Property Details for Follansbee Steel

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Profile Information
Property Location
Property Progress
CAs Associated with this Property
Assessment Activities at this Property
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment
Contaminants and Media
Cleanup Activities
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
Additional Property Attributes

Legal Notices

Profile Information

Property Alias

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

232161

Property Address

1 State Street Follansbee, WV 26037

Size

57.9

Parcel Numbers

05F14R000400000000, 05F14R000700000000, 05F14R000800000000

Latitude/Longitude

40.3230598 / -80.59565650000002

Congressional District

Property Contact

Nowak, Joseph

Nowak.Joseph@epa.gov

215-814-3303

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Property Location

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Property Progress

Assessment

Clean Up

Institutional Controls in Place

Engineering Controls in Place

Ready for Anticipated Use

Redevelopment Underway

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CAs Associated with this Property

CA Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	BF96353701	WV	Assessment	2017
Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	BF96378801	WV	Assessment	2020
Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	BF96369901	WV	Assessment	2019
Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	BF96345801	WV	Assessment	2016

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Cleanup Planning	$34,115.67	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	N
Cleanup Planning	$555.00	09/05/2018	12/28/2018	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Cleanup Planning	$555.00	09/05/2018	12/28/2018	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Cleanup Planning	$3,145.00	12/01/2021	09/09/2022	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission
Cleanup Planning	$3,145.00	12/01/2021	09/09/2022	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission
Cleanup Planning	$555.00	09/05/2018	12/28/2018	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Cleanup Planning	$3,145.00	12/01/2021	09/09/2022	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission
Cleanup Planning	$34,115.67	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	N
Cleanup Planning	$34,115.67	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	N
Phase I Environmental Assessment		08/10/2016	09/16/2016	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	N
Phase I Environmental Assessment		08/10/2016	09/16/2016	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	N
Phase I Environmental Assessment		08/10/2016	09/16/2016	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$30,000.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$30,000.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$30,000.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$30,000.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$30,000.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$450.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$450.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$450.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$450.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$450.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$450.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$9,140.00	05/23/2022	03/15/2023	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$9,140.00	05/23/2022	03/15/2023	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$9,140.00	05/23/2022	03/15/2023	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$37,360.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$37,360.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$37,360.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$30,000.00	04/01/2019	09/14/2020	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$15,000.00	08/06/2018	12/28/2018	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$15,000.00	08/06/2018	12/28/2018	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$15,000.00	08/06/2018	12/28/2018	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$15,000.00	08/06/2018	12/28/2018	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$15,000.00	08/06/2018	12/28/2018	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$15,000.00	08/06/2018	12/28/2018	Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$138,995.00	10/09/2017	12/22/2017	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	Y	FY20
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$138,995.00	10/09/2017	12/22/2017	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	Y	FY20
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$138,995.00	10/09/2017	12/22/2017	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	Y	FY20
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$1,680.00	10/09/2017	12/22/2017	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	Y	FY20
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$1,680.00	10/09/2017	12/22/2017	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	Y	FY20
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$1,680.00	10/09/2017	12/22/2017	Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle	Y	FY20

Is Cleanup Necessary? No
EPA Assessment Funding: $947,672.01
Leveraged Funding: $13,500.00
Total Funding: $961,172.01

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
N/A	This property does not incorporate planning or assessment activities to address climate change impacts

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Arsenic
Lead
Mercury
Other Metals
PAHS
Iron (Fe)

Remediating Action for Contaminants

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

Media Affected

Sediments
Soil

Remediating Action for Media

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented:
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
N/A	This property does not incorporate demolition and cleanup activities to address climate change impacts

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Proprietary Controls Information Devices

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Use for residential purposes, as defined by W.Va. Code Section 22-22-2(bb), including, but not limited to, schools, day care centers, nursing homes, or other residential- facilities or recreational centers> In Areas 2&3, accomplish 4 rounds of a monitored natural attenuation (MNA) demonstration to ensure that constituent concentrations in groundwater are stable or declining through January 2023. Monitoring will occur in a location near well #MW-4, a potable use of groundwater for the City of Follansbee and Hooverson Heights drinking water systems. CEC submitted Final MNA Report January 31, 2023. New property owners of Areas 2&3 are to perform decommissioning of monitoring wells.

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Brooke County Clerk 632 Main St. Wellsburg, WV

Are Institutional Controls in Place

Yes

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

11/30/2018

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are required

Categories of Controls

Additional Engineering controls information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are in place

Date Engineering Controls were put in place

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
Leveraged Funding:

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
N/A	This property does not incorporate redevelopment activities to address climate change impacts

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

WV DEP has issued a Certificate of Completion for the 3.73 acres sold to Wheeling-Nisshin Steel referred to as Area 1 in the Final Report issued by the environmental engineer as CEC Project 164-123.2H2A. The Wheeling-Nisshin steel coating mill has purchased 3.73 acres to expand its existing operations.41.47 acres is Ohio River property that is unusable for development. The Subject Property is currently vacant. and is situated along the Ohio River. Since the early 1900s, industrial purposes were the primary land use. Until the 1980s, a manufacturer produced various items from sheet metal on the northern most city block between Broad Street and State Street. Other operations included a retail lumberyard, tool and die shop, and machine shop. All operations ceased in 2012 and the buildings demolished in 2014. Former Use: The Subject Property is currently vacant, but is awaiting a Certificate of Completion from WV DEP for the remaining acreage in the VRP. The 57.9 acre Subject Property comprised of 19 contiguous and noncontiguous parcels situated along the Ohio River. Since the early 1900s, industrial purposes were the primary land use. Until the 1980s, a manufacturer produced various items from sheet metal on the northern most city block between Broad Street and State Street. Other operations included a retail lumberyard, tool and die shop, and machine shop. All operations ceased in 2012 and the buildings demolished in 2014. Historically, Area 1 was used to manufacture metal products (celing iron, metal lockers, stove pipes, ovens, and milk and garbage cans) then assembling floating dock systems (steel, wood, and plastic components). Suspected Constituents of Concern (COCs) related to past industrial operations include metals, oils, and petroleum products. This property is divided into two parcels Area #1 and Area #2&3.For Area #1 CEC completed all Assessment and End Use Planning in March 2019. COC for Area #1 received December 2019 CEC initiated Assessment and End Use Planning in April 2019. COC for Area #2&3 received September 2020.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (3.73)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): VRP# 17026 Enrolled: 05/01/2017

Date No Further Action Letter Received

11/30/2018

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional

09/08/2020