28 NORTH BEARDSLEY STREET
The 8-acre American Anodco, Inc. Superfund site is located in an industrial park in Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan. Approximately 1,100 people reside within one mile of the site, with the nearest about one-quarter mile upgradient. A glacial-drift aquifer underlies the American Anodco facility and supplies public and private wells within a three-mile radius that serve over 10,000 people. The Grand River, which is within three miles of the site, is used for fishing and recreation. Since 1962, American Anodco has cleaned or treated aluminum parts manufactured for the automotive industry at this facilty. Under an agreement with the state, process wastewaters and spent chemicals were discharged directly to an on-site seepage lagoon. The waste streams contained heavy metals such as manganese, boron, and nickel, plus phosphorous that leached from metal parts during the anodizing process. In order to promote wastewater infiltration, lagoon sludge and sediments were dredged in 1972 and 1978, and placed near the lagoon. In 1978, American Anodco received approval from the state to continue discharging wastewater into the lagoon. The company also disposed of process water in an unlined seepage lagoon. According to analyses conducted by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the water placed in the lagoon contained nitric acid and chromium. In 1986, American Anodco began to phase out the use of the seepage lagoon, and in 1987, began discharging process wastewaters to a new public sewer system.
1,391 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$47,151 |
Average Income |
519 |
Occupied homes |
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