West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Public Information Office
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
304-926-0440
PUBLIC NOTICE
OF UNIFORM ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT
ACT-LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE
TANK PROGRAM SITE CLEANUP METHOD
PUBLIC NOTICE NO.: UECA-LUST #19032
NEWSPAPER: Parkersburg News and Sentinel
PUBLIC NOTICE DATE: May 7, 2025
The Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) at the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has approved a cleanup method to address environmental conditions at the former Air Products and Chemicals property under the Uniform Environmental Covenant Act-Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program (UECA-LUST #19032). The applicant, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., has been working with the WVDEP since negotiating a UECA-LUST Agreement on June 27, 2019.
The site is located at 158 Camden Street, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, and is comprised of approximately 5.53 acres of property. Petroleum contaminated soils were found during underground storage tank removal at the property in February, 2017. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection issued Leak #17-009. Initial site assessment activities were conducted at the site from June 2017 through September 2018. The site entered the UECA-LUST Program in June, 2019 to address remaining contamination at the site.
Additional site assessment and characterization activities conducted at the property found the site was eligible for a risk-based closure pending the restrictions of residential and groundwater uses of the site. A Land Use Covenant is in development to limit the future use of the property to non-residential and the prohibition of the usage of groundwater for anything other than remediation and monitoring activities. Upon completion of remediation, the applicant will submit a Final Report, documenting that all work is complete.
Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
1940 Air Products Boulevard
Allentown, PA 18106
Site Location: 158 Camden Avenue
Parkersburg, Wood County, WV
Current Site Use: The site is currently operating as a silicone recycling facility.
Contaminants of Concern:
Contaminants of concern include: Benzene, Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Benzo(a)anthracene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Chrysene, Dibenz(a,h)anthracene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, Naphthalene
Remediation Standards and Exposure Control
Methods:
Human Health De Minimis Risk-Based Standards were achieved for surface soils, subsurface soils, groundwater, sediment, and surface water on the site. Ecological De Minimis standards were met for soils, sediment, and surface water.
Site Documents Availability:
Interested individuals may review and/or copy the site documents at the following locations:
WVDEP – Office of Environmental Remediation
601 57th Street SE Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: 304-926-0499
Questions or Comments:
Questions or Comments regarding the site or this notice should be directed to either:
Curtis Phillips, WVDEP
1000 Technology Drive, Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: 304-926-0499, ext. 30237
or
John H. Loeffel, Licensed Remediation Specialist
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
2400 Ansys Drive, Suite 403
Canonsburg, PA 15317
Phone: 724-514-5148
May 14