Cases — 4614422

As of Oct 4, 2026.

Activity name

PHARMACIA LLC (FLEXSYS/SOLUTIA FACILITY; KANAWAH RIVER)

Case number

03-2017-0089

Case name

PHARMACIA LLC (FLEXSYS/SOLUTIA FACILITY; KANAWAH RIVER)

Region code

03

Fiscal year

2017

Activity type code

AFR

Activity type desc

Administrative - Formal

Activity status code

FOI

Activity status desc

Final Order Issued

Activity status date

2017-05-10

Lead agency

EPA

Case status date

2017-05-10

Enforcement outcome code

ECN

Enforcement outcome desc

Final Order No Penalty

Voluntary self disclosure

false

Multimedia flag

false

Summary text

May 10, 2017, Division Director, Karen Melvin signed an administrative settlement and order on consent with Pharmacia LLC for a non-time-critical removal action at a portion of the Kanawha River Superfund Site in Putnam and Kanawha Counties, West Virginia. The selection of the removal action was done in consultation with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was preceded by a years ?long engineering evaluation/cost analysis (EE/CA) performed by Monsanto Company and Pharmacia under a 2004 Consent Order. The removal action will mitigate the release of the hazardous substance 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD or TCDD), which was a by-product of a chemical-manufacturing process used by Pharmacia at a facility it once operated in Nitro, Putnam County, West Virginia. The most significant human health risks at the Site are associated with fish consumption from the Kanawha River. The State of West Virginia previously issued a fish advisory for the River because of the presence of elevated levels of TCDD found in fish caught in the River. The selected removal action will include: (1) capping of more than nine acres of contaminated sediments within a 14-mile stretch of the Kanawha River to reduce both the mobility of these sediments and the concentrations of TCDD in bioavailable sediments, leading to short- and long-term recovery in prey fish (e.g. gizzard shad), sport fish, and bottom feeders; (2) long-term monitoring of TCDD levels in fish caught along this stretch of the River (i.e., monitored natural recovery); and (3) implementation of institutional controls to prevent interference with any caps installed at the Site during the removal action.

Created at

2026-10-04T02:01:32.650836+00:00

Updated at

2026-10-04T02:01:32.650836+00:00

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