E.P.A. to Hold a Public Meeting Concerning the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company (VCC) Mobile Location

(ATLANTA September 11, 2014) The E.P.A. (EPA) will hold a Public Meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 22, 2014 at City Hall, 226 E. Prichard Ave., Prichard, Alabama. Representatives from E.P.A. and ExxonMobil will be accessible to provide information and answer questions about the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company Mobile Site.

The Virginia Carolina Chemical Company Mobile Location (the VCC Site) is a former fertilizer production plant located at 901 North Kate Street, Prichard, Alabama. The company began manufacturing fertilizer in the 1890s on approximately 24 acres and continued operation until 1961. After a series of mergers and sales, ExxonMobil is now responsible for remediation activities at the VCC Location under the oversight of the EPA. ExxonMobil neither owned the affected property during fertilizer plant operations nor operated the fertilizer plant facilities.

In May 2010, ExxonMobil's contractor (ARCADIS) conducted a Removal Location Evaluation at the VCC Mobile Site. Soil and ground water samples were collected at the Site. Analytical results demonstrated that several soil samples exceeded health-based action levels for arsenic and lead and that 2 ground water samples exceeded the health-based action levels for arsenic. In April 2014, E.P.A. performed additional assessment activities on properties located west of the former phosphate plant property boundary. None of the sample results exceeded health-based action levels for arsenic or lead.

The potentially responsible parties (PRPs) are on schedule to begin preparation for the removal action beginning in September 2014. The work will also consist of a suggested road closure along N. Kate Saint (between Lilly Saint and Polar Saint during the Location activity timeframe.
Community members interested in obtaining additional information are encouraged to contact Sherryl A. Lane, E.P.A. Community Involvement Coordinator, at (877) 718-3752 or 404-562-8611.
For more information about the Site, please visit: http://www.epaosc.org/VCCMobile Connect with E.P.A. Region four on Facebook: www.facebook.com/eparegion4 And on Twitter: @EPASoutheast

ATTENTION: A media availability session will be held at City Hall, 226 E. Prichard Ave., Prichard Alabama from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 22, 2014. E.P.A. and ExxonMobil will be accessible to answer media questions concerning the Site. This arrangement will allow for the public to use the entire public meeting to get information and have their questions answered.

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