zschiegner refining

1442 MAXIM-SOUTHARD ROAD

The Zschiegner Refining Company operated from 1964 to 1992 as a precious metals recovery facility. On-site operations included the chemical stripping of precious metals from watch bands, film, and electrical components. In October 1992, the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration raided the facility based on suspicions of illegal drug manufacturing. Approximately 3,000 different chemicals (including peroxide, cyanide, caustics, and acids) were found improperly stored throughout the site. The 6.1-acre site is located in a rural residential area. The Haystack Brook and its associated wetlands run southward on the eastern portion of the property and a tributary to the brook runs along the southern portion of the property. A single-story building was present on the southwestern portion of the property and a collapsed cesspool is between the building and Haystack Brook. Two homes border the site; the closest house is within 50 yards of the on-site building. During initial removal actions, approximately 2,000 gallons of acidic solutions, 1,600 gallons of basic solutions, and 1,400 small containers of hazardous substances were transferred to acceptable containers and disposed of off site. The presence of inorganic contamination in soil, sediments, ground water, and the building was found during the remedial investigation. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through federal actions.

• Usn Air Station Cecil Field (Jacksonville, FL)
• Wyckoff Co./eagle Harbor (Bainbridge Island, WA)
• Parsons Chemical Works, Inc. (Grand Ledge, MI)
• Northside Sanitary Landfill, Inc (Zionsville, IN)
• Lcp Chemicals Inc. (Linden, NJ)

• Reasor Chemical Company (Castle Hayne, NC)
• Harbor Oil Inc. (Portland, OR)
• Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump (Ashland, MA)
• Macgillis & Gibbs Co./bell Lumber & Pole Co. (New Brighton, MN)