3200 MOORHEAD DRIVE
The Newton County Wells site is located in northern Newton County, in and near Joplin, in southwest Missouri. The site extends approximately 2 1/2 miles north to south and approximately 1 mile east to west and is located around the FAG Bearings property. From approximately 1972 to 1982, FAG Bearings manufactured steel balls used in the assembly of ball bearings. As part of that manufacturing process, trichloroethene (TCE) was used as a degreaser. TCE use was discontinued in 1981, shortly before halting the manufacture of steel balls. The site was initially identified in 1991 following a sampling event at the International Paper (IP) State Registry site by the Missouri Department of Health (MDOH). MDOH sampled the closest wells downgradient of the IP site, all located approximately one mile south of IP in the village of Silver Creek. TCE and cis-1,2-dichloroethylene (cis-1,2-DCE), which are not associated with the wood treatment wastes at the IP site, were detected in two of the residential wells, both located on Moorhead Drive, directly south of the FAG Bearings property in the village of Silver Creek. TCE and cis-1,2-DCE were detected at concentrations exceeding the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) established by EPA. Based on the detection of elevated concentrations of TCE in one of the original wells, nine other residential wells along Moorhead Drive were sampled to confirm the presence of TCE in the ground water. Results of the initial well sampling indicated that homes located along FAG Bearings' southern property had the highest incidence and concentrations of TCE in Silver Creek Village. EPA and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) were notified and conducted follow-up sampling and analysis.
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