States / Kansas / Cherokee County
Cherokee County: EPA Toxic Release Inventory
16 active of 17 registered facilities
Superfund Sites
EPA National Priorities List — includes sites already cleaned up, marked as such below.
CHEROKEE COUNTY · GALENACURRENTLY ON THE FINAL NPL
CHEROKEE ZINC COMPANY · WEIRCURRENTLY ON THE FINAL NPL
Facilities in Violation (EPA ECHO)
PUBLIC WHOLESALE WSD 19Significant Violation
GALENA SEWER TREATMENT PLANT C/O CITY HALL · GALENASignificant Violation
CHEROKEE CO RWD 4-TP001 · COLUMBUSViolation Identified
JAYHAWK FINE CHEMICALS · GALENAViolation Identified
CHEROKEE CO RWD 3-TP001, DS1 · BAXTER SPRINGSViolation Identified
HYZ INC HAI YINGViolation Identified
WEIR, CITY OF (WWTP) · WEIRViolation Identified
SCAMMON, CITY OF (WWTP) · SCAMMONViolation Identified
BAXTER SPRINGS WWTP · BAXTER SPRINGSViolation Identified
TRI-Registered Facilities
ACE ELECTRIC LLC · COLUMBUSActiveACME BRICK CO WEIR · WEIRActiveATEC STEEL FABRICATION & CONSTRUCTION LLC · BAXTER SPRINGSActiveBUTTERBALL LLC · COLUMBUSActiveEAGLE-PICHER TECHNOLOGIES LLC · GALENAActiveHALLOWELL MANUFACTURING AN RAIL SITE · COLUMBUSActiveHALLOWELL MANUFACTURING LLC · COLUMBUSActiveJAYHAWK FINE CHEMICALS CORP · GALENAActiveKEMLEE MANUFACTURING INC · GALENAActiveOZARK SALAD CO · BAXTER SPRINGSActivePACKAGING DYNAMICS INC BAGCRAFT/PAPERCON DIV · BAXTER SPRINGSActivePBI/GORDON CORP - JAYHAWK FACILITY · CRESTLINEActivePLANT 5 - PORT-0811 - BAXTER SPRINGS · BAXTER SPRINGSActiveRIVERTON GENERATING STATION · RIVERTONActiveTAMKO BUILDING PRODUCTS INC · COLUMBUSActiveTHERMEX ENERGY CORP · HALLOWELLActiveINSPEC USA INC UNIT 2 · GALENAInactive
Source: U.S. EPA Toxic Release Inventory, ECHO, Superfund (SEMS NPL). Registration or a violation listed does not by itself indicate a current health hazard.