EPA RCRA ID: WVD045875291
On this page:
- Cleanup Status
- Facility Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Enforcement and Compliance
- Related Information
- Contacts for this Facility
Cleanup Status
Note: The lead agency for managing cleanups at this facility is the West Virginia Department of Environment (DEP).
On December 20, 2023, Chemours Company FC, LLC agreed to conduct sampling for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, surrounding its Washington Works facility in Washington, West Virginia. The agreement under Section 3013 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires Chemours to take samples and analyze soil, surface water, sediment, groundwater, and certain waste streams generated by the facility to collect information on known and potential PFAS contamination. This agreement will provide data to improve the agency’s understanding of the extent of PFAS contamination and how migration of PFAS contamination may impact communities. More information on the RCRA 3013 Order can be found here.
In 2015, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) issued a Final Decision Response to Comments (FDRTC or Final Decision) to address volatile organic compounds and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). The Final Decision consists of monitored natural attenuation in conjunction with the continued control, capture, and treatment of contaminated groundwater and the implementation of Institutional Controls (ICs). WVDEP continues to monitor the cleanup progress at the facility.
Cleanup Actions or environmental indicators characterizing the entire facility are shown below. It is not intended as an extensive list of milestones/activities. This listing, and all the data on this page, come from EPA’s RCRAInfo and are refreshed nightly to this page. For this table and the Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility table that follows, a blank in the Status column could mean the action either has not occurred or has not been reported in RCRAInfo.
Cleanup Activities Pertaining to the Entire Facility
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| Human Exposure Under Control Human Exposure Under Control(CA725) | ||
| Groundwater Migration Under ControlGroundwater Migration Under Control (CA750) | ||
| Remedy DecisionRemedy Decision (CA400) | ||
| Remedy ConstructionRemedy Construction (CA550) | ||
| Ready for Anticipated Use Ready for Anticipated Use (CA800) | ||
| Performance Standards AttainedPerformance Standards Attained (CA900) | ||
| Corrective Action Process TerminatedCorrective Action Process Terminated (CA999) |
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Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility
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Facility Description
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Chemours/DuPont Washington Works is approximately 1,200 acres and is located along the Ohio River in Washington, West Virginia, approximately seven miles southwest of Parkersburg, WV. Manufacturing at the facility began in 1948; and beginning in 1951, per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were manufactured, produced, generated, or used at the facility.
Contaminants at this Facility
Contaminants at this facility include volatile organic compounds and PFAS.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
The Institutional Controls shall include, but not be limited to, the following land and groundwater use
restrictions:
- Except for the production water that is already approved for treatment and use as potable water at the Facility, groundwater at the Facility shall not be used for any purpose other than: 1) industrial use and non-contact cooling water; and 2 ) the operation, maintenance, and monitoring activities required by WVDEP and/or EPA, unless it is demonstrated to WVDEP, in consultation with EPA, that such use will not pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the selected remedy and WVDEP, in consultation with EPA, provides prior written approval for such use;
- The Facility property shall not be used for residential purposes unless it is demonstrated to WVDEP, in consultation with EPA, that such use will not pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the selected remedy, and WVDEP, in consultation with EPA, provides prior written approval for such use.
- All earth moving activities, including excavation, drilling and construction activities, in the areas at the Facility where any contaminants remain in soils above EPA's Screening levels for non-residential use or groundwater above Federal MCLs, tap Water RBCs, shall be prohibited unless it is demonstrated to WVDEP, in consultation with EPA, that such activity will not pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the selected remedy, and WVDEP, in consultation with EPA, provides prior written approval for such use.
- The Property will not be used in a way that will adversely affect or interfere with the integrity and protectiveness of the final remedy.
- No new wells will be installed on Facility property unless it is demonstrated to WV DEP and EPA they are necessary to implement the final remedy and WV DEP provides prior written approval to install such wells.
Institutional and Engineering Controls help ensure human exposure and groundwater migration are under control at a cleanup facility. Where control types have been reported by states and EPA in EPA’s RCRAInfo, they are shown below. Not all control types are needed at all facilities, and some facilities do not require any controls. Where there are blanks, the control types may not be needed, may not be in place, or may not be reported in RCRAInfo.
Are Controls in Place at this Facility?
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Control(s) in Place? |
Areas Subject to Control(s) |
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Institutional ControlsNon-engineering controls used to restrict land use or land access in order to protect people and the environment from exposure to hazardous substances remaining in the site/or facility. (CA 772) |
Informational DevicesInformational Devices (ID) |
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| Proprietary ControlsProprietary Controls (PR) | ||||
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Engineering ControlsEngineering measures designed to minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination by either limiting direct contact with contaminated areas or controlling migration of contaminants. (CA 770) |
Groundwater ControlGroundwater Control (GW) |
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Enforcement and Compliance at this Facility
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) provides detailed historical information about enforcement and compliance activities at each RCRA Corrective Action Site in their Enforcement and Compliance Historical Online (ECHO) system.
RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Reports from ECHO
Related Information
For more information about this facility, see these other EPA links:
- RCRA information in EPA’s Envirofacts database
- Information about this facility submitted to EPA under different environmental programs as reported in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Alternative Names for this facility as reported by EPA programs in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Cleanups in My Community provides an interactive map to see EPA cleanups in context with additional data, and lists for downloading data
- Search RCRA Corrective Action Sites provides a search feature for Corrective Action Sites
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Contacts for this Facility
EPA Region implements and enforces the RCRA Corrective Action program for and federally recognized tribes.
For further information on this corrective action site, use the Contact Information for Corrective Action Hazardous Waste Clean Ups listings that are accessible through Corrective Action Programs around the Nation.