The HPI South Eighth Street Site includes property addresses 408 and 424 South 8th Street and consists of an unoccupied commercial building and an asphalt parking lot. The property has historically been occupied by a lumberyard, a car dealership, and a service garage. The most recent usage of the property was as a chemical mixing and storage facility for HPI Products, Inc. HPI and the site have been subject to an EPA enforcement order that required cleanup and disposal of leaking and improperly stored hazardous waste. HPI completed disposal of hazardous waste containers but did not complete site characterization.
EPA targeted brownfields assessments (TBAs) conducted at the property documented releases of CERCLA hazardous substances and the presence of asbestos-containing building material (ACBM) and lead-based paint containing building materials (LBP) as well as universal wastes including fluorescent light ballasts containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB).
On July 30, 2024, the EPA and city of St. Joseph, Missouri entered a Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA) for the performance of a cleanup action at the property to resolve the city’s Superfund liability. The city acquired the property in November 2024 and developed a Response Work Plan to implement the requirements of the PPA. The cleanup includes asbestos abatement, building demolition, the off-site transportation and disposal of any generated wastes, placement of a protective cap, and implementation of Institutional Controls (IC) at the site. Work began the week of July 7, 2025, and is anticipated to be completed during August 2025.
