Hazardous Waste Cleanup: Flint Group Pigments (Formerly: XSYS Print Solutions U.S.) in Huntington, West Virginia
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- Cleanup Status
- Site Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Land Reuse
- Site Responsibility
BASF Corporation entered into the Facility Lead Corrective Action Program with a letter of commitment on December 7, 1999.
Cleanup Status
A workplan was submitted on June 28, 2000. EPA reviewed the workplan and provided comments to BASF on May 18, 2001. A revised workplan was submitted on July 23, 2001. EPA Region III completed its review of the workplan on April 2, 2002 and granted BASF approval to start the investigation. BASF requested approval to do additional groundwater investigation prior to submitting the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Facilty Investigation (RFI) Report. This approval was granted by EPA on February 5, 2003.
EPA has completed its review of the RFI report which was submitted on August 13, 2003. On January 19, 2007 EPA approved the Phase 2 RFI workplan for further groundwater investigation at the facility.
The Phase II Field Sampling Plan (FSP) and Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) was approved by EPA on June 29, 2009 and the installation of additional wells was done in July 2009. The RFI Phase II report was submitted on May 14, 2010. A follow-up workplan was submitted to EPA on October 2015. Its purpose is to further define areas of contamination and address data gaps.
Site Description
BASF is located in Huntington, West Virginia. The facility occupies 20 acres on both sides of 5th Avenue at 24th Street. The facility began production in 1912. Since the initial development of the facility, there have been several owners/operators: Standard Ultramarine Company, Chemetron Corporation, BASF Corporation and is currently under the ownership of Flint Group Pigments (owned by XSYS Printing Systems). The primary pigment currently manufactured at the Facility is alkali blue.
The facility consists of 8 Areas of Concern (AOCs) which include a landfill, above-ground storage tanks, electrical transformers and a waste water treatment system. Chemicals of concern include benzene, ethylbenzene, hexachlorobenzene, 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane, toluene, trichloroethene, xylene, aniline, n-nitrosodiphenylamine and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (aroclor 1248).
Contaminants at this Facility
Chemicals of concern include benzene, ethylbenzene, hexachlorobenzene, 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane, toluene, trichloroethene, xylene, aniline, n-nitrosodiphenylamine and PCBs (aroclor 1248).
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
The need for Institutional Controls has yet to be determined.
Land Reuse Information at this Facility
The facility is in continued use.
Site Responsibility at this Facility
RCRA Corrective Action activities at this facility have been conducted under the direction of EPA Region 3 with assistance from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.