Quality Glass Site now a
Quality Kayak Launch
About the Project
Site Background
EPA Grant Recipient: Monongalia County
Year Awarded: 2007
Grant Types: Cleanup
Former Use: Quality Glass Factory
Current Use: Recreational kayak launch

1* PROt^s
Van Voorhis, Monongalia County, WV
Mon River Trails Conservancy (MRTC) and the Morgantown
Area Paddlers (MAP) worked extensively to revitalize the
Quality Glass property into a recreational hot spot along the
Mon River. The 3-acre site operated from the 1930s through the late 1980s. In addition to asbestos, building
debris, and trash present at the former building
locations, the site was contaminated with
constituents as a result of historical glass plant
operations, including benzo(a) pyrene, arsenic,
and lead in surface soil. In 2010 the site was
remediated by constructing a clay cap over the
contaminated areas using EPA Brownfields
Cleanup Grant funding.
Located near Mile 4 of the Mon River Rail-Trail and River
Mile 95.1 of the Upper Monongahela River Water Trail,
the property had great potential as a valuable boat launch
for the community. The site was deemed safe for
recreational use after remediation was completed.
Subsequently, Mon River Trails Conservancy (MRTC)
began working with the Mon County Commission and the
town of Star City, to develop the site as a major trailhead
for the rail trail.
Contacts For Further Information;
Stepari Nevshehirlian, EPA Project Officer
Nevshehirlian.Stepan@epamail.epa.gov
Ella Belling, Ex. Dir. River Trails Conservancy
Ella@montrails.org
The trailhead now boasts a 30~car parking lot, restroom and
signs. The last phase of the overall project was the river
access. Morgantown Area Paddlers (MAP) involved
community members, businesses, and other
organizations to reach the final needed fundraising
amounts for the boat launch, completing the project in
2016. The platform ramp has wheels and rail bars to
allow users to easily enter and exit canoes or kayaks.

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