The Kriger Battery removal site is located in Greenwood, Caddo Parish, Lousisana on commercial/industrial zoned property. The site is a former battery reclamation facility that operated between 1972 and 1982 and consisted of a processing building, acid neutralization pit, and hammer mill area. Historical sampling conducted by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ)shows on-site lead concentrations as high as 112,660 mg/kg. Elevated lead concentrations have been located off-site on adjoining properties and drainage paths.
Excavation of grids continues. To date, 13 off-site grids and 19 on-site grids have been excavated. Of the 32 grids excavated, only 1 on-site grid measures lead at a level above the cleanup level.
The 5 residential off-site grids to the west of the site have been backfilled and restored to completion.
Excavated soils have been stockpiled and sampled for waste profile characterization.
An Availability Session will be held the evening of May 4, 2009 fom 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for all persons interested in Kriger Battery Removal Site activities or having any relative unanswered questions about this removal action.
Location: Pioneer Community Building
6798 Howell Street, Greenwood, LA 71033
Continue excavation of grids from east to west, confirmation sampling will be conducted following verification of grids by XRF lead analysis, and profiled soils will be transported for off-site disposition.
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