Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE
RECEIPT OF VOLUNTARY
REMEDIATION APPLICATION
PUBLIC NOTICE NO.: VRP #20015
NEWSPAPER: Weirton Daily Times
PUBLIC NOTICE DATE: May 1, 2020
The Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle and Mingo Junction Steel Works, LLC have submitted an application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) to participate in a voluntary environmental cleanup at iron and steel-making areas of the former Weirton Steel plant under the Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act. The site is located at Main Street, Weirton, Hancock County, West Virginia, and is approximately 281.1 acres in size.
The site was formerly part of an integrated steel manufacturing facility and included iron-making in a series of blast furnaces, steel-making historically done in open hearth furnaces and more recently in a basic oxygen furnace, power generation, steam generation, wastewater treatment, oil and acid treatment/recovery, a machine shop, and a vehicle maintenance/fueling facility. The buildings and structures on the site are currently being demolished or renovated in preparation for redevelopment. Future use is planned to be commercial or industrial.
The Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) at the WVDEP has negotiated a Voluntary Remediation Agreement with the applicants 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.:
VRP #20015
Applicants:
Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle
324 A Penco Road
Weirton, WV 26062
Mingo Junction Steel Works, LLC
500 Seneca Street, Suite 504
Buffalo, NY 14204
Site Location:
Main Street
Weirton, Hancock County, WV
Current Site Use:
Buildings and structures are being demolished or renovated in preparation for site redevelopment.
Suspected Contaminants:
Contaminants of potential concern include metals, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in soil; and metals and VOCs in groundwater.
Proposed Cleanup Method and Methods to Control Possible Health Exposure:
Combination of institutional and/or engineering controls based on the results of the environmental and risk assessment.
Application Availability:
Interested individuals may review and/or copy the Voluntary Remediation Program application at the following locations:
Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle
324 A Penco Road
Weirton, WV 26062
Phone: 304-748-5041
WVDEP – Office of Environmental Remediation
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: 304-926-0499, ext. 41920
Questions or Comments:
Questions or comments regarding this application should be directed to either:
David N. Olson, Licensed Remediation Specialist
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
4350 Northern Pike, Suite 141
Monroeville, PA 15146
Phone: 724-327-5200, ext. 6322
or
Erin R. Brittain, WVDEP
2031 Pleasant Valley Road
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: 304-368-2000, ext. 1022442026
5-5, 2020 Adv.