West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Public Information Office
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
304-926-0440
PUBLIC NOTICE – RECEIPT OF VOLUNTARY REMEDIATION APPLICATION
PUBLIC NOTICE NO.: VRP #21001
NEWSPAPER: Parkersburg News and Sentinel
PUBLIC NOTICE DATE: November 10, 2020
SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC has submitted an application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) to participate in a voluntary environmental cleanup at the former SABIC Washington Plant under the Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act. The site is located at 9226 DuPont Road, Washington, Wood County, West Virginia, and is approximately 172.5 acres in size.
The facility at the Washington property was built in 1957 for production of acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene (ABS) copolymer (plastic pellets) using an emulsion polymerization process (no end products were produced). The site was demolished and plant facility structures were removed in 2016. In the 1990s, the property was evaluated under the RCRA Corrective Action Program under the direction of the USEPA and WVDEP. Environmental assessment activities included the collection and analysis of several hundred soil and groundwater samples from identified solid waste management units (SWMUs) or areas of concern (AOCs), and a Human Health Risk Assessment which indicated that there were no concerns for adverse effects to commercial workers at the property. In 2008, the USEPA and WVDEP issued a Final Decision Document recommending Corrective Action Complete with Controls. It is expected that the site assessment work under the Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP) will focus on the collection of soil, groundwater, and soil vapor within the footprint of the former plant. SABIC is seeking a certificate of completion under the WVDEP VRP for the purpose of promoting future industrial re-development of the property.
The Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) at the WVDEP has negotiated a Voluntary Remediation Agreement with the applicant to address environmental conditions associated with the site. The agreement includes provisions for assessing potential environmental contaminants; evaluating human health and ecological risks; establishing remediation standards; and, performing any cleanup necessary to meet the standards. At project conclusion, the applicant will submit a Final Report, documenting that all work is complete.
Application No.: SABIC Innovative Plastics, US LLC
2500 City West Blvd, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77042
Site Location: 9226 DuPont Road
Washington, Wood County, WV 26181
Current Site Use: Not in use
Suspected Contaminant: Contaminants of potential concern include those associated with ABS co-polymer product, i.e., volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and
metals.
Proposed Cleanup Combination of institutional and/or engineering controls based
Method and Methods to on the results of an environmental and risk assessment.
Control Possible Health
Exposure
Proposed Future Use: N/A
(Brownsfields Sites Only):
Application Availability: Interested individuals may review and/or copy the Voluntary
Remediation Program application at the follow locations:
Wood County Courthouse (Clerks Office)
1 Court Square
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Phone: 304-424-1984
WVDEP – Office of Environmental Remediation
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: 304-926-0499, ext 41217
Questions or Comments: Questions or comments regarding this application should be
directed to either:
Thomas Hensel Licensed Remediation Specialist
Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
2030 Falling Waters Road, Suite 300
Knoxville, TN 37922
Phone: 865-218-1063
or
Dave Long, WVDEP
601 57th St. SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone 304-926-0499, ext. 41217
Nov. 17