East Troy Contaminated Aquifer

⚠ Superfund · Cleanup underway

On May 1, 2025, EPA held a public meeting in the Bravo Room of the Hobart Arena to share details about an upcoming short-term, or interim, soil cleanup project for the East Water Street Soil Source Area (pdf) (384.71 K). The meeting presentation (pdf) (11.74 MB) provided an overview of the cleanup.

Location

CityTroy
CountyMiami County
StateOhio
Coordinates40.03810, -84.19610

Contaminants of concern

Contaminated media

Cleanup timeline

  1. Initial Assessment Completed — 06/30/2000
  2. Proposed to the National Priorities List — 09/19/2007
  3. Finalized on the National Priorities List — 09/03/2008
  4. Remedial Investigation Started — 02/13/2009
  5. Remedy Selected — 09/20/2018
  6. Remedial Action Started — 09/18/2024
  7. Final Remedial Action Started — Estimated Aug - Oct 2028
  8. Construction Completed — Not Yet Achieved
  9. Deleted from National Priorities List — Not Yet Achieved
  10. Most Recent Five-Year Review — Not Yet Achieved

EPA references

Other Superfund sites in Miami County

EPA-regulated facilities nearby

Understanding this Superfund site

East Troy Contaminated Aquifer is a federal Superfund site in Ohio. 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: Cleanup underway. Active cleanup is underway, meaning EPA has approved a remediation plan and work is in progress. Cleanup timelines vary widely — some sites take decades depending on contamination depth, groundwater involvement, and funding availability.

Contaminants of concern include tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene. Contamination has been detected in groundwater, soil, soil gas.

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.