Superfund Sites in Reuse in West Virginia
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Fike Chemical, Inc.
Fike Chemical, Inc.The Fike Chemical, Inc. Superfund site is in Nitro, West Virginia. The site consists of two parcels – an 11-acre parcel where operators made small batches of custom chemicals and a 1-acre parcel that is the former location of the Cooperative Sewage Treatment (CST) plant. The CST plant treated stormwater and wastewater generated by the Fike Chemical plant. The site owner disposed of hazardous materials by burying them in the ground or placing them in on-site lagoons. Operations ended in 1988. Chemical plant process wastes contaminated soil and groundwater. EPA placed the site on 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 portions of the site for tanker truck parking and employee parking.
Last updated September 2019
As of December 2019, 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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Follansbee
The 34-acre Follansbee Superfund site is just north of Follansbee, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. An active coal and tar processing plant has been operating on the site since 1914. EPA discovered contaminated soil and groundwater from leaking tanks, spills, surface impoundments and improper operating practices at the site. 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 plant remains in active operation.
Last updated September 2019
As of December 2019, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 47 people and generated an estimated $28,325,000 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 manufactured chemicals at the site from 1953 to 1991. Improper waste disposal and spills resulted in contamination of soil and groundwater. Groundwater contamination threatens a nearby public water supply well. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1999. Under EPA oversight, the site’s responsible parties excavated contaminated soil, built a hazardous waste landfill, built and operate a soil vapor extraction system, and pump and treat contaminated groundwater. Cleanup is ongoing. Part of the site has been redeveloped as a gas processing facility.
Last updated September 2019
As of December 2019, 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 Site
The 20-acre North 25th Street Glass and Zinc site is in Clarksburg, West Virginia. A variety of 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 due to past site operations. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2016. Harrison Warehouse Services Company continues using a warehouse on site for the storage of recycled paper for a pulp facility. A tire sale and automobile repair service also operates on site.
Last updated September 2019
As of December 2019, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 7 people and generated an estimated $387,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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Ordnance Works Disposal Areas 
The Ordnance Works Disposal Areas Superfund site is in Monongalia County, just south of Morgantown, West Virginia. The site consists of a 6-acre landfill (OU1) and a manufacturing area that covers over 100 acres (OU2). 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 OU1 to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986; OU2 was cleaned up under an alternate program and not listed on the NPL. Cleanup activities included the removal and off-site disposal of contaminated soils and backfilling the areas with clean soil. EPA restored wetlands along the Monongahela River and streams disturbed during the cleanup process. EPA also used a series of constructed wetlands to treat leachate from the landfill. Cleanup activities finished in 2003. EPA removed OU1 from the NPL in 2018. Groundwater and surface water monitoring are ongoing.
Last updated September 2019
As of December 2019, 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. The site includes 30 city blocks under which groundwater is contaminated with tetrachloroethylene (PCE). PCE contamination of two of the seven water supply wells in Ravenswood resulted in EPA placing the site on the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2004. The sources may include several former dry-cleaning facilities. Groundwater treatment began in 2004. EPA also installed two new production wells to provide clean water to residents. Cleanup activities included the installation of additional groundwater and soil treatment systems. The city treats water from contaminated supply wells before distributing it to customers. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing. Land uses at the site include residential, commercial and public service uses.
Last updated September 2019
As of December 2019, EPA had data on 20 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 68 people and generated an estimated $3,728,572 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 operated on site. These operations resulted in 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 removed waste materials and contaminated soils from the site. Most of the property is now available for commercial or industrial redevelopment. The site’s potentially responsible party targeted its initial soil cleanup activities along the southern site boundary to facilitate the construction of a new West Virginia Army National Guard Armory adjacent to the site. The armory project, completed in 2013, included construction of an access road across the site that will also serve future redevelopment of the site. In 2017, the West Virginia State Police located 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 this beneficial reuse with an Excellence in Site Reuse Award in April 2018.
Last updated September 2019
As of December 2019, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 9 people. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Press Release: EPA recognizes ExxonMobil, Enso Properties with Site Reuse Award for redevelopment of Fairmont, W.Va. Superfund Site
- Redevelopment of the Sharon Steel Corp. (Fairmont Coke Works) Superfund Site (PDF)(3 pp, 2.6 MB)
- Sites in Reuse Fact Sheet (PDF) (1 pg, 1.3 MB, About PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
Vienna Tetrachloroethene
The Vienna Tetrachloroethene Superfund site is located in Vienna, West Virginia. In 1992, testing found tetrachloroethene (PCE) in city municipal wells. This groundwater contamination resulted from disposal practices by dry-cleaning operations at two contamination source areas. EPA placed the site on the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1999. Cleanup activities include soil and groundwater treatment. Vienna Cleaners is no longer in operation at the site. Residential and commercial areas remain in active use above the groundwater plume. A commercial business operates at one of the site’s source areas.
Last updated September 2019
As of December 2019, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 5 people and generated an estimated $142,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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