EPA RCRA ID: VAD009305137
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.
From 1987 thru 2010, remedial activities have occurred at the DuPont Spruance Plant (Facility) to address impacts to human health and the environment. The RCRA Facility Investigation/Corrective Measures Study report submitted by the Facility was approved by EPA in 2011. Based on the findings set forth in these reports, VDEQ has determined that past operations at the Facility have resulted in soil and groundwater contamination, and that further actions to remediate soil and groundwater are necessary to protect human health and the environment given current and reasonably anticipated future land use.
The Facility submitted a Class 2 Permit Modification request to modify its Hazardous Waste Management Permit for Corrective Action (Permit), which was approved on September 5, 2012. The Final Remedy for the Facility emphasizes source control through the improvement of the existing Groundwater Treatment System (GWTS), maintenance of the existing capping of soils with concentrations of contaminants above remedial goals, and continued long term groundwater and surface water monitoring to ensure clean up goals are met. Finally, institutional and engineering controls were implemented through the development of a Uniform Environmental Covenant Act (UECA) Covenant to prevent current and potential future exposure to contamination. The UECA Covenant was recorded with the City of Richmond, VA and Chesterfield County in September 2014.
A Corrective Measure Implementation (CMI) 30% Design Work Plan (WP) was approved on June 24, 2013; a CMI 90% Design WP was approved on September 18, 2014. A 100% Design WP was approved on March 31, 2015. Construction of the new groundwater extraction and treatment system was completed in September 2018.
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 DuPont Spruance Facility is located in Chesterfield County, Virginia, along the southern border of the City of Richmond. The site property is approximately 525 acres. It is bordered on the west by Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. Route 1) and on the east by the James River. The site is located just northwest of the I-95 and I-895 interchange.
The site has been in continuous operation since 1929 as a manufacturing plant for textile fibers and sheet products. In the nearly 70 years of operation, DuPont has significantly expanded its operations and intends to continue operations at the Spruance Facility in the future. Manufacturing products have included Kevlar®, Nomex®, Nylon, Mylar®, Tyvek®, and Zytel®.
There are no plans to use any portion of the property for non-industrial purposes. The properties immediately surrounding the Spruance Facility are entirely industrial and commercial in nature.
Contaminants at this Facility
The voluntary investigations as well as the RFI determined that constituents were widely distributed in groundwater with only limited areas of impacted soil. DuPont Spruance has collected groundwater samples from approximately two hundred fifty (250) monitoring wells located on and adjacent to the facility. The groundwater constituents of potential concern (COPCs) identified are carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene, hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA), trichlorofluoromethane (TCFM), vinyl chloride, and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Groundwater is not used on the site for drinking water, and no downgradient users of off-site groundwater exist between the site boundary and the James River.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls (ICs) and Engineering Controls (ECs) at the Facility were implemented in accordance with the Final Remedy Implementation requirements described in the Facility's Permit. ICs and ECs include (but but are not limited to) the prohibition of the use of the property for residential use, and the use of groundwater beneath the property except for non-contact cooling water. A UECA Covenant was recorded with the City of Richmond and Chesterfield County, VA in September 2014.
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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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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| 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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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.