The Geigy Site, located in Moore County, North Carolina, is an approximately one-acre parcel that was operated as a pesticide blending and formulation facility from 1947 to 1967 and was operated by retail distributors of agricultural chemicals from 1968 to 1989. Sampling investigations revealed the presence of pesticides in the soil and groundwater.
Soil contamination is restricted to the facility while the groundwater plume is over one-mile long.
In August 1992, a final cleanup decision for the site was reached between EPA and the State. EPA entered into a Consent Decree with three PRPs in March 1993 to conduct the design and construction of the remedy. Construction by the PRPs of the groundwater remediation system was completed in the winter of 1996. The system was started and became fully operational in January 1997. An ESD was signed in December 1997 which added additional downgradient monitoring to the remedy.