Site Progress
Norfolk Southern team members remain on scene, assisted by multiple derailment and environmental contractors. Every step of the way, we are coordinating with federal, state and local agencies.
We will see this through
Read the latest on our commitments and progress to date
74M gallons of water recovered and transported offsite
229,444 tons of waste soil removed
Flushed 5,200 feet of impacted waterways
1,913 drinking water wells sampled
7 DAY LOOKAHEAD
Site Updates
— Ongoing site restoration activities, including offsite shipment of excess construction materials, continue as weather conditions allow. Site restoration is anticipated to be substantially complete by early/mid-June.
— Air monitoring continues in areas of active operations. As site activities continue to diminish the associated air monitoring will also be reduced accordingly.
— Taggart Street remains open to traffic and the community should anticipate periodic site-related equipment and vehicles on the road.
— Ongoing monitoring of surface water, groundwater, and drinking water wells continues per the schedules defined in the associated work plans.
— These sampling events will also include the East End water and sediment sampling efforts approved by the EPA.
— The re-assessment of Sulphur and Leslie Run has concluded. Data will be evaluated as the laboratory analyses are performed.
Regulatory Oversight
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Columbiana County General Health District
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
- Ohio Department of Health (ODH)
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA)
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)
- United States Department of the Interior (DOI)
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)