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 #21021
NEWSPAPER:
Weirton Daily Times
PUBLIC NOTICE DATE:
March 29, 2021
The Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle has submitted an application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) to participate in a voluntary environmental cleanup at the Park Drive Development site under the Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act. The site is located at 217 Park Drive, Weirton, Brooke County, West Virginia, and is approximately 70 acres in size.
The site was originally strip mined by Weirton Ice and Coal Supply / Starvaggi Industries in the 1940s and early 1950s. The site strip mine reclamation activities were initiated in the late 1950s. The subject property is currently a vacant lot consisting of field vegetation and forested areas. There are no structures on the property. Future site use is expected to be mixed use commercial and residential.
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.:
VRP #21021
Applicant:
Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle
324A Penco Road
Weirton, WV 26062
Site Location: 217 Park Drive
Weirton, Brooke County, WV
Current Site Use: Vacant
Suspected Contaminants:
Contaminants of potential concern include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and select metals.
Proposed Cleanup Method and Methods to Control Possible Health Exposure:
Capping/covering, based on results of environmental and risk assessments.
Application Availability:
Interested individuals may review and/or copy the Voluntary Remediation Program application at the following locations:
Mary H. Weir Public
Library
3442 Main Street
Weirton, WV 26062
Phone: 304-797-8513
WVDEP – Office of
Environmental
Remediation
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: 304-926-0499
Questions or Comments:
Questions or comments regarding this application should be directed to either:
Karren Wood, Licensed
Remediation Specialist
Tetra Tech
661 Andersen Drive,
Suite 200, Foster Plaza 7
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Phone: 412-921-8195
or
W. Matthew Gadd, WVDEP
131A Peninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: 304-926-0499,
ext. 00097
WDT adv. April 1, 2021