AdvanSix Chemical Spill

State TrusteeState of Virginia
AO Bureau

Also Known As

Honeywell - Hopewell, VA Chemical Spill

Incident Type

Chemical

State

Virginia

Case Status

Restoration

Location

Hopewell, Prince George County

Authority

Contaminants of Concern Include

Affected DOI Resources Include

Anadromous Fish

Case Description

On or about November 25, 2014 and October 13, 2017, hazardous substances associated with the AdvanSix facility were released into Gravelly Run, in Hopewell, VA resulting in fish kills. The 2014 release consisted of approximately 5,500 pounds of ammonium carbonate, of which, approximately 600 pounds discharged directly to an outfall on Gravelly Run which is a tributary of the James River. The 2017 unpermitted release of phenol from the facility caused another fish kill. Together the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (collectively the Natural Resource Trustees) worked cooperatively with AdvanSix to review site-specific data and evaluate restoration alternatives to compensate for injuries to natural resources and lost services as a result of the spill and to reach a cost-effective resolution of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR ) process.

Gravelly Run Below the Outfalls (Facing Upstream), Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Gravelly Run a Tributary to the James River, Credit: U.S Fish and Wildlife Service


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 Document TypeDocument NameDocument Date

Restoration

 Public Participation Plan AdvanSix Final Restoration Plan 05/20/2020
 FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact 05/04/2020
 Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for Advansix Site DRAFT 02/06/2020
 Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for AdvanSix Site FINAL 05/04/2020
 

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Case Contact

Virginia Ecological Services Field Office

Gloucester, VA | (804) 693-6694 | http://www.fws.gov/northeast/virginiafield/

Associated Restoration Projects

Case Trustees

AO Bureau
State TrusteeState of Virginia

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