Residents and other stakeholders are invited Oct. 16 to discuss options for buying the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp, site in Navassa for a proposed cultural center and park.
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Navassa Superfund Site Meeting Sept. 24
The Sept. 24 meeting about the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. – Navassa Superfund Site will include updates on the proposed restoration plan, environmental sampling and reports and site marketing.
Navassa Residents Grill Officials on Plans
Frustrated Navassa residents pressed government officials this week for answers on the long-in-the-works plan to restore the town’s creosote-contaminated Superfund site.
Navassa Superfund Site Meeting June 25
The next community meeting on the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp.-Navassa Superfund Site is set for 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, in the Navassa Community Center.
New Navassa Firm Vows No Emissions
At a special announcement unveiling that a New Jersey-based manufacturing corporation is expanding to Navassa in Brunswick County, the company’s president said the operation will have no environmental effects.
EPA to OK For Use 100 Acres of Navassa Site
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will allow nearly half the Superfund site in Navassa, where wood was treated with creosote for decades, to be developed without restriction.
Groups Join to Save Historic Navassa Chapel
The Coastal Land Trust and the Cedar Hill/West Bank Heritage Foundation announced Monday the trust’s purchase of Reaves Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Navassa.
Next Quarterly Navassa Meeting is March 26
The next public information meeting about the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. – Navassa Superfund Site in Navassa will take place the evening of March 26 in the town’s community center.
Navassa: Contamination Research Continues
With creosote levels at the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. Superfund site in Navassa still a concern, state and federal agencies plan to continue researching the contamination.
Florence Impact Focus of Navassa Meeting
The EPA, NCDEQ and the Multistate Trust will address during the Nov. 8 public meeting the effects of Hurricane Florence on the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. Superfund Site in Navassa.
Navassa Open House, Public Meeting Aug. 9
The EPA, state Department of Environmental Quality and Multistate Trust will host Aug. 9 an open house and public meeting for the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. Superfund Site in Navassa.
Navassa Site Update Set for April 10
EPA, DEQ and the Multistate Trust are set to host Tuesday in Navassa a public availability session and public meeting to answer questions and give an update on the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. Site.
Navassa: Contamination at ‘Various Levels’
Health and environmental concerns are top priority for Navassa residents affected by the 251-acre Superfund site in Brunswick County that has varying levels of creosote contamination in the soil and groundwater.
Navassa’s Soil Contamination Contained
Samples from more than 50 wells on and around the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. site show that creosote contamination is not spreading beyond the 251-acre Superfund site, officials said Tuesday.
Navassa Residents Asked to Complete Survey
Anyone who lives in Navassa, works or owns a business or other property in town is asked to participate in an online survey by Aug. 7 to help define the community’s vision for possible redevelopment of the contaminated Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. site.
Navassa June 20 Meeting Materials Available
Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust has made available online the presentation given during a public meeting June 20 regarding environmental investigations, upcoming work and redevelopment-planning at the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. Superfund site in Navassa.
