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On February 22, 2023 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deleted River City Metal Finishing site in San Antonio, Texas, from the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. The River City Metal Finishing site was a metal plating shop that operated from 1994 until approximately 2002. In 2017 the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) referred the site to EPA in 2017 when hexavalent chromium was found in groundwater.
TCEQ performed cleanup work such as removing containers of waste and demolishing the building while disposing of hazardous materials off site. Investigation activities were done by the EPA at the site from March 2019 to July 2020. EPA’s 2021 Record of Decision selected “no action” because no hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants remain at the site above levels that preclude unlimited use and unrestricted exposure.
“This is an action that has been decades in the making for the residents of Bexar County,” said Regional Administrator Dr. Earthea Nance. “By working alongside impacted communities and the TCEQ, we improved public health and the environment while paving the way for the land to be reused. We are pleased with this outcome, and I want to thank all parties involved in making this monumental achievement possible.”