Hooven is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States.

Hooven is located in the valley of the Great Miami River, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of downtown Cincinnati.

That same year the U.S. EPA started investigating the site as a result of fuel flowing into the nearby Great Miami River.

[7] In 1986, the refinery was closed, eliminating over 200 jobs and severely impacting the local economy of Hooven.

[6] Since then, Chevron has been negotiations with the EPA and undergoing major clean up of the site's contaminated soil and groundwater.

[7] The EPA states that during the refinery's operation, an estimated 5 million gallons of refined gasoline and diesel fuel leaked into the local aquifer.