The groundwater extraction and treatment system, which operates 24 hours a day, pumps and treats approximately 300 gallons per minute of contaminated groundwater. To date, the air stripper has treated more than 500 million gallons of contaminated groundwater.
| City | Caledonia |
|---|---|
| County | Livingston County |
| State | New York |
| Coordinates | 42.97653, -77.84556 |
Jones Chemicals Inc is a federal Superfund site in New York. 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: Construction complete. Physical construction of the cleanup remedy is complete, though long-term monitoring and institutional controls typically continue for years or decades. Groundwater treatment systems, for example, often run long after surface cleanup finishes.
Contaminants of concern include 1,2-dichloroethene (cis and trans mixture), tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene. Contamination has been detected in groundwater, soil.
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.