Remedial (NPL) Program

Overview

The National Priorities List (NPL) is the list of sites of national priority among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States and its territories. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation. Sites are listed on the NPL upon completion of assessment through the Pre-Remedial Program screening, public solicitation of comments about the proposed site, and obtainment of state support for the listing. States are required to pay a minimum of 10% of the cleanup costs and assume operations and maintenance responsibilities once the site is remediated or the remedy is stable and has been demonstrated effective for ten (10) years.

Remedial Process Flowchart

Remedial Process Flowchart  

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More information regarding the NPL as well as the general Superfund cleanup process, may be found on the U.S. EPA's website

West Virginia NPL Sites

County City Site Name NPL Status
Brooke Follansbee Follansbee Deleted
Fayette Minden Shaffer Equipment/Arbuckle Creek Area Final
Harrison Clarksburg North 25th Street Glass and Zinc Final
Jackson Ravenswood Ravenswood PCE Final
Jefferson Leetown Leetown Pesticide Deleted
Kanawha/Putnam Nitro Fike Chemical, Inc. Final
Marion Fairmont Big John Salvage - Hoult Road Final
Marion Fairmont Sharon Steel Corp (Fairmont Coke Works) Final
Marshall Moundsville Hanlin-Allied-Olin Final
Mason Point Pleasant West Virginia Ordnance (USARMY) Final
Mineral Rocket Center Allegany Ballistics Labratory (USNAVY) Final
Monongalia Morgantown Ordnance Works Disposal Areas Deleted
Wood Vienna Vienna Tetrachloroethene Final

Federal NRDAR Projects

The Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) program that restores natural resources damaged by hazardous substance releases or spills. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is one of these agencies that acts as a trustee for natural resources in NRDAR claims. The USFWS is responsible for managing national wildlife refuges, endangered species, migratory birds, and other natural resources.

The NRDAR process begins when the USFWS is notified of a release, and then environmental response and restoration specialists collect data to assess the damage. This information is used to determine the extent of the damage, identify injured natural resources, and plan restoration activities.

A NRDAR project involves the effort of trustees. Trustees are federal, state, and tribal agencies that act on behalf of the public to protect natural resources that have been damaged by oil spills or hazardous substance releases. The overarching goal of the program is to restore natural resources that have been impacted by spills or hazardous waste sites, which can include fisheries, wildlife, habitats, and human (including recreational) uses. Due to administrative requirements, NRDAR projects are typically only implemented at Remedial (NPL) Section sites.

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More information on the NRDAR Program can be found on their website.