Superfund Sites in Reuse in West Virginia
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Fike Chemical, Inc.
The Fike Chemical, Inc. Superfund site is in Nitro, West Virginia. It consists of two parcels. At an 11-acre parcel, the Fike Chemical plant made small batches of custom chemicals from 1953 to 1988. A 1-acre parcel is the former location of the Cooperative Sewage Treatment (CST) plant. The CST plant treated stormwater and wastewater from the Fike Chemical plant. The owner disposed of hazardous materials by burying them in the ground or placing them in lagoons. Investigations in the late 1970s found that chemical plant process wastes had 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. EPA removed hazardous materials. The PRPs dismantled on-site structures and capped contaminated soils. Groundwater investigations are ongoing. A company now uses capped parts of the site for tanker truck and employee parking.
Last updated December 2023
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 34-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 of groundwater and dense non-aqueous phase liquid, and land use controls. Cleanup is ongoing. The coal-and-tar processing plant remains active on site.
Last updated December 2023
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 (NPL) in 1999. With EPA oversight, the site’s responsible parties removed contaminated soil, built two On-site Disposal Facilities (OSDF), built and operate a soil vapor extraction system, and pump and treat groundwater. In 2021, EPA selected more cleanup activities. They include cleanup of South Plant groundwater and shallow soils as well as cleanup of the former Mercury Cell Building area and Hanlin Area sewers. Cleanup is ongoing. A gas processing facility is active on the northern portion of the site where soils were not impacted.
Last updated December 2023
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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Leetown Pesticide
The Leetown Pesticide Superfund site is in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It includes three separate parcels – the former Pesticide Pile Area, the former Pesticide Mixing Shed and the Crimm Orchard Packing Shed. Mixing and storage of pesticides and insecticides for use at local orchards took place at the site. These activities resulted in the contamination of debris, waste and soil. In 1983, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). Cleanup included the treatment and stabilization or removal of soil from the site. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 1996. The site is not currently in use.
Last updated December 2023
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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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 (NPL) in 2016. Investigations are ongoing. Harrison Warehouse Services Company continues to use a warehouse on site to store bulk materials. The Remedial Investigation is continuing, and future remedy will consider reuse.
Last updated December 2023
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, just south of Morgantown. The site includes a 6-acre landfill and a manufacturing area that covers over 100 acres. Since 1941, several groups, including DuPont and the U.S. Department of Defense, produced chemicals at the site. Chemical manufacturing operations contaminated several areas, including a 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 added the landfill to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. The manufacturing area was cleaned up under an alternate 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 disturbed during the cleanup process. EPA also used constructed wetlands to treat leachate from the landfill. Cleanup finished in 2003. EPA took the landfill off the NPL in 2018. Groundwater and surface water were last sampled in 2014. Operation and maintenance activities for the landfill cap, fence, gas vents, signage, monitoring wells and treatment wetlands are ongoing.
Last updated December 2023
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 (NPL) in 2004. Groundwater treatment began in 2004. EPA put two new production wells to provide clean water to residents. Cleanup activities included groundwater and soil vapor treatment and soil removal and replacement. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing. Continued uses on site include city hall, a library and a fire department. The Ravenswood well field is still in operation. Several commercial businesses are also on site, including banks, restaurants and salons. Industrial businesses on site include a land management company and concrete mixing company. In December 2021, the site was among those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). With this funding, EPA is already initiating work on backlogged remedial construction projects and accelerating cleanups at NPL sites.
Last updated December 2023
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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Sharon Steel Corp (Fairmont Coke Works)
The 97-acre Sharon Steel Corp (Fairmont Coke Works) Superfund site is in Fairmont, West Virginia. From 1920 to 1979, coke production facilities were on site. These operations left soil, surface water and groundwater contamination. After an emergency removal action, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1996. The site’s potentially responsible party (PRP) removed waste materials and contaminated soils. The site’s PRP targeted its initial soil cleanup activities along the southern site boundary to facilitate construction of a new West Virginia Army National Guard Armory next to the site. The armory project, completed in 2013, included the extension of an access road across the site that supports the redevelopment of the area. In 2017, the West Virginia State Police built its Troop 1 Headquarters on 3 acres on the southern part of the site. The facility includes a vehicle maintenance and storage area and a police communications tower. EPA Region 3 recognized the beneficial reuse with its Excellence in Site Reuse award in April 2018. About 50 acres of the site are available for commercial and industrial redevelopment.
Last updated December 2023
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 9 people. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Sites in Reuse: Sharon Steel Corp (Fairmont Coke Works) PDF
- Site Redevelopment Profile: Sharon Steel Corp (Fairmont Coke Works) PDF
- Region 3 Excellence in Site Reuse Award: Sharon Steel Corp (Fairmont Coke Works)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
Vienna Tetrachloroethene
The Vienna Tetrachloroethene Superfund site is in Vienna, West Virginia. In 1992, testing found tetrachloroethene (PCE) in city municipal wells. The groundwater contamination resulted from the disposal practices of dry-cleaning operations at two contamination source areas. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1999. Cleanup activities include soil and groundwater treatment and groundwater monitoring. Vienna Cleaners is no longer in operation at the site. The site remains in continued use. Land uses include residential and commercial areas and a veterinary hospital.
Last updated December 2023
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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