Tuesday, June 25, 2019, Public Meeting
Presentation from Tuesday, March 26, 2019, Public Meeting
Flyer about Tuesday, March 26, 2019, Public Meeting
Presentation from Thursday, November 8, 2018, Public Meeting
Flyer about Thursday, November 8, 2018, Public Meeting
Presentation from Thursday, August 9, 2018, Public Meeting
Presentation from Tuesday, April 10, 2018, Public Meeting
Flyer about Tuesday, April 10, 2018, Public Meeting
Presentation from Community Visioning Workshop session Sat., Feb. 24, 2018
Flyer about Community Visioning Workshop, Feb. 23 and Feb. 24, 2018
Market Analysis, Updated February 2018
Presentation from January. 23, 2018, Public Meeting
Market Analysis, December 2017
Opportunities and Constraints, December 2017
Community Survey Results, December 2017
Gentrification Research, November 2017
Redevelopment Planning Process, December 2017
Redevelopment Planning Initiative Overview Fact Sheet, January 2018
Flyer about Tues. Jan. 23, 2018, Public Meeting
Redevelopment Planning Initiative Fact Sheet, January 2018
Flyer about Community Stakeholder Meeting and Lunch, Dec. 2, 2017, Redevelopment Planning Initiative
Presentation from September 19, 2017, Public Meeting
Health Consultation, Kerr-McGee Site, NC Division of Public Health, July 25, 2017
Notice of Sept. 19, 2017, Public Availability Session and Public Meeting
Press Release about Sept. 19, 2017, Public Availability Session and Public Meeting
Flyer about Kerr-McGee Navassa Community Survey
Presentation from June 20, 2017, Public Meeting
EPA Superfund Process (Community Involvement Activities)
Remedial (Cleanup) Technologies
Creosote Fact Sheet (NC Division of Public Health)
Press Release about June 20, 2017, Public Meeting
Notice of June 20, 2017, Public Availability Sessions and Public Meeting
Presentation from March 14, 2017, Public Meeting
Contact Names and Phones Fact Sheet
Press Release about March 14, 2017, Public Meeting
Notice of March 14, 2017, Public Meeting
Supplemental Remedial Investigation Work Plan, Addendum 3, December 2016
Presentation from December 7, 2016, Public Meeting
Overview of Remedial Investigations Fact Sheet
Notice of December 7, 2016, Public Meeting
Press Release for December 7, 2016, Public Meeting
Presentation from August 2, 2016, Public Meeting
Contact the Multistate Trust
- Richard Elliott, Project Manager: 617-953-1154 or re@g-etg.com
- Cindy Brooks, Managing Principal: 617-448‐9762 or cb@g-etg.com
- Christine Amrhine, Communications Director: 540-846-3163 or ca@g-etg.com (for media inquiries)
Multistate Trust contractors install a concourse of temporary, high-performance mats to create a stable surface for drill rigs and other heavy equipment to safely access marsh areas, while protecting sensitive areas.
Additional Contacts
KMCC Navassa Superfund Site Cleanup
- Erik Spalvins, EPA Remedial Project Manager: 404-562-8938 or Spalvins.Erik@epa.gov
- Dave Mattison, NC DEQ Project Manager: 919-707-8336 or David.Mattison@ncdenr.gov
KMCC Navassa Site Health
- Jamie Pritchett, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (N.C. DHHS) Health Assessor: 919-707-5912 or Jamie.Pritchett@dhhs.nc.gov
KMCC Navassa Site Community Engagement
- L’Tonya Spencer, EPA Community Involvement Coordinator: 404-562-8463 or Spencer.LaTonya@epa.gov
KMCC Navassa Site Media and Press Inquiries
- Dawn Harris-Young, EPA Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Office of External Affairs: 404-562-8421 or harris-young.dawn@epa.gov
Navassa Trustee Council for KMCC Navassa Superfund Site
- N.C. DEQ (please contact through Anjie Ackerman): 919-707-8312 or Anjie.Ackerman@ncdenr.gov
- Howard Schnabolk, NOAA: 843-740-1328 or Howard.Schnabolk@noaa.gov
- Sara Ward, USFWS: 919-856-4520 #30 or Sara_Ward@fws.gov
Related Links
U.S. EPA and U.S. DOJ
- http://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0403028
- http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6657D3EF7BE14ADC85257EBD006A0072
- http://www.epa.gov/enforcement/case-summary-tronox-incorporated-bankruptcy-settlement
- http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/historic-515-billion-environmental-and-tort-settlement-anadarko-petroleum-corp-goes-effect-0
Navassa Trustee Council
- https://casedocuments.darrp.noaa.gov/southeast/kerr-mcgee/pdf/KerrMcGee_ScopingDocument.pdf
- http://www.fws.gov/raleigh/cfr_natural_resources.html
- http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2015/20150204-noaa-usfws-north-carolina-to-restore-natural-resources-affected-by-wood-treatment-plant.html
- http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/orda_docs/DocHandler.ashx?task=get&ID=957