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Tennessee Wheel & Rubber

 
Site Contact:
Leslie Sims
OSC

(sims.leslie@epa.gov)

Site Location:
817 18th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37203
 response.epa.gov/tennesseewheelandrubber
NRC#: 798042

Tennessee Wheel and Rubber Site, a defunct wheel assembly and caster manufacturing company is located at 817 18th Avenue North in Nashville, TN. The company filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations in February 2005. The property has been abandoned since that time.

On May 22, 2006, the OSC initiated an emergency removal action at the site in response to the release/or threatened release from drums containing solvents, corrosives and other unknown substances.


ERRS loading drums extracted from dense vegetatation beside north building. Southwest view from Dr. DB Todd Jr. Blvd bridge overlooking drum removal operations in the rain. Northwest view on 18th Ave. N. and under Dr. DB Todd Jr. Blvd. bridge and in front of TN Wheel & Rubber View east from the central yard of site and of the Dr DB Todd Jr. Blvd bridge. Another northern view off of 18th Ave. N. and the site offices where ERRS parked. Close-up of drums burried deep into the brush on the northern area of the property. ERRS extracting and stagging drums for transfer into the site building. ERRS inventorying and stagging drums for transfer to storage on the site property. Area cleared by ERRS to enable extraction of the drums from dense brush [west view from 18th Ave. N] Another view to the west from 18th Ave. N. of the cleared area beside the N. Bldg. where drums are being extracted from formerly dense brush area. View to the Northwest where ERRS is loading drums to transfer into the property and secured building. Loading drums out of dense brush area next to north building. Transfer into property and secure inside southernmost building. Resin contents of typical drum found in dense brush. View from 18th Ave. N. of drums being staged for transfer. Stray dog sampling off-site run-off. Analysis of water on 11/07/06 indicated no elevated levels of organics or metals. Off loading drums transfered from the dense brush on the north side of property. North view from Dr. DB Todd Jr. Blvd bridge. Note drum operations to right and residential area to upper left.
For additional information, visit the Pollution Report (POLREPS) section.