EPA Begins Cleanup of Former Metal Plating Site

Graybill, until recently, conducted copper cyanide, nickel and chrome plating and buffing and polishing operations.

The EPA began cleaning up the site earlier this month after informing the company of their liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, which establishes requirements concerning closed and abandoned hazardous waste sites.

If the business and property owner do not comply with an agency order, the EPA will continue to perform whatever cleanup is needed till there is no possibility of contamination to the nearby community.

The EPA estimates that complete site cleanup will take several weeks to complete. Once the above-ground wastes have been removed, the EPA will perform more comprehensive sampling and analysis of the soil under Graybill Metal Polishing and all exposed areas that may pose a threat to the area.