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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Monongalia County,
WV
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. Abrownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. On
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed
into law the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the
Brownfields Law, EPA provides financial assistance to
eligible applicants through four competitive grant
programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
Monongalia County was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Monongalia County
(population 81,866) is located in north-central West
Virginia along the Monongahela River. It is home to
abandoned, dilapidated, and contaminated sites that
are the legacy of glass and other manufacturing and
mining industries. Since 2000, the county has experi-
enced rapid residential and commercial growth.
Greenspace is disappearing at a rapid rate, and recre-
ational facilities are crowded. However, areas of the
county, including the Town of Van Voorhis, have not
benefitted from this growth. The Quality Glass Plant
site, idled since the late 1980s, is next to the
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected Monongalia County for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the 3.1-acre
Quality Glass Plant site in the Town of Van
Voorhis. The site was used for glass manufactur-
ing from the 1920s to the late 1980s. Site soil and
groundwater are contaminated with heavy metals.
Grant funds also will be used to implement
engineering and institutional controls and support
community outreach activities.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/
brownfields.
EPA Region 3 Brownfields Team
215-814-3129
http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bfs/index.htm
Grant Recipient: Monongalia County, WV
304-291-7259
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been negoti-
ated. Therefore, activities described in this fact
sheet are subject to change.
Monongahela River and near a heavily-used recre-
ational area. The site, located in the Town of Van
Voorhis, degrades the county's recreational assets and
hinders redevelopment plans for the riverfront.
Cleanup and redevelopment of the site as a park and
parking lot will improve access to the Upper
Monongahela River Water Trail and the Monongahela
River and Caperton Rail-Trails.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-07-114
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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