Pollution in West Virginia

West Virginia hosts 11 Superfund cleanup sites, 189 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 1,560 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $73.1M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 15.2M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Monongahela Power Company, Harrison Station in Haywood, reporting 3.4M lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites11NPL
TRI Facilities189active reporters
Significant Violators1,560current SNC
Total Penalties$73.1Mlifetime

Superfund sites in West Virginia

SiteCityStatus
Allegany Ballistics Laboratory UsnavyMineral CountyCleanup underway
Big John Salvage Hoult RoadFairmontListed on NPL
Fike Chemical IncNitroCleanup underway
Hanlin Allied OlinMoundsvilleCleanup underway
North 25th Street Glass And ZincClarksburgListed on NPL
Paden City GroundwaterPaden CityListed on NPL
Ravenswood PceRavenswoodReady for anticipated reuse
Shaffer Equipment Arbuckle Creek AreaMindenListed on NPL
Sharon Steel Corp Fairmont Coke WorksFairmontRemedy selected
Vienna TetrachloroetheneViennaConstruction complete
West Virginia Ordnance UsarmyPoint PleasantCleanup underway

Largest West Virginia releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
Monongahela Power Company, Harrison StationHaywood3.4M
Aep - John E Amos Power PlantWinfield1.6M
Felman Production, Inc.Letart1.1M
Celanese Polymer Products LlcWashington1.1M
Dominion Generation - Mount Storm Power StationMount Storm948.9k
Mitchell PlantCresap922.8k
Fort Martin Power StationMaidsville847.7k
American Electric Power Mountaineer PlantNew Haven686.1k
Bayer MaterialscienceNew Martinsville592.3k
Chemours - BelleBelle551.4k
Elkem MetalsAlloy454.3k
Humphrey No 7Maidsville391.9k
Cytec Industries, Inc., Willow IslandWillow Island266.1k
Pleasants Llc, Pleasants Power StationWillow Island262.7k
Viking Pools IncJane Lew188.3k
Longview PowerMaidsville160.3k
American Bituminous Power Partners LpGrant Town153.4k
Braskem America, Inc., NealKenova126.0k
Mpm Silicones LlcFriendly117.6k
Guardian Fiberglass, Inc.Inwood114.9k
Allnex Usa IncBelmont93.7k
Altivia Services, Llc, Institute PlantDunbar88.8k
RockwoolusaKearneysville78.9k
Continental Brick Company, Martinsburg FacilityMartinsburg78.4k
Greer Industries, Inc. Dba Greer Lime CompanyRiverton70.0k

By county

Kanawha County County0 SF · 21 TRI · 72 violatorsMonongalia County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 40 violatorsHarrison County County1 SF · 8 TRI · 50 violatorsRaleigh County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 54 violatorsBerkeley County County0 SF · 12 TRI · 43 violatorsMcdowell County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 83 violatorsLogan County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 56 violatorsMarion County County2 SF · 4 TRI · 27 violatorsBoone County0 SF · 0 TRI · 50 violatorsFayette County County1 SF · 1 TRI · 48 violatorsMingo County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 71 violatorsNicholas County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 46 violatorsCabell County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 38 violatorsPreston County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 26 violatorsWyoming County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 58 violatorsWood County County1 SF · 6 TRI · 33 violatorsRandolph County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 39 violatorsPutnam County County1 SF · 5 TRI · 24 violatorsMarshall County County1 SF · 13 TRI · 27 violatorsGreenbrier County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 47 violatorsJefferson County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 46 violatorsWayne County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 36 violatorsMercer County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 30 violatorsJackson County County1 SF · 2 TRI · 31 violatorsOhio County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 17 violatorsLewis County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 17 violatorsMineral County County1 SF · 2 TRI · 24 violatorsUpshur County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 15 violatorsBrooke County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 16 violatorsPocahontas County0 SF · 0 TRI · 31 violatorsBraxton County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 14 violatorsHardy County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 20 violatorsGrant County0 SF · 3 TRI · 13 violatorsWetzel County County1 SF · 4 TRI · 14 violatorsTucker County0 SF · 1 TRI · 24 violatorsHampshire County0 SF · 0 TRI · 28 violatorsTaylor County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 5 violatorsBarbour County0 SF · 1 TRI · 20 violatorsMason County County1 SF · 4 TRI · 17 violatorsRitchie County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 17 violatorsClay County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 15 violatorsDoddridge County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 7 violatorsHancock County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 15 violatorsMorgan County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 17 violatorsWebster County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 28 violatorsTyler County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 10 violatorsPendleton County0 SF · 2 TRI · 14 violatorsLincoln County0 SF · 0 TRI · 18 violatorsSummers County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 22 violatorsPleasants County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 7 violatorsRoane County0 SF · 1 TRI · 10 violatorsGilmer County0 SF · 1 TRI · 7 violatorsCalhoun County0 SF · 0 TRI · 11 violatorsMonroe County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 8 violatorsWirt County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsMc Dowell County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsChester County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsBeaver County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsChemung County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsGarrett County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLancaster County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violators

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