General Electric Co/Shepherd Farm

Superfund site in East Flat Rock, NC · EPA ID NCD079044426

General Electric Co/Shepherd Farm is a Superfund site in East Flat Rock, NC on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE, 2,4-DINITROPHENOL. At General Electric Co/Shepherd Farm, the EPA has determined that human exposure is under control.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
Yes
Groundwater migration under control
Yes
Construction complete
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
No
EPA region
04
County
Henderson

Contaminants of concern

Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.

Groundwater

  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 2,4-Dinitrophenol
  • Aluminum Oxide
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Beryllium
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Molybdenum
  • Nickel
  • Nitrobenzene
  • Strontium
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene

Soil

  • Aroclor 1248
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium(Vi)
  • Copper
  • Molybdenum

Location

SPARTANBURG HWY, East Flat Rock, NC 28726

Latitude 35.272222, longitude -82.411111

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