Superfund Sites in Reuse in West Virginia
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FIKE CHEMICAL, INC.
The 13-acre Fike Chemical, Inc. Superfund site is in Nitro, West Virginia. From 1953 to 1988, Fike Chemical made small batches of custom chemicals on a 12-acre parcel. At a 1-acre parcel west of Fike Chemical, the Cooperative Sewage Treatment Plant treated stormwater and wastewater from the chemical plant. Facility operators put hazardous chemical processing wastes in lagoons and burial areas. Investigations in the late 1970s found contaminated soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. EPA and the site’s potentially responsible parties (PRPs) led cleanup activities. Cleanup included removal of hazardous materials and contaminated sediments and soils, surface and groundwater treatment, and capping of former facility areas. Groundwater investigations are ongoing. Several companies now use capped parts of the site for tanker trucks and employee parking.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. EPA did not have further economic details related to these businesses. For additional information click here.
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FOLLANSBEE
The 26-acre Follansbee Superfund site is just north of Follansbee, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. A coal-and-tar processing plant has been active on-site since 1914. EPA found contaminated soil and groundwater caused by leaking tanks, spills, surface impoundments and improper operating practices. In 1983, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). After EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act program took over the cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 2004. Cleanup includes dredging and capping of contaminated sediments, collection and treatment of groundwater and dense non-aqueous phase liquid, and land use controls. Cleanup and monitoring are ongoing. Coal tar distillation processing ended at the site in 2016. Naphthalene refining activities ceased in 2018. In 2020, EPA and the potentially responsible party reached a settlement to pay $175,000 to the state. A diversified energy and logistics company acquired the plant in 2021 and is in the process of re-purposing the space.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 10 people and generated an estimated $12,463,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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HANLIN-ALLIED-OLIN
The 382-acre Hanlin-Allied-Olin Superfund site is near Moundsville, West Virginia. Hanlin Chemicals, Allied Signal and Olin made chemicals on-site from 1953 to 1991. Improper waste disposal and spills contaminated soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 1999. With EPA oversight, the site’s responsible parties demolished the Hanlin-Allied production buildings, removed tons of solid and hazardous waste and contaminated soil, built two on-site disposal facilities (OSDFs), built and run a soil vapor extraction system, and pump and treat groundwater. In 2021, EPA selected more cleanup activities, for South Plant groundwater and shallow soils and for the former Mercury Cell Building area and Hanlin Area sewers. Cleanup and operation and maintenance activities for the OSDF are ongoing. In 2023, EPA and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection entered a settlement with the site’s responsible parties that requires the companies to pay for cleanup costs and put the remedy in place. A natural gas processing facility is active on the northern part of the site, where soil was not impacted.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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NORTH 25TH STREET GLASS AND ZINC
The 20-acre North 25th Street Glass and Zinc Superfund site is in Clarksburg, West Virginia. The area was formerly known as Fourco Glass. Companies used four adjacent parcels of land for glass and zinc manufacturing from 1898 to 1988. In 1988, Harrison Warehouse Services Company purchased all four parcels. Lead, zinc and arsenic are present on-site and in sediments of the adjacent West Fork River due to past site operations. In 2010, EPA stabilized the site and capped it with asphalt. EPA added it to the National Priorities List in 2016. Investigations are ongoing. Harrison Warehouse Services Company continues to use a warehouse on-site to store bulk materials. Site investigations are ongoing. Remedy planning will take future use considerations into account.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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ORDNANCE WORKS DISPOSAL AREAS
The Ordnance Works Disposal Areas Superfund site is in Monongalia County, West Virginia. The site includes a 6-acre landfill area and an 800-acre manufacturing area. Since 1941, several groups, including DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and the U.S. Department of Defense, produced chemicals at the site. Chemical manufacturing operations contaminated several areas, including the landfill, lagoons, soils and sediments. The nearby Monongahela River supplies drinking water to about 60,000 residents in the county. The main water supply intake is downstream of the site. EPA first investigated the site in 1983. EPA added the landfill area to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. The manufacturing area was cleaned up under EPA's CERCLA removal program. EPA did not add it to the NPL. Cleanup included the removal and off-site disposal of contaminated soils and backfilling of the areas with clean soil. EPA restored wetlands along the Monongahela River and streams that had been disturbed during the cleanup process. EPA also used constructed wetlands to treat leachate from the landfill. Cleanup finished in 2003. Groundwater and surface water were last sampled in 2014. EPA deleted the landfill from the NPL in 2018. Operation and maintenance of the landfill cap, fence, gas vents, signage, monitoring wells, leachate collection system, leachate sampling port, and treatment wetlands are ongoing.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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RAVENSWOOD PCE
The Ravenswood PCE Superfund site is in Ravenswood, West Virginia. It includes 30 city blocks under which groundwater is contaminated with tetrachloroethylene (PCE). In 1989, the local health department found PCE contamination in Ravenswood water supply wells. The sources of this contamination may include several former dry-cleaning facilities. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List in 2004. Groundwater treatment began in 2004. EPA installed two new production wells to provide clean water to residents, and required wellhead treatment if necessary to ensure municipal water met drinking water standards. Cleanup activities included groundwater and soil vapor treatment and soil removal and replacement. Groundwater treatment is ongoing using two air sparging/soil vapor extraction treatment systems. Groundwater monitoring and vapor intrusion sampling is also ongoing to monitor long-term effectiveness of the cleanup.. Continued uses on-site include city hall, a library and a fire department. The Ravenswood well field still operates. Several commercial businesses are also on-site, including banks, restaurants and salons. Industrial businesses on-site include a land management company and a concrete mixing company. In December 2021, the site was among those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. With this funding, EPA is optimizing the site, performing repairs, and preparing the treatment system for transfer to state ownership and control.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 29 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 270 people and generated an estimated $18,507,394 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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VIENNA TETRACHLOROETHENE
The Vienna Tetrachloroethene Superfund site (the Site) is in Vienna, West Virginia. In 1992, testing found tetrachloroethene (PCE) in city municipal wells. The groundwater contamination is the result of the disposal practices of two dry-cleaning operations identified as contamination source areas. Although unconfirmed, another former dry-cleaning facility is a suspected third source area. EPA added the Site to the National Priorities List in 1999. Cleanup activities include soil and groundwater treatment and groundwater monitoring. Institutional controls in place restrict groundwater use. The dry-cleaning businesses are no longer operating at the Site. The Site remains in continued use. Land uses include residential and commercial areas and a veterinary hospital.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 9 people and generated an estimated $106,380 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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