EPA RCRA ID: VAD023720105
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.
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) prepared a Statement of Basis on January 21, 2015, proposing institutional and engineering controls as the final remedy for the site.
VDEQ implemented the final remedy decision through a Class Two Permit modification to the Facility’s Hazardous Waste Permit on March 31, 2015.
The Facility will pursue an environmental covenant under the Uniform Environmental Covenant Act (UECA) to maintain institutional and engineering controls.
Cleanup Background
The Facility submitted a Phase I RFI Report to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on July 31, 2008. This report was reviewed by DEQ and a Phase II RFI work plan was required.
The final Phase II RFI work plan was received by DEQ October 26, 2011. This was plan was approved by DEQ on November 17, 2011.
After completion of Phase II activities, two areas were retained for additional evaluation, being SWMU One (Former Waste Oil Tank) and the Riparian Buffer area (near RFI Phase I RFI sampling location RS-3).
The Facility conducted risk evaluation for SWMU One and additional remedial activities consisting of soil cap in the riparian remediation area.
In a letter dated August 28, 2014, VDEQ determined that the RCRA Investigation and interim measures implementation at the Facility are complete and the information submitted adequately meets the criteria and standards of the Corrective Action program.
On September 30, 2022, the VDEQ conducted a Long Term Stewardship assessment to assess whether the remedy was implemented and protective of human health and the environment. VDEQ 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
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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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Emporia Foundry is located in an industrial area on Reese Street in Emporia, Virginia. The facility lies between multi-family residential areas to the North, and commercial/industrial areas to the South and East. The facility manufactured gray-iron, municipal castings by mold-casting methods for use by municipal governments and the construction industry. Manufactured castings included manhole covers, manhole cover receptacles, and drain grates. The facility has ceased operations and is in the process of decommissioning all equipment and closing the facility.
The foundry site contains a closed hazardous waste landfill, approximately 3.7 acres; the landfill contains characteristic wastes under the RCRA. The landfill, a regulated unit, is bounded on the north and east by Little Metcalf Branch, on the south by CSX Railroad tracks, and on the west by a drainage ditch.
Between 1965 and 1975, foundry wastes consisting of cupola slag, spent casting sand, and spent steel shot were spread at the landfill. Between January 1975, and December 1981, cupola baghouse dust was included with other wastes. Between January 1982, and the fall of 1982, foundry waste without cupola baghouse dust was spread on the site, and by December of 1982, the landfill disposal operations ceased.
Contaminants at this Facility
The primary contaminants in the soils and groundwater at the facility are lead and cadmium.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
There is a deed notice in place concerning the closed landfill.
The Final Remedy implemented through the modification of the Facility’s Hazardous Waste Permit requires maintenance of institutional and engineering controls. The Facility will pursue an environmental covenant under the Uniform Environmental Covenant Act (UECA) to maintain these controls which include:
1. Maintenance of landfill cap
2. Landfill area not used for residential use
3. Excavation of landfill area prohibition
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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Enforcement and Permit Tools (EP) |
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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.