bee cee manufacturing co.

MALDEN INDUSTRIAL PARK

The former owners of the Bee Cee Manufacturing Co., a 2-acre site in Malden's industrial park, manufactured aluminum storm windows and doors from 1964 to 1983. Workers discharged chromium-contaminated wastewater directly onto the ground without any treatment or an EPA- approved permit. In 1981, the State advised the owners that their disposal practices put them in violation of the Missouri Clean Water Law. Bankruptcy proceedings ended the State's efforts to have the owners install a wastewater treatment system. Another company now leases the building, and the City of Malden owns the contaminated land. Four shallow wells and two deep wells in Malden supply drinking water for 11,500 people; one shallow well is located about 1,000 feet southwest of the site. Approximately 8,500 people live within a 3-mile radius of the site; 60 live within 1 mile. The closest residence is located 1/4 mile away from the site. Fifteen wells lie within 1 mile of the site, and 150 wells are within 3 miles. A low-income nursing home project, located 1/2 mile south of the site, is of particular concern.