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Case: Spectron, MD
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Site history: The site was in operation from 1961 to 1988.
Location: Little Elk Creek, Elkton, Maryland.
Trustees:
Case status: Final
Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment released.
Overview: The Galaxy/Spectron, Inc., (Spectron) site is an
abandoned solvent recycling facility located approximately six miles northwest
of Elkton, Maryland. The site covers approximately eight acres adjacent to
Little Elk Creek, a tributary to the Elk River and the upper Chesapeake Bay.
Past operations at the recycling facility resulted in contamination of the site
soils and groundwater with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The primary
contaminant migration pathway to trust resources was VOC discharge to Little
Elk Creek. Fish surveys conducted on Little Elk Creek have identified trust
resources including alewife, blueback herring, white perch and the American
eel. The Creek provides aquatic and benthic habitats supporting trust
resources. The Trustees determined injuries were primarily to anadromous fish
such as herring and alewife.
A global settlement with the potentially responsible parties provided for
cleanup of the site and $455,000 for restoration of injured resources. The
Trustees considered numerous restoration alternatives to compensate the public
for injuries to natural resources. After review, the Trustees finalized
the Scotchman Creek restoration plan based on the anticipated ecological
benefits to anadromous fish, project cost-effectiveness and overall need for
restoration within the Elk River watershed.
The Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the
Galaxy/Spectron Site has been released.
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