EPA RCRA ID: VAD003113750
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.
A Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Facility Investigation (RFI) was performed at the Wood Preservers Inc (WPI) facility under a Facility Lead Agreement during October and November 2002.
A Final Decision and Response to Comments document was developed by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and signed on July 31, 2017. The Final Corrective Active Remedy Decision required the facility to conduct long-term groundwater monitoring at Areas of Concern (AOCs) 1 and 2, continue to implement the post-closure care program and groundwater monitoring at Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) 1 and 2, and implement institutional and engineering controls. The controls include restricting groundwater use from beneath the property, residential use prohibition, prohibit disturbance of and maintain soil covers over AOC 1 and SWMU 1 and the engineered cover over SWMU 2.
On September 19, 2017, Wood Preservers, Inc. recorded an environmental covenant with the Richmond County Circuit Court to establish land use controls.
A RCRA Corrective Measures Implementation Status Report dated November 2, 2017 concluded that active corrective measures were no longer necessary and included a request to discontinue groundwater monitoring and abandon the groundwater monitoring wells. Correspondence from DEQ dated November 29, 2017 and January 16, 2018 provided concurrence that the active remedial measures and groundwater monitoring could be discontinued. In addition the January 16, 2018 letter issued by DEQ provided concurrence that the RCRA Post Closure Care period for SWMUs 1 and 2 had been completed and RCRA Corrective Action was complete (with continued controls).
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 Facility occupies approximately 132 acres located in Warsaw, Virginia. Wood Preservers Inc. began operations in 1975 and is a fully integrated wood preserving plant. Raw wood is transported to the site, cut, debarked, and milled to the desired product. Historically, pentachlorophenol was used at the former treating area of the facility between 1975 and 1983. Creosote and chromate copper arsenate (CCA) were also used as wood preservatives at the former treating area. Presently, the wood is preserved using a CCA process containing Dricon, which is a fire retardant for which boron is the primary ingredient. The facility uses pressurized treating cylinders and vacuum system to apply the CCA preservative solution.
Contaminants at this Facility
The primary contaminants of concern (COC) in soil and groundwater are polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), pentachlorophenol (PCP), and metals, specifically arsenic and chromium, which are common to wood treatment processes.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
The controls include restricting groundwater use from beneath the property, residential use prohibition, maintain soil covers over AOC 1 and SWMU 1 and the engineered cover over SWMU 2, and excavation and disturbance activities within SWMUs 1 and 2 and AOCs 1 and 2 shall comply with a Materials Management Plan.
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.