SEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response
(5201 G)
July 2000
Superfund	Rede
Pilots
Denver Radium OU #8
(Shattuck Chemical)
Denver, CO
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 City of Denver, Colorado, for a
Superfund Redevelopment Pilot. Denver is home to the
Denver Radium Superfund site. As part of the Pilot
project, the city is focusing on Operable Unit #8
(Shattuck Chemical). The S.W. Shattuck Chemical
Company site is in Denver's revitalized industrial
district with views of the downtown area and mountains,
and is near the South Platte River. The Shattuck
facility processed tungsten, carnonite (for making
uranium and vanadium), and radium from 1917 until
1984. In 1983, EPA added Shattuck Chemical to its list
of hazardous waste sites needing cleanup as part of
the Denver Radium site. In 1992, EPA proposed, for
public comment, a cleanup plan that recommended
excavation and removal of contaminated materials from
the site. However, EPA's final cleanup decision called
for disposal of contaminated materials on the site. The
community and local government protested the decision
for eight years, during which time EPA's final cleanup
plan was mostly completed. As a result of these
protests, and after a series of meetings between EPA
and concerned stakeholders, the Agency has proposed
a new cleanup plan that again calls for excavation and
removal of contaminated materials from the site.
OBJECTIVES
Denver will use Pilot funds to develop a range of future
land use options for the Shattuck site. By conducting
community outreach and holding public meetings, the
city will reach a consensus on the best option for
reusing the property. The site is close to a new light-rail
station, the city's second largest green space, and a
major river, making it a great location for
redevelopment. The city hopes that Shattuck's reuse
will positively influence other development in the area.
PILOT SNAPSHOT
Visit the EPA Superfund Redevelopment Web site
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/recycle/pilot.htm

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