Benfield Industries Inc

⚠ Superfund · Ready for anticipated reuse

The Fifth Five Year Review was published by the EPA HQs in 2023 . The remedy currently protects human health and the environment because the OUl remedy, source removal and newly implemented groundwater remedy, as specified in the 2015 ROD Amendment consisting of ISCO followed by ISEB (if warranted) to ermanently remediate the residual soil contamination t...

Location

CityHazelwood
CountyHaywood County
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.47778, -83.00417

Contaminants of concern

Contaminated media

Cleanup timeline

  1. Initial Assessment Completed — 08/05/1985
  2. Proposed to the National Priorities List — 06/24/1988
  3. Finalized on the National Priorities List — 10/04/1989
  4. Remedial Investigation Started — 06/20/1990
  5. Final Remedy Selected — 06/15/1995
  6. Remedial Action Started — 09/30/1996
  7. Construction Completed — 09/19/2001
  8. Deleted from National Priorities List — Not Yet Achieved
  9. Most Recent Five-Year Review — 09/28/2023
  10. Achieved Sitewide Ready for Anticipated Reuse — 12/15/2010

EPA references

Other Superfund sites in Haywood County

EPA-regulated facilities nearby

Understanding this Superfund site

Benfield Industries Inc is a federal Superfund site in North Carolina. The Superfund program, created by Congress in 1980, addresses sites where hazardous substances have been released or threaten release into the environment. EPA scores potential sites using the Hazard Ranking System; those that score high enough are placed on the National Priorities List.

Current status: Ready for anticipated reuse. EPA considers this site ready for anticipated reuse, meaning cleanup has progressed enough for certain land uses. This does not necessarily mean all contamination has been removed — institutional controls like deed restrictions may limit how the land can be used.

EPA has identified 10 contaminants of concern at this site, including 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene. Contamination has been detected in groundwater, soil, sediment, surface water.

If you live near this site and have health concerns, your state health department can provide site-specific guidance. EPA maintains a community involvement program for most NPL sites, and site documents — including the Record of Decision, five-year reviews, and public health assessments — are typically available through EPA's Superfund site profile.