Cherokee County
NPL SiteCherokee County, KS
According to the EPA Superfund Enterprise Management System, Cherokee County in Cherokee County, KS is listed with NPL status NPL Site. Its Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score is 58.15. The public extract catalogs 28 contaminant records for this site. NPL listing is a cleanup-authority designation, not a measured health-risk score.
Superfund National Priorities List inclusion (status and HRS score shown above) is the EPA's formal designation that a contaminated site qualifies for long-term federal cleanup authority under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). A federal-facility classification means the site is owned or operated by a federal agency, which routes cleanup responsibility differently than a privately owned site.
"Construction Complete" (status shown above) is an EPA milestone marking that the physical remedy work is finished, not that the site has exited EPA oversight; long-term monitoring can continue afterward. Deletion from the NPL is a separate, later step the EPA takes only once it determines every planned response action is finished.
NPL listing is a cleanup-authority designation in the EPA record, not a quantitative health-risk score. HRS scores of 28.50 or above qualify a site for the NPL under the EPA screening model (toxicity, pathways, waste quantity, and affected population factors). For current site conditions and official community notices, see the EPA Regional Superfund profile and the Kansas environmental agency.
What is the cleanup status of this Superfund site?
Contaminants
| Contaminant | Media |
|---|---|
| ARSENIC | Solid Waste |
| BARIUM | Groundwater |
| CADMIUM | Groundwater |
| CADMIUM | Sediment |
| CADMIUM | Soil |
| CADMIUM | Solid Waste |
| CADMIUM | Surface Water |
| CHROMIUM | Groundwater |
| CHROMIUM | Solid Waste |
| COPPER | Groundwater |
| COPPER | Solid Waste |
| IRON | Solid Waste |
| LEAD | Groundwater |
| LEAD | Sediment |
| LEAD | Soil |
| LEAD | Solid Waste |
| LEAD | Surface Water |
| MANGANESE | Groundwater |
| MANGANESE | Solid Waste |
| MERCURY | Groundwater |
| NICKEL | Groundwater |
| SELENIUM | Groundwater |
| SILVER | Groundwater |
| ZINC | Groundwater |
| ZINC | Sediment |
| ZINC | Soil |
| ZINC | Solid Waste |
| ZINC | Surface Water |
Location
Other Superfund Sites in Kansas
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| 29th & Mead Ground Water Contamination | Deleted NPL Site | 35.35 |
| 57th and North Broadway Streets Site | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Ace Services | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Arkansas City Dump | Deleted NPL Site | 0.00 |
| Big River Sand Co. | Deleted NPL Site | 32.56 |
| Caney Residential Yards | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Chemical Commodities, Inc. | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Cherokee Zinc - Weir Smelter | NPL Site | 51.78 |
| Doepke Disposal (Holliday) | NPL Site | 47.46 |
| Former United Zinc & Associated Smelters | NPL Site | 50.00 |
How does this site's HRS score compare in Kansas?
Of the 20 Kansas Superfund sites with a scored Hazard Ranking System (HRS) evaluation, Cherokee County ranks #1 by score (58.15).
Either side of it: Cherokee Zinc - Weir Smelter (51.78), 57th and North Broadway Streets Site (50.00)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cherokee County Superfund site? ▼
What does NPL listing mean for Cherokee County? ▼
What is the HRS score for Cherokee County? ▼
What contaminants are at the Cherokee County site? ▼
What is the cleanup status of Cherokee County? ▼
NPL listing is a cleanup-authority designation in the EPA record, not a quantitative health-risk score. See Superfund Sites Explained for how the National Priorities List, Hazard Ranking System, and cleanup phases work.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.