EPA RCRA ID: WVR000502815
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- Cleanup Status
- Facility Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Enforcement and Compliance
- Related Information
- Contacts for this Facility
Cleanup Status
Note: The lead agency for managing cleanups at this facility is the West Virginia Department of Environment (DEP).
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection' (WVDEP) Emergency Response operations began at the facility with the issuance of the RCRA permit in September 2003. These operations do not include on site disposal of any solid or hazardous waste. The facility includes a single storage unit. The unit measures 30 by 70 feet. The storage unit floor is constructed of concrete and is surrounded by a berm, creating a containment sump. The operational history at the Facility, as detailed in the CCR (WVDEP, 2022), also rule out any hazardous waste releases into the media. As described in the above summary, both in the previous history and during the operational life of the WVDEP Homeland Security Emergency Response facility, there has been no prior industrial use. Furthermore, the record also bears no evidence of signs of releases or detections of any contaminants or complaints or expressed concerns of any environmental waste in the vicinity of the facility. Thus, no human exposures from environmental media can reasonably be suspected.
On May 26, 2023, the EPA's Environmental Indicators , Human Exposures and Groundwater , were determined to be under control.
On June 16, 2023, a RCRA Corrective Action Statement of Basis with a Remedy Decision was proposed.
September 8, 2023, EPA determined the facility was ready for anticipate use. Cleanup goals have been achieved current and reasonably anticipated future land uses of the facility so there are no unacceptable risks.
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
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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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West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP)’s Homeland Security and Emergency Response (HSER) Facility is located on approximately 1.16 acres of land of which the operational area is about 0.82 acres. The entire property is surrounded by a chain link fence.
The site layout consists of a main facility building, a hazardous waste storage pad, a shed with a gravel-based response vehicle parking area. The main building and the storage pad sit on a concrete base, used mainly for employee and emergency response vehicle parking and vehicle maneuvering. Adjacent to the east of the main facility building and the concrete padding is a north-south running grassy strip about 25 feet wide that abuts a highly vegetated bank that slopes steeply to the Elk River.
The current owner of the property, O.V. Smith and Sons purchased the property in 2000. The property was purchased from John R. Hughes, Jr and Betty B. Hughes. John R Hughes and Virginia A. Hughes left the property to John R. Hughes Jr, as their sole heir at law in late 70’s.
According to the historical records and topographic maps examined for the compilation of the Current Conditions Report (WVDEP, 2022), there is no presence of storage tanks, mines, or any other signs of industrial activity on the property. A USGS aerial photo from 1977 shows limited development in the vicinity of the facility, although it shows obvious development within 2-3 miles of the facility.
Contaminants at this Facility
There were no record or detections of any contaminants at this facility.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Insitutional Controls were not required at the facility.
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.