Public Notice

Public Notice: Former Quaker State/Ergon Refinery Facility – Newell, WV
DATE OF THIS NOTICE: 2/6/2020
PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting public comment on its proposed remedy for contamination found at the former Quaker State Refinery Facility in Newell, WV, (currently operating as Ergon Refinery).
Summary of Proposed Action: RCRA Corrective Action – Cleanup Proposal
FACILITY DESCRIPTION: The former Quaker State Refinery Facility in Newell, WV, is located along the Ohio River and is operating as Ergon Refinery, owned by Ergon West Virginia Inc. EPA is proposing a remedy for petroleum related volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in on-site groundwater. The proposed remedy is long-term groundwater monitoring to document VOC and arsenic boundaries and natural attenuation of VOCs in two designated technical impracticability zones within Facility boundaries and includes land and groundwater use restrictions on the property.
INFORMATION AVAILABILITY: Information regarding EPA’s proposed remedy is available on EPA’s website at https://www.epa.gov/hw
correctiveactionsites/hazardous-
waste-cleanup-shell-lubricants-
formerly-penzoil-quaker-state. The Administrative Record, which contains all the information considered in EPA’s proposed remedy, is available at U.S. EPA Mid-Atlantic Region, Mail Code: 3RA21, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19103. Office hours are: Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. For additional information, contact: Project Manager, Barbara Smith at EPA Mid-Atlantic’s address listed above; Phone: 215-814-5786 or Email: [email protected].
COMMENT PROCESS: Persons to comment on EPA’s proposed decision must submit comments to EPA within the 30-day comment period ending 3/7/2020. Interested persons may also request a public hearing on this proposed remedy. All comments and/or requests for a hearing must be submitted in writing via mail or email to the EPA Project Manager, Barbara Smith as listed above, and must be received prior to 3/7/2020. All comments will be considered in making a final decision.
FINAL DECISION: EPA will make a final decision after considering all comments, consistent with applicable RCRA requirements and regulations. If the remedy is substantially unchanged from the one in this notice, EPA will issue a final decision and inform all persons who submitted written comments or requested notice of EPA’s final determination. If the remedy is significantly different from the one proposed, EPA will issue a public notice explaining the new remedy and will reopen the comment period.
2-6, 2020 Adv.