jadco-hughes facility

NC HWY 2035

The 6-acre site is located on Cason Street in Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina. A neighborhood that includes low-income residents borders the site to the north. Commercial businesses border the site to the south. A forested area borders the site to the east. Cason Street and commercial businesses border the site to the west. Catawba Heights Elementary School is located east of the site but has not been affected by site contamination. The site’s broader surroundings include residential and commercial land uses. From 1971 to 1975, C.A. Hughes operated a solvent reclamation and storage facility at the site. Operations included reprocessing of chemical waste from industries to recover usable materials and storage of the materials on site. In 1975, Jadco leased the site and equipment at the site. Operations resulted in a large quantity of chemical waste drums at the site. Jadco’s operations ended in late 1975. In 1986, EPA listed the site on the NPL. Currently, the site is not in use. The site can support commercial and industrial uses. Fencing surrounds the site and limit access.

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