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City Releases Update on Former Valley Brook Road Landfill

March 17, 2011

Greenwood, SC - The last public meeting regarding the former Valley Brook Road Landfill was held Monday, October 4. Since that time, a number of steps have been taken by the City of Greenwood to move forward with cleanup actions on the property and additional soil sampling.

A public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30 PM. The meeting will be held at the Brewer Community Center Auditorium. The goal of the meeting is to update citizens on the status of the Valley Brook Road site. 

The City of Greenwood and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control entered into a Voluntary Cleanup Contract in December of 2010. The entire contract is available for review on the City of Greenwood website front page under “Recent Headlines.”  (DOWNLOAD Voluntary Cleanup Contract PDF)

In the Voluntary Cleanup Contract with SCDHEC, the City has agreed to:

  1. Remove the aboveground storage tank, 55-gallon drums, and other surface waste.
  2. Collect additional soil samples to confirm the adequacy of the removal.
  3. Collect soil samples at random locations to identify any other potential sources of contamination.
  4. Excavate test pits to confirm that buried materials are limited to trees, limbs, construction and demolition or landclearing debris. 
  5. Investigate groundwater on the Site, if determined necessary by SCDHEC.

Based on the above findings, SCDHEC may require additional removal and/or remedial activities. The City of Greenwood is responsible for paying the costs associated with the environmental response including SCDHEC’s oversight of these activities. 

The City engaged the services of Davis and Floyd, Inc. to provide professional engineering services, develop the work plan for the cleanup project, and complete soil sampling. Davis and Floyd Inc. operates a SCDHEC certified laboratory in Greenwood.

“The City is hopeful that cleanup work will take place on the Valley Brook Road property in the coming months,” said Greenwood City Manager Charlie Barrineau.  “We appreciate the community’s patience. We have been working for a number of months with concerned citizens and neighborhood leaders to coordinate a date for a public meeting. The City is working very hard to keep everyone informed,” Barrineau concluded. 

For additional information, visit or call (864) 942-8410.

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