The site is an inactive RCRA treatment, storage, and recycling facility that operated from 1977 thru 2000. The site was originally operated under the name of Chief Chemical and Supply Company (Chief) until 1997 when Chief Supply closed due to an explosion at the facility. The site re-opened under the name of Greenway Environmental (Greenway) and continued operations until abandoning the facility sometime in 2000.
The site is approximately 18 acres with a chain link fence surrounding the site. The facility currently has several vacant office trailers, a shop building, a large main processing building, two above ground storage tanks (reactors), two sheet metal buildings,15 empty tanks, 4 18-Wheeler Trailers, 3 Roll-Off boxes containing various wastes, and several drums, tanks and other debris in an open field referred to as the “bone yard”.
Chief Chemical and Supply Company began operations in 1977. Operations at the facility primarily included the treatment, storage, and recycling of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. Early operations at Chief consisted of solvent and oil recycling, hazardous waste storage, paint stripping, and drum cleaning. Hazardous materials processed at the facility include petroleum-based solvents as well as spent halogenated solvents, contaminated soil and debris. Prior to 1998 minor amounts of zinc phosphate, phosphoric acid, mercury, selenium, and asbestos.
On March 26, 1997, an explosion and fire occurred at the facility. The cause of the fire is believed to be from mixing incompatable chemicals. Shortly after an Administrative Order was issued to Chief by EPA, Chief filed for bankruptcy and the site reopened as Greenway Environmental. Greenway continued operations as a waste storage facility. Most of the wastes were stored in containers, roll-off boxes, and tank trucks. Greenway ceased operations in 2000.
