EPA RCRA ID: WVD041517830
On this page:
- Cleanup Status
- Facility Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Enforcement and Compliance
- Related Information
- Contacts for this Facility
Cleanup Status
Virginia Department of Environmental (DEQ) is the lead agency for managing cleanups at this facility.
The Facility operated four 7,000-gallon underground storage tanks (USTs) which were located in two different areas of the site. According to the 1993 Preliminary Assessment Report, these tanks were installed in 1965 and had no leak detection or secondary containment systems. In October 1990, the Facility elected to remove the tanks as they were no longer in use. In accordance with the May 1987 Closure Plan, remaining drums of waste were shipped offsite and the area was cleaned with a non-toxic cleaning solution, inspected, and certified. The rinse water from the cleaning activities was shipped offsite for disposal. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) acknowledged receipt of Certificate of Closure for this unit in a letter to the Facility on August 4, 1987. The letter also granted the Facility’s request to discontinue its interim status as a Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSDF).
EPA met with the facility on October 6, 2009. EPA and the WVDEP will decide if additional information or sampling at the facility site is required to determine whether the environmental indicators have been met or if corrective action is required for the facility. In order to address the identified follow-up items, available data and reports are being reviewed by the EPA to determine the next steps in Corrective Action program and to make a determination with regard to the Environmental Indicators.
EPA determined in August 4, 2010, that Corrective Action performance standards were attained and no further action was required.
Cleanup Actions or environmental indicators characterizing the entire facility are shown below. It is not intended as an extensive list of milestones/activities. This listing, and all the data on this page, come from EPA’s RCRAInfo and are refreshed nightly to this page. For this table and the Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility table that follows, a blank in the Status column could mean the action either has not occurred or has not been reported in RCRAInfo.
Cleanup Activities Pertaining to the Entire Facility
| Action | Status | Date of Action |
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| Human Exposure Under Control Human Exposure Under Control(CA725) | ||
| Groundwater Migration Under ControlGroundwater Migration Under Control (CA750) | ||
| Remedy DecisionRemedy Decision (CA400) | ||
| Remedy ConstructionRemedy Construction (CA550) | ||
| Ready for Anticipated Use Ready for Anticipated Use (CA800) | ||
| Performance Standards AttainedPerformance Standards Attained (CA900) | ||
| Corrective Action Process TerminatedCorrective Action Process Terminated (CA999) |
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Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility
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Facility Description
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The Facility is located at 3028 Birch Drive, Weirton, West Virginia, which is in the Half Moon Industrial Park. The Facility was originally known as Continental Can until 1987, when it changed its name to the US Can Company. In 2006, US Can Company was purchased by Ball Aerosol and Specialty Container Corporation. Throughout these name changes, the Facility has conducted the same or similar process, which is the production of metal products used in aerosol cans.
The Facility fabricates components used in the manufacture of several varieties of cans by shearing steel rolls into sheets that are then painted and cured in drying ovens. The steel sheets can then receive additional painting and decorating on printing lines
The surrounding parking area is paved with asphalt and the entire site is enclosed by an eight-foot high chain link fence with an entrance gate, which is locked during non-operating hours. A concrete loading dock is located on the western side of the building, which has historically been used for storage of several dozen steel, 55-gallon drums containing unused product. Adjacent to the loading dock is a concrete platform, which is used during waste handling operations. Three one-foot wide by four-foot long abandoned trench drains are located in the pavement, below the platform. A maintenance shop and office are located in the southeastern corner of the production area.
Contaminants at this Facility
EPA has determined that its proposed decision for the Facility is protective of human health and the environment and that no further corrective action or controls are necessary at this time.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls were not required at the site.
Institutional and Engineering Controls help ensure human exposure and groundwater migration are under control at a cleanup facility. Where control types have been reported by states and EPA in EPA’s RCRAInfo, they are shown below. Not all control types are needed at all facilities, and some facilities do not require any controls. Where there are blanks, the control types may not be needed, may not be in place, or may not be reported in RCRAInfo.
Are Controls in Place at this Facility?
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Control(s) in Place? |
Areas Subject to Control(s) |
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Institutional ControlsNon-engineering controls used to restrict land use or land access in order to protect people and the environment from exposure to hazardous substances remaining in the site/or facility. (CA 772) |
Informational DevicesInformational Devices (ID) |
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Engineering ControlsEngineering measures designed to minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination by either limiting direct contact with contaminated areas or controlling migration of contaminants. (CA 770) |
Groundwater ControlGroundwater Control (GW) |
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Enforcement and Compliance at this Facility
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) provides detailed historical information about enforcement and compliance activities at each RCRA Corrective Action Site in their Enforcement and Compliance Historical Online (ECHO) system.
RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Reports from ECHO
Related Information
For more information about this facility, see these other EPA links:
- RCRA information in EPA’s Envirofacts database
- Information about this facility submitted to EPA under different environmental programs as reported in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Alternative Names for this facility as reported by EPA programs in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Cleanups in My Community provides an interactive map to see EPA cleanups in context with additional data, and lists for downloading data
- Search RCRA Corrective Action Sites provides a search feature for Corrective Action Sites
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Contacts for this Facility
EPA Region implements and enforces the RCRA Corrective Action program for and federally recognized tribes.
For further information on this corrective action site, use the Contact Information for Corrective Action Hazardous Waste Clean Ups listings that are accessible through Corrective Action Programs around the Nation.