EPA RCRA ID: VAD062373600
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.
In 1980, Ashland, Inc. submitted a Notification of Regulated Hazardous Waste Management Activity and a RCRA Part A Permit Application to EPA and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ), which entered the facility into the RCRA Corrective Action Program. A RCRA Facility Assessment was completed on September 30, 1985, and on February 7, 1986, EPA made a determination that a RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI) was necessary. Additional sampling in 1988 and 1989 indicated that a portion of the site (SWMU 5) needed further study for corrective action. An on-site meeting and a site visit were conducted on October 17, 2007, to discuss the Ashland facility located at 2410 Patterson Ave., S.W. in Roanoke, Virginia. EPA evaluated the information obtained during the October 17, 2007 site visit, and after completing a second site visit in November, 2009, determined that additional sampling was needed to assess potential contamination at SWMU 5, a former storage area. Sampling was conducted at the facility on December 11, 2009, and the results of the investigation indicated that the site did not require remediation, but institutional controls to limit property to industrial/commercial use would be warranted.
EPA prepared a Statement of Basis signed February 2, 2012 to present the remedy decision by EPA, and issued a Final Decision and Response to Comments (FDRTC) letter on May 7, 2012 with no changes to the remedy. The second Statement of Basis signed November 11, 2012 was issued because of revisions to toxicity values (February 10, 2012) for one contaminant of concern onsite, tetrachloroethylene (PCE). This revision changed the proposed remedy decision to state that no further actions to remediate soil, groundwater, or air contamination are necessary for the protection of human health and the environment for any future use of this property. The FDRTC letter was issued January 14, 2013 with no changes to the remedy.
A Long-Term Stewardship (LTS) evaluation dated 7/22/2024 indicated that Corrective Action performance standards have been attained and recommended that the Corrective Action process be terminated because no further remediation action is required and the property is suitable for any type of land use.
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 approximate 1.4-acre facility is located at 2410 Patterson Ave., S.W. in Roanoke, Virginia, approximately 2.5 miles west of downtown Roanoke. Ashland Distribution Company was a chemical and plastics distribution facility. The facility began operation sometime between the late 1960s and early 1970s. These operations are no longer active. Chemicals and plastics were received via truck, stored in bulk in containers, and then distributed to customers. On-site storage was limited to less than ten days. Transportation occurred in facility-operated vehicles which were maintained off-site. Blending of paint thinners did take place at the facility and no chemical manufacturing occurred at the site.
The Ashland facility maintained and operated 18 above ground storage tanks (ASTs) for product storage. The tanks ranged in size from 1,500 gallons to 10,000 gallons. Three of the tanks had a 10,000 gallon capacity. The storage tanks held methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), acetone and other solvent type materials. The Product Tank-Farm is surrounded by a concrete dike which ranges in height from 24" to 48", with an approximate capacity of 13,600 gallons. The Product Tank Farm containment also collects storm water which is pumped out and surface discharged after visual inspection. Site storm water from the facility parking area and loading dock is collected in a separate gated containment structure which is also surface discharged.
Contaminants at this Facility
The contaminants of concern were 18 above ground storage tanks (ASTs) for product storage which included MEK, acetone and other solvent type materials.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional and engineering controls are not required at this facility based on the results of the Final Decision Response to Comments dated January 14, 2013.
However, the first remedy issued in May 7, 2012 for the facility, which was based on previous screening levels, required institutional controls to limit the property to industrial/commercial use and the requirement for a materials management plan. Therefore, a Declaration of Restrictive Covenant was recorded on October 3, 2013, and includes the following restrictions:
- Prohibits groundwater use on the property,
- Requires a permanent cover on a contaminated portion of the property,
- Does not prohibit excavation and construction below two feet provided contaminated soils that are excavated are removed and properly disposed of,
- Requires the property to be used for only industrial and certain commercial purposes, and
- Requires vapor intrusion controls on any new structures built on the property.
The 2024 Long Term Stewardship report revealed that the 2013 decision superceded the 2012 decision and determined that “no further action is required to make the property suitable for any type of land use”. Therefore, the Covenant recorded on the property is not necessary to protect human health and the environment.
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.