EPA RCRA ID: VAD003111416
On this page:
- 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.
On September 26, 2013, Univar USA Inc. (Facility) achieved construction completion of its final remedy for its site located in Martinsville, Virginia. The Facility’s Hazardous Waste Management Permit was modified to incorporate a final remedy detailed in a Statement of Basis developed by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ). The Statement of Basis and Permit modifications underwent a 60-day public comment period during which a public meeting was conducted. No comments were received by the Department. The modified Permit became effective on September 26, 2013, and represents Remedy Selection and Remedy Construction Complete determinations in accordance with the Corrective Action process.
The final remedy requires the operation and maintenance of an aerobic bioremediation enhancement system, a soil vapor extraction system, and recovery of light non aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL). The facility will also continue a groundwater monitoring program and will maintain groundwater and land use restrictions known as institutional controls that will prevent current and potential future exposure to soil and groundwater contamination.
These controls were implemented through an environmental covenant pursuant to the Virginia Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UECA) that was recorded with the deed for the Facility on August 5, 2015.
A Long Term Stewardship Inspection was conducted in July 2018 . VADEQ determined that the remedy institutional and engineering controls have been fully implemented and no control deficiencies were identified.
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
| Action | Status | Date of Action |
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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 Prillaman Chemical Corporation operated a chemical distribution and solvent recycling, blending, and processing operation at the facility site since it was originally established in 1947 until the sale of the facility in 2001. On November 1, 2001, Prillaman Chemical Corporation was sold to Vopak USA, Inc. On July 1, 2002, the Vopak USA, Inc. facility name was changed to Univar USA Inc., the current operator and owner of the facility under the Permit. No known industrial usage occurred at this property prior to 1947.
The area surrounding the facility is zoned light industrial/residential. The facility is bordered to the north and east by a forested area. The nearest residential area is north of the facility site and approximately 300 feet from the northern property line.
The City of Martinsville supplies water and sewer services to the industrial and residential area near the Univar facility. Martinsville’s water is supplied by a city reservoir located approximately 3.5 miles northwest of the facility. No drinking water supplies are known to exist.
Contaminants at this Facility
The main chemicals identified at the facility include: chlorinated solvents (trichloroethane, methylene chloride, trichloroethene, tetrachloroethene, and their related degradation products), solvents (acetone, alcohols, ketones, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene, and benzene), and methane.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional controls to be utilized at the site require land and groundwater use restrictions including prohibiting the site for residential use, prohibit potable use of groundwater and restrict excavation except in conformance with the materials management plan. These controls were implemented through an environmental covenant pursuant to the Virginia Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UECA) that was recorded with the deed for the Facility on August 5, 2015.
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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Control(s) in Place? |
Areas Subject to Control(s) |
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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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Governmental Controls (GC) |
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| Proprietary ControlsProprietary Controls (PR) | ||||
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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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Non-Groundwater |
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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.