EPA RCRA ID: WVD980707178
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).
This facility is one of EPA Region 3's high priority Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) corrective action sites. The approximately ten acre inactive landfill was used to landfill coal-tar byproduct and activated wastewater treatment sludge from Kopper's nearby Follansbee, West Virginia plant. On March 22, 2000, EPA determined that both the Human Exposures and Groundwater Environmental Indicators have been met. EPA and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) evaluated the site and determined that all of the corrective action requirements have been met. In November of 2005, WVDEP reissued Colliers a post-closure permit that included a No Further Corrective Action with Monitoring determination as part of the permit. The facility is still required to perform semi-annual groundwater compliance monitoring. Activities at this site are now covered under the West Virginia State permit.
On September 18, 2014, the EPA conducted a Long Term Stewardship assessment to assess whether the remedy was implemented and protective of human health and the environment. EPA determined that the remedy institutional and engineering controls have been fully implemented and no control deficiencies were identified.
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
| Action | Status | Date of Action |
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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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The Colliers Landfill is located on a former strip mine site adjacent to the county municipal landfill. The landfill was used for the disposal of wastes from a wood treatment plant located in Follansbee, W. Va. The wastes disposed there consisted of solid waste, drums of asbestos, and wastewater treatment sludges (K035 listed hazardous waste). The landfill was closed under a landfill closure permit issued by the State of West Virginia. The current RCRA cap and fencing prevent human exposure to any hazardous waste contained within the landfill. The slurry wall around the landfill is limiting any movement of contaminants through the groundwater. Quarterly monitoring of the groundwater and seeps down gradient of the landfill are continuing under a RCRA post closure permit
Contaminants at this Facility
[Options: Describe contaminants at this facility, or delete this section.]Chromium concentrations in monitoring wells have been detected above MCLs (120 ug/l to 300 ug/l). However, a cap and slurry wall have been constructed over and around the landfill under a state landfill closure permit. Also drums of asbestos, and wastewater treatment sludges (K035 listed hazardous waste) were in the landfill which was capped.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls for ENTIRE FACILITY include: - Enforcement and Permit tools. This institutional control is a Post Closure Permit issued by WVDEP in November of 2005. This permit included a No Further Corrective Action with Monitoring determination as part of the permit. The facility is required to perform semi-annual groundwater compliance monitoring. Engineering Controls for ENTIRE FACILITY include: - non-groundwater engineering control. This engineering control consists of a slurry wall and landfill cap.
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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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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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.