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EPA RCRA ID: MSD008183519

FERNWOOD INDUSTRIES, L.L.C.
FERNWOOD, MS  39635

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Facility Facts

EPA RCRA ID: MSD008183519
Location: 1047 FERNWOOD ROAD, FERNWOOD, MS, 39635
Approximate Property Area: 150 acres
Other Names: Alternative Site Names
Cleanup Status: Solution for the Cleanup has been Implemented
Human Exposures under Control:
Yes, Controlled
Groundwater under Control:
Yes, Controlled

Cleanup Status

Note: The state is the lead agency for managing this facility. For more information about cleanup activities, visit the state’s web page Exit EPA’s Website .

Cleanup Actions or environmental indicators characterizing the entire facility are shown below. It is not intended as an exhaustive list of milestones/activities. This listing, and all the data on this page, come from EPA’s RCRAInfo, which is updated by EPA, states, and tribes as they are able, and refreshed nightly to this page. For this table and the dynamic Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility table that follows, a blank in the Status column could mean the action either has not occurred or has not been reported to EPA in RCRAInfo.

Cleanup Activities Pertaining to the Entire Facility:
Action Status Date of Action
Human Exposure Under ControlHuman Exposure Under ControlThe status code YE indicates the current human exposures are under control in accordance with guidance from USEPA.
(CA 725)		 Yes, Controlled 11-22-1995
Groundwater Migration Under ControlGroundwater Migration Under ControlThe status code YE indicates that migration of contaminated groundwater is under control in accordance with guidance from USEPA.
(CA 750)		 Yes, Controlled 11-22-1995
Remedy DecisionRemedy DecisionThe status code YES indicates USEPA or a State has selected a remedy designed to meet RCRA Corrective Action long-term goals of protection of human health and the environment.
(CA400)		 Solution for Cleanup Selected 03-13-2006
Remedy ConstructionRemedy ConstructionTThe status code RC indicates complete construction of a facility’s remedy designed to achieve long-term protection of human health and the environment. The remedy is fully functional as designed, whether or not final cleanup levels or other requirements have been achieved.
(CA550)		 Remedy Constructed 03-13-2006
Ready for Anticipated UseReady for Anticipated UseThe status code YE indicates the State or USEPA has made a Ready for Anticipated Use (RAU) determination and found that the facility is Ready for Anticipated Use, according to guidance from USEPA.
(CA800)		 Ready for Anticipated Use 09-27-2018
Performance Standards AttainedPerformance Standards Attained
(CA900)
Corrective Action Process TerminatedCorrective Action Process Terminated
(CA999)

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Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility:

ActionArea NameDate of Action
Performance Standards Attained (CA900)Performance Standards Attained (CA900)
WITHIN SECURITY FENCING08-08-2016

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Facility Description


Additional Facility Information


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Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility

Institutional and Engineering Controls help ensure human exposure and groundwater migration are under control at a cleanup facility. Where control types have been reported by states and EPA in EPA’s RCRAInfo, they are shown below. Not all control types are needed at all facilities, and some facilities do not require any controls. Where there are blanks, the control types may not be needed, may not be in place, or may not be reported in RCRAInfo.


Are Controls in Place at this Facility?
Control(s) Type Control(s) in Place? Area(s) Subject to Control(s)
Institutional ControlsInstitutional ControlsNon-engineering controls used to restrict land use or land access in order to protect people and the environment from exposure to hazardous substances remaining in the site/or facility.
(CA 772)
Information Device (ID)CA772ID INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS ESTABLISHED - INFORMATION DEVICEA status code of ID indicates an IC was established using information devices including information or notification of contamination present at the property.
Governmental Control (GC)CA772GC INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS ESTABLISHED - GOVERNMENTAL CONTROLA status code of GC indicates an IC was established using a governmental control, which is implemented and enforced by State or local governments. It excludes permits, orders, and other enforceable agreements.
 Yes
Enforcement & Permit Tools (EP)CA772EP: INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS ESTABLISHED - ENFORCEMENT AND PERMIT TOOLSA status code of EP indicates an IC was established using enforcement and permit tools which include permits, orders, or other enforceable agreements.
Proprietary Control (PR)CA772PR INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS ESTABLISHED - PROPRIETARY CONTROLA status code of PR indicates that proprietary control relies on legal instruments placed in the chain of title for the property.
 Yes
Engineering ControlsEngineering ControlsEngineering measures designed to minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination by either limiting direct contact with contaminated areas or controlling migration of contaminants.
(CA 770)
Groundwater (GW)CA770GW ENGINEERING CONTROLS ESTABLISHED - GROUNDWATER CONTROLThe status code GW indicates any Engineering Control pertaining to groundwater, including in situ and ex situ treatment like bioremediation, in situ permeable reactor barriers, monitored natural attenuation (MNA), long-term monitoring, etc.
Non-Groundwater (NG)CA770 NG ENGINEERING CONTROLS ESTABLISHED - NON-GROUNDWATER CONTROLA status code of NG indicates non-groundwater controls referring to any control not related to groundwater, such as barriers or caps.

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Enforcement and Compliance at this Facility

EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) provides detailed historical information about enforcement and compliance activities at each RCRA Corrective Action Site in their Enforcement and Compliance Historical Online (ECHO) system.

RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Reports from ECHO

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Contacts for this Facility

Site Contacts:
State Contacts:
Regional Contacts: David Egetter (Section Chief of the RCRA Corrective Action); Phone: (404) 562-8250

All of the states in EPA Region 4, with the exception of Mississippi are authorized to implement the Corrective Action Program. As of the end of Fiscal Year 2015, EPA Region 4 had 560 facilities listed on the 2020 Corrective Action Baseline.

For further information on this corrective action site, use the Contact Information for Corrective Action Hazardous Waste Clean Ups listings that are accessible through Corrective Action Programs around the Nation.

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Date Last updated: Data on this page was last refreshed on 12/09/2023

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