jadco-hughes facility

NC HWY 2035

The 6-acre site is located on Cason Street in Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina. A neighborhood that includes low-income residents borders the site to the north. Commercial businesses border the site to the south. A forested area borders the site to the east. Cason Street and commercial businesses border the site to the west. Catawba Heights Elementary School is located east of the site but has not been affected by site contamination. The site’s broader surroundings include residential and commercial land uses. From 1971 to 1975, C.A. Hughes operated a solvent reclamation and storage facility at the site. Operations included reprocessing of chemical waste from industries to recover usable materials and storage of the materials on site. In 1975, Jadco leased the site and equipment at the site. Operations resulted in a large quantity of chemical waste drums at the site. Jadco’s operations ended in late 1975. In 1986, EPA listed the site on the NPL. Currently, the site is not in use. The site can support commercial and industrial uses. Fencing surrounds the site and limit access.

Hazardous Ranking Score

42 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 4
Phone: (404) 562-9900
Fax: (404) 562-8174

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Timeline

Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        4,430

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $74,944

        Average Income

        1,863

        Occupied homes

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