Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 9): Kopper's (Oroville Plant), CA. (First remedial action), September 1989. Final report
The Koppers (Oroville Plant) site is a 200-acre operating wood treating plant in Butte County, California, just south of Oroville. Although there is a history of wood-treating operations at the site, wood-treating operations were greatly expanded in 1955 when Koppers Company, Inc. became the owner and operator. Chemical preservatives including pentachlophenol (PCP), creosote, and chlorinated copper arsenate solution have been used in the wood treating processes. Waste-water discharge and other site activities have resulted in contamination of unlined ponds, soil, and debris. Pursuant to a State order, Koppers conducted cleanup activities from 1973-74, including ground-water pumping and discharge to spray fields and offsite disposal of contaminated debris, and process changes, including construction of a waste-water treatment plant. In 1986 Koppers provided an alternate water supply for domestic uses to affected residents. The selected remedial action for this site includes a soil component and a ground-water component.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
- OSTI ID:
- 6999708
- Report Number(s):
- PB-90-177833/XAB; EPA/ROD/R-09-89/037
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CALIFORNIA
POLLUTION
GROUND WATER
CONTAMINATION
SOILS
ARSENIC
BENZENE
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
COPPER
CREOSOTE
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LAND POLLUTION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PRESERVATIVES
PROGRESS REPORT
REMEDIAL ACTION
SITE SURVEYS
SUPERFUND
TOLUENE
VOLATILE MATTER
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WOOD
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION IX
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LAWS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATTER
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION LAWS
SEMIMETALS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USA
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
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