Click here to read the August 2022 update and June 2022 EPA Letter to Residents

In 2000, the City of Hagerstown received a $100,000 award to participate in the EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) Pilots program for the Central Chemical Superfund site on Mitchell Avenue in Hagerstown. This SRI project aimed to organize interested parties and develop a public outreach program to create future land use recommendations for the Central Chemical site. This recommendation helped the EPA determine an appropriate remediation plan for the Central Chemical Superfund site. The SRI project concluded on June 30, 2003.

The project's Future Land Use Committee met 9 times with the City's consultant between November 2002 and June 2003. Three public meetings were held to gain input in the re-use assessment process. The final report was presented to the City Council and the Planning Commission on July 1, 2003. The plan's recommendations were incorporated into the City's 2008 Comprehensive Plan and the 2008-2010 Citywide Comprehensive Rezoning.

The EPA and the potentially responsible parties for the Central Chemical Superfund site finalized the Remediation Plan for the site with a Record of Decision in 2009.  Investigation of the groundwater in the surrounding community is ongoing. See the above links for updates on the status of site clean-up. EPA's project coordinator for the Central Chemical Superfund site is Robert Wallace in the Philadelphia office and can be contacted at (215) 814-3278 or by email .