SEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response
(5201 G)
July 2000
Superfund Redevelopment
DSIrs /c	Arkwright Dump
# //CJL&	Spartanburg County, SC
EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) is a nationally coordinated effort to facilitate the return of Superfund
sites to productive use by selecting response actions consistent with anticipated use. The SRI Pilots are intended to
help local governments enhance their involvement in the Superfund decision-making process by assisting EPA in
predicting future land uses for Superfund sites. Under the Pilot Program, EPA will provide up to $100,000 in financial
assistance and/or services to local governments for specified activities. Applicants are offered several types of program
assistance, including funding through a cooperative agreement, access to facilitation services, and/or the availability of
personnel under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA).
BACKGROUND
EPA selected the County of Spartanburg, South
Carolina, for a Superfund Redevelopment Pilot. The
county is home to the Arkwright Dump Superfund site,
which is an unlined 30-acre landfill that was owned and
operated by the county from 1954 until 1972. Since
then, the property has been a concern to community
groups, and more recently, it has been the subject of
state and EPA investigations. The investigations
showed heavy metals, pesticides, and organic
chemicals in the soil, groundwater, surface water, and
sediment. The site is not yet on EPA's list of hazardous
waste sites needing cleanup, but significant action by
EPA is planned, and a long-term cleanup decision is
pending. Though the community is feeling the effects of
the mill and plant closures, it is concerned about the
safety of reusing the site because of the high level of
contamination. The site is in an economically
disadvantaged community.
OBJECTIVES
The overall goals of the county are to reuse the
Arkwright Dump and to revitalize the local economy.
Pilot funds will allow the county to formulate a plan for
the redevelopment of the dump that is compatible with
the overall plans of the Arkwright community. The
funding will also be used to assist a community group
in conducting workshops, training, and increasing
community outreach. Spartanburg County will work
with local and regional economic development
organizations, developers, and the community to
establish priorities based on the site's reuse potential
and positive economic impacts on the community.
PILOT SNAPSHOT
Arkwright
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Applicant Name: Spartanburg County, SC
Site Name: Arkwright Dump
Date of Selection: July 2000
Anticipated Award: Cooperative Agreement
($100,000)
Profile: Spartanburg County will create a
reuse plan for the Arkwright Dump that is
compatible with the community's plan to
revitalize the local economy.
Contacts:
Mark Fite
U.S. EPA Region 4
(404) 562-8927
fite.mark@epa.gov
Superfund Hotline:
(800) 424-9346 or
(703) 412-9810 (DC Metro Area)
reuse.info@epa.gov
Visit the EPA Superfund Redevelopment Web site
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/recycle/pilot.htm

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