Shaffer Equipment Arbuckle Creek Area

Location

Contaminants of concern

• POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs)

Contaminated media

• Buildings/Structures
• Soil

Cleanup timeline

1. Initial Assessment Completed — 10/22/1990
2. Proposed to the National Priorities List — 09/13/2018
3. Finalized on the National Priorities List — 05/15/2019
4. Remedial Investigation Started — 03/11/2019
5. Remedy Selected — 07/08/2024
6. Final Remedy Selected — Estimated Mar - May 2027
7. Remedial Action Started — Estimated Jan - Mar 2028
8. Construction Completed — Not Yet Achieved
9. Deleted from National Priorities List — Not Yet Achieved
10. Most Recent Five-Year Review — Not Yet Achieved

EPA references

• EPA facility record →
• EPA Superfund profile →

EPA-regulated facilities nearby

• City Of Oak Hill — Oak Hill · 1.3 mi · $4.3k penalties
• Hill'n Dale Estates Mhc — Oak Hill · 1.8 mi · $5.0k penalties
• Comfort Inn New River — Oak Hill · 2.6 mi · $29.6k penalties
• Open Fork Surface Mine No. 3 — Wriston · 8.1 mi · $51.4k penalties
• Page-Kincaid Psd — Kincaid · 9.5 mi · $5.0k penalties

Understanding this Superfund site

Shaffer Equipment Arbuckle Creek Area is a federal Superfund site in West Virginia. The Superfund program, created by Congress in 1980, addresses sites where hazardous substances have been released or threaten release into the environment. EPA scores potential sites using the Hazard Ranking System; those that score high enough are placed on the National Priorities List.

Current status: Listed on NPL. This site is on EPA's National Priorities List, which identifies the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country. Listing triggers federal cleanup authority and funding under CERCLA (the Superfund law).

Contaminants of concern include polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs). Contamination has been detected in buildings/structures, soil.

If you live near this site and have health concerns, your state health department can provide site-specific guidance. EPA maintains a community involvement program for most NPL sites, and site documents — including the Record of Decision, five-year reviews, and public health assessments — are typically available through EPA's Superfund site profile.