Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 4): Wamchem Site, Burton, Beaufort County, South Carolina, June 1988. First remedial action. Final report

Technical Report · Thu Jun 30 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6412565

The 21-acre Wamchem site is located in Burton, Beaufort County, South Carolina on a small island in the midst of a salt marsh near a tidal stream. Between 1959 and 1972, the Beaufort Chemical and Research Company operated the site, producing dyes for the textile industry; in 1972, M. Lowenstein Company purchased the facility and continued operations until 1981. Liquid wastes generated at the site were discharged to a drainage ditch leading to two unlined ponds. Ground-water contamination was documented at the site in 1982. The selected remedial actions for this site are discussed. The estimated capital cost for this remedial action is $1,310,000, with annual OandM of $155,100.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
• OSTI ID: 6412565
• Report Number(s): PB-89-153779/XAB; EPA/ROD/R-04-88/037
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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