Broderick Wood - Denver, CO
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Outspoken1
N 39° 48.032 W 104° 59.897
13S E 500146 N 4405618
Super Fund site for treated wood products.
Waymark Code: WMAXPN
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2011
Views: 18
This company was involved with treating railroad ties with creosote. I am familiar with the site and pollution as it is near my home. There is nearby parking, but the area is railroad/industrial. The locomotives are remote controlled - so be very careful when visiting. Children should be closely supervised at all times. DO NOT park on the railroad tracks.
"Today, the cleanup at the Broderick Wood Products site is complete and operation and maintenance (O&M) and redevelopment activities are currently underway. EPA, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and the potentially responsible party (PRP) have been working together to redevelop the site without compromising the Superfund remedy.
Site Description
The Broderick Wood Products (BWP) site, in Adams County, Colorado, is a former wood treatment facility. BWP operated the facility from 1947 to 1982 on the 64-acre, triangular-shaped piece of property. As part of the wood treatment process, BWP used creosote and pentachlorophenol (PCP) to treat power poles, fence posts, railroad ties and other wood products. Hazardous substances from the process were disposed of primarily in two unlined impoundments in the northwest portion of the property.
In August 1980, BWP submitted a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permitting application and obtained interim status to operate its facility. As a result of poor waste disposal practices, BWP was investigated numerous times by EPA and CDPHE. In 1981 and 1982, EPA noted several violations of RCRA requirements. In 1981, wood treatment operations ceased because of economic conditions, and BWP’s assets were transferred to a trust called the Broderick Investment Company (BIC). BIC is the PRP for the site. In early 1983, sampling was conducted and PCP was detected in soil and groundwater samples. The site was placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) in September 1984.
Site Risk
The cleanup at this site has been completed.
Contaminants of concern were polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PCP and its byproducts, dioxins and furans (flammable liquids). Potential human health threats included drinking contaminated shallow groundwater or swallowing, inhaling, or handling contaminated soil and wastes. [updated June 2010]" From (
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