EPA RCRA ID: VAD003175072
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.
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair (BAE) entered the Facility Lead Program in 2005, and began Site Characterization Activities in the summer of 2007.
Follow-up investigations were conducted in 2008 and 2009, and a hot spot removal of soil containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was conducted as an interim measure. The resulting RFI report was submitted in early 2010 and demonstrated that there are no current threats to Human Health or the Environment at the facility. EPA issued a proposed remedy detailed in the Statement of Basis for No Further Action With Controls for Public Notice in August 2011. EPA did not receive any comments on the proposed remedy. The Final Decision and Response to Comments (FDRTC) was signed by EPA on September 19, 2011, and submitted to BAE. The FDRTC calls for a Materials Management Plan to be submitted by BAE to EPA for approval and for BAE to restrict land use to industrial through a covenant.
On March 13, 2017, the EPA conducted a Long Term Stewardship assessment to assess whether the remedy was implemented and protective of human health and the environment. EPA 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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BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair is located in an entirely industrial area on West Berkley Avenue in Norfolk. The facility is approximately 110 acres and is bounded on the west and southwest by the Elizabeth River, to the northeast by a foundry and a shipyard, to the southeast by parking areas and a City of Norfolk vehicle impound lot, and to the east by Interstate 464. Within one mile of Norfolk Ship Repair (but separated from the facility by I-464) are a couple of churches, an elementary school, and residential properties. There are no potable drinking water wells within five miles of the property. The facility employs approximately 1000 workers and has been repairing military and commercial ships since 1915. The shipyard has two floating drydocks and six piers. Operations at the shipyard include ship repair, machine shops, metal works, waste water treatment and oil recovery, grit blasting, painting, drydock operations, hazardous material use and storage, fire protection services, and other shipyard-related services.
Contaminants at this Facility
Contaminant of primary concern was naphthalene.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls include:
1. Facility only be used for industrial purposes.
2. All earth moving activities at the site be done according to EPA's soil 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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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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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.