United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
OSWER/OSRTI
Washington, DC 20460
National Priorities List (NPL)
* * *Proposed Site * * *
September 2012
CLINCH RIVER CORPORATION Harriman, Tennessee
Roane County
® Site Location:
The Clinch River Corporation site consists of approximately 30.5 acres and is located on the banks of the Emory
River/Watts Barr Reservoir in Harriman, Tennessee.
jx Site History:
Clinch River Corporation operated as a pulp and paper mill from 1929 until 2002. Byproducts of the manufacturing
process include spent processing liquids ("black liquor"), coal tar constituents (polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons or
PAHs), and piles of wastepaper.
I Site Contamination/Contaminants:
Historical investigations at the site have revealed extensive contamination in surface and subsurface soil and shallow
ground water. Contamination includes elevated concentrations of site-related hazardous substances, including dioxins,
furans, PAHs, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and various metals in surface and sub-surface soil. In addition, site
related contaminants have been found in sediment and fish tissue within the Emory River/Watts Barr Reservoir.
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