DuPont - Glasgow Facility
Belle, West Virginia
Approximate total acres
and current use
Approximate Acres in Reuse:
450
Current Use: Recreational
park, office space,
manufacturing, storage
The Road to Reuse ~~~
Located in Glasgow, New Castle County, Delaware, the 977-acre
facility was acquired by DuPont in 1966 and was mostly farmland and
undeveloped woodlands. DuPont constructed several buildings that were
used for manufacturing medical instrument systems and products, and for
the assembly of reverse osmosis water filters (Permasep Business). The
facility was the subject of a Corrective Action Consent Order under the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) RCRA program. DuPont
conducted environmental cleanup activities at the property for over ten
years under the direction of EPA and the Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC).
Based on the results of environmental investigation after cleanup activities were completed, DNREC recommended
no further action. After a public comment period, a Certificate of Completion for t he cleanup was issued on March
15, 1999. As cleanup was completed and approval obtained from EPA and DNREC, DuPont was able to sell parts
of the property no longer subject to RCRA Corrective Action.
A private company acquired about
150 acres. The State of Delaware
obtained approximately 300 acres,
of which 200 acres was preserved as
a state park and the remaining 100
acres is being leased to New Castle
County to build a neighborhood
park for use by the local
community. Delaware's portion of
the site preserves a sensitive wildlife
habitat that includes a wetlands
preserve and part of Sunset Lake,
which is a favorite recreation area
for fishing and boating.
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www. epa.Rov/rea3wcmd/correctiveciction.htm
For More Information
EPA Region 3 Contact: Luis A. Pizarro,

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