The EPA has committed to a plan for cleaning up PCB contamination that has moved downstream of the former Ward Transformer industrial facility near Raleigh Durham International Airport. This downstream area is referred to as Operable Unit 1 (OU1), and includes portions of Little Brier Creek, Brier Creek, Brier Creek Reservoir, Lake Crabtree, and Lower Crabtree Creek (see map below).
EPA Proposed Cleanup Plan Fact Sheet
Ward Transformer Cleanup Alternatives At A Glance
Map showing the Ward Transformer Superfund Site and the effected areas downstream.
Ward Transformer Superfund Site History. Also available as a PDF
This is a short documentary that introduces the history, extent, and health risks associated with the PCB contamination at the Ward Transformer Superfund Site in Morrisville, NC, and downstream.
Created by the UNC Superfund Research Program with grants from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Superfund Research Program (Grant#P42ES005948)
Latest Updates
EPA has begun physical cleanup activities and continues working to control human exposures to PCBs.