Potter'S Septic Tank Service Pits

Superfund site in Maco, NC · EPA ID NCD981023260

Potter'S Septic Tank Service Pits is a Superfund site in Maco, NC on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE, 1,3,5-TRIMETHYLBENZENE, 2,4-DIMETHYLPHENOL, 2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE. At Potter'S Septic Tank Service Pits, 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
Yes
Federal facility
No
EPA region
04
County
Brunswick

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
  • 2,4-Dimethylphenol
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloromethane
  • Chromium
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Phenanthrene
  • Pyrene
  • Toluene
  • Vanadium
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Soil

  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Alpha-Chlordane
  • Anthracene
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Cpah)
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Copper
  • Delta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Dieldrin
  • Endrin Ketone
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Hexachlorobenzene
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Methoxychlor
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Pyrene
  • Toluene
  • Vanadium
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Location

OFF 74-76 NEAR SANDY CREEK & NORTHWEST, Maco, NC 28451

Latitude 34.2846, longitude -78.1578

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