EPA RCRA ID: VAD000019620
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- Cleanup Status
- Facility Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Enforcement and Compliance
- Related Information
- Contacts for this Facility
Cleanup Status
Note: The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) is the lead agency for managing cleanups at this facility.
In 2012, The Genie Company terminated its manufacturing operations at the Facility. Equipment at the Facility was transported off-site and currently no employees of The Genie Company report to the Facility for work. Activities and personnel at the site are limited to environmental investigation and cleanup operations performed by Philips North America (PNA).
In 2012, PNA completed an on-site interim measure (IM) utilizing electrical resistivity heating (ERH) to recover and treat trichloroethene (TCE) and its associated degradation compounds from soil associated with the former dry well area. A final IM Report was submitted to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in May 2013. Any outstanding issues with this area will be addressed as part of the Facility’s final remedy.
PNA submitted their final RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI) Report in April 2014. Vapor Intrusion data gaps were identified in the report that PNA is working to address. Subsequent to the data gaps being filled in the RFI phase of the project, PNA will be required to complete a Corrective Measures Study (CMS).
In 2015, PNA completed the off-site interim measure involving the installation of a water line along River Road to connect residents with potable water wells contaminated with TCE to the Town of Shenandoah water system.
In May 2020, PNA submitted a CMS to VDEQ. The proposed remedy consisted of a groundwater pump and treat system, sub-slab depressurization system and institutional controls.
In September 2020, VDEQ approved the CMS and issued the Final Decision and Response to comments which requires the installation and operation of a groundwater remediation system, continued operation of the sub-slab depressurization system, performance and maintenance of a groundwater monitoring program and compliance with and maintenance of institutional controls that restrict certain land and groundwater uses at the Facility.
On May 15, 2023, an environmental covenant was implemented for the facility.
Background
- PNA continues to manage Corrective Action activities in accordance with the EPA Facility Lead Program and DEQ Consent Order (CO), dated May 12, 2001. Also associated with Corrective Action for this facility is an adjacent property where hazardous materials were handled, known as the KVK Property.
- On September 1, 2009, VDEQ determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control.
Community Relations
- PNA maintains a general factsheet and facility mailing list that includes interested parties in addition to adjacent landowners, regulatory agency representatives, and Town of Shenandoah officials. Upon significant program determinations related to investigations and/or corrective measures/IM implementation, PNA issues an updated factsheet to persons on the facility mailing list and may issue a public notice.
Cleanup Actions or environmental indicators characterizing the entire facility are shown below. It is not intended as an extensive list of milestones/activities. This listing, and all the data on this page, come from EPA’s RCRAInfo and are refreshed nightly to this page. For this table and the Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility table that follows, a blank in the Status column could mean the action either has not occurred or has not been reported in RCRAInfo.
Cleanup Activities Pertaining to the Entire Facility
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| Human Exposure Under Control Human Exposure Under Control(CA725) | ||
| Groundwater Migration Under ControlGroundwater Migration Under Control (CA750) | ||
| Remedy DecisionRemedy Decision (CA400) | ||
| Remedy ConstructionRemedy Construction (CA550) | ||
| Ready for Anticipated Use Ready for Anticipated Use (CA800) | ||
| Performance Standards AttainedPerformance Standards Attained (CA900) | ||
| Corrective Action Process TerminatedCorrective Action Process Terminated (CA999) |
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Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility
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Facility Description
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The Genie Manufacturing facility occupies approximately 13 acres of property located at 611 Williams Avenue in Shenandoah, Virginia. The facility was formerly owned and operated by PNA and has historically been used to manufacture small electronic components. The facility is now owned by GMI Holdings Inc. and operated by The Genie Company/Overhead Door Corporation, a subsidiary of Sanwa Shutter Corporation where they manufacture parts and control components for automated garage door openers.
In 2012, The Genie Company terminated its manufacturing operations at the Facility and PNA completed the ERH IM at the former dry well location on site. An IM Report was submitted to DEQ. Any outstanding issues will be addressed as part of the Facility’s final remedy.
Contaminants at this Facility
The primary contaminant of concern (COC) based on past operations is TCE and its associated degradation compounds as well as benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene (BTEX) associated with a former underground storage tank (UST).
Impacts include soil contamination on-site and contaminated groundwater on-site and off-site. Soil contamination on-site at the former drywell location has been reduced significantly by the ERH IM. However, some residual low level concentrations of TCE still remain and will be addressed by the Facility’s final remedy.
No impacts to air, surface water, or sediments were identified during the environmental investigations.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
The Final Remedy requires the installation and operation of a groundwater remediation system, continued operation of the sub-slab depressurization system, performance and maintenance of a groundwater monitoring program and compliance with and maintenance of institutional controls that restrict certain land and groundwater uses at the Facility
Institutional and Engineering Controls help ensure human exposure and groundwater migration are under control at a cleanup facility. Where control types have been reported by states and EPA in EPA’s RCRAInfo, they are shown below. Not all control types are needed at all facilities, and some facilities do not require any controls. Where there are blanks, the control types may not be needed, may not be in place, or may not be reported in RCRAInfo.
Are Controls in Place at this Facility?
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Institutional ControlsNon-engineering controls used to restrict land use or land access in order to protect people and the environment from exposure to hazardous substances remaining in the site/or facility. (CA 772) |
Informational DevicesInformational Devices (ID) |
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Engineering ControlsEngineering measures designed to minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination by either limiting direct contact with contaminated areas or controlling migration of contaminants. (CA 770) |
Groundwater ControlGroundwater Control (GW) |
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Enforcement and Compliance at this Facility
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) provides detailed historical information about enforcement and compliance activities at each RCRA Corrective Action Site in their Enforcement and Compliance Historical Online (ECHO) system.
RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Reports from ECHO
Related Information
For more information about this facility, see these other EPA links:
- RCRA information in EPA’s Envirofacts database
- Information about this facility submitted to EPA under different environmental programs as reported in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Alternative Names for this facility as reported by EPA programs in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Cleanups in My Community provides an interactive map to see EPA cleanups in context with additional data, and lists for downloading data
- Search RCRA Corrective Action Sites provides a search feature for Corrective Action Sites
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Contacts for this Facility
EPA Region implements and enforces the RCRA Corrective Action program for and federally recognized tribes.
For further information on this corrective action site, use the Contact Information for Corrective Action Hazardous Waste Clean Ups listings that are accessible through Corrective Action Programs around the Nation.