EPA RCRA ID: VAD059174367
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.
The facility was initially registered as a large quantity generator (LQG) of hazardous waste, effective August 19, 1980. The facility has operated as a small quantity generator (SQG) of hazardous waste for the past eight years.
The Tyco Electronics, Inc. facility received a Final Decision for No Further Action (NFA) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on August 23, 2012. The decision to issue an NFA at the Facility was detailed in the Statement of Basis (SB), dated July 20, 2010, which revealed that there are no known or suspected human health exposures or groundwater issues, therefore, there is no threat to human health or the environment. The commencement of a thirty (30)-day public comment period was announced in the Culpeper Star Exponent on July 19th, 2012 and on the EPA Region III website. The public comment period ended on August 20, 2012. The Final Decision and Response to Comments became effective on August 23, 2012.
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 Rochester Corporation, a subsidiary of Tyco Electronics, manufactures steel wire, fiber optic cable, and umbilical cables that incorporate steel twisted around electromechanical and fiber optic cables. The Facility was built in 1940 and was a privately held corporation owned by the Rochester family. The Facility has operated under several names including British Tire & Rubber and Tyco International prior to Tyco Electronics. The Rochester Corporation Facility is approximately 43 acres in size and is located in a commercial and industrial portion of Culpeper County. Facility operations began in 1941 with the production of steel wire rope. Wire rope manufacturing ceased in 1996, however, the Facility continues to manufacture wire, fiber optic cable, and umbilical cables that incorporate steel twisted around electromechanical and fiber optic cables. Prior to ownership by Tyco Electronics, Rochester was owned by Tyco International from approximately 1996 until June 2007.
Contaminants at this Facility
The facility historically managed hazardous waste (hazardous waste code D039 - tetrachloroethylene (PCE)) as part of past parts cleaning processes. Also in the past, blocking compounds were lead-based and created a D008 (lead) hazardous waste. The facility no longer uses lead blocking compounds; epoxy-based blocking compounds are currently used.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls were not required at the site.
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.