FORMER EASTMAN KODAK PLANT
The Eastman Kodak company operated the facility as a photographic equipment and lithographic plate processing plant from 1960 until 2006. Contaminants of concern found at the site include trichloroethylene (TCE), a by-product of the processing work done for Kodak.
THE PROJECT:
Remediated and and Sold For REDEVELOPMENT IN 4 YEARS!
CLP WV purchased the 276-acre site of the former Eastman Kodak plant in Middleway, West Virginia in 2014 which included 325,000 sq. ft. under roof, 13-acre natural spring water lake, and a 46-acre parcel added in 2018.“Proposed remediation methods include establishing an institutional control such as a land covenant that prohibits use of groundwater for drinking water, backfilling the spill ponds with a layer of clean soil and y treating TCE in groundwater at the source area.
OUR ROLE:
Received certificate of completion from WV DEP on all remediation including soil and groundwater In-situ injections to remediate a large TCE plume. Two landfills closed through solid waste division (first ever industrial landfills closed in WEST VIRGINIA )Asbestos abatement completed in 2017.
REUSE:
Site sold and is being redeveloped by industrial firm in 2019