&EPA Sites in Continued Use

Wasatch Chemical Co. (Lot 6) Superfund Site

1979 South 7th West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104

Supported Site Uses: The site is in continued industrial use.

Restricted Use: On portions of the site, land use restrictions require notification of building
demolition, vapor intrusion risk assessment and mitigation associated with new building
constaiction; and groundwater institutional controls prohibit installation of wells.

Salt Lake City,
Utah

Setting:

•	The approximately 18-acre site includes the area between
700 West Street and the Rio Grande Western Railroad
tracks, north of 2100 South Street.

•	Office buildings, industrial facilities, a warehouse and a
water treatment building are located on site.

•	Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities connects
on-site businesses with the public water supply. Sewer
and electricity are also available on site.

•	SuiTounding land uses include a mix of industrial and
commercial uses, as well as railroad lines and interstate
highways.

•	Surrounding population: 0.5 mile, 5272 people; 2.5 miles,
98,915 people; 4 miles, 240,390 people.

Remedial Status:

•	Parties completed removal and land fanning of
contaminated materials and soil in 1994 and completed
treatment of 5,600 tons of contaminated material in 1996.

•	Site cleanup activities also included monitoring of
contaminated groundwater and installation of additional
groundwater monitoring wells.

•	Groundwater monitoring as well as additional site
investigations and studies are ongoing at the site.

Disclaimer: EPA does not warrant that the property is suitable for
any particular use. Any prospective purchaser must contact the
property owner for sale potential.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Fran Costanzi

Superfund Redevelopment
Coordinator
(303) 312-6571
costanzi.frances@epa.gov

Sam Garcia

Site Project Manager
(303) 312-6247
garcia. s am@ep a.gov

Site Summary:

http: / / ww2.epa.gov/region8/wasatch-chemical-co-lot-6

The KEPCO+ office building on the
southwest portion of the site.

The Inst el Steel West warehouse
on the site.

The Peterson Plumbing Supply facility
facing southeast.

EPA Region 8 Reuse Fact Sheets

September 2013


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