EPA RCRA ID: VAD066000993
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 September 1996 EPA issued an Administrative Order to Lucent Technologies Inc. requiring groundwater remediation, through a pump and treat system to drinking water standards. That system included 18 groundwater extraction wells; a treatment system with air strippers, carbon adsorption, solvent recovery, chemical feed and iron removal; and environmental sampling of surface water, groundwater and associated reporting.
In December of 2015 a pilot test was initiated to evaluate operational changes to the site’s groundwater treatment system and has resulted in operational modifications and efficiencies with regard to achieving cleanup goals.
Although EPA issued a Corrective Action Statement of Basis Complete with Controls to AT&T in May 1991, in the Spring of 2000, Lucent implemented a series of improvements to enhance performance of the existing groundwater remediation system. These enhancements included:
- Installation of four new perimeter extraction wells to cut off flow along an apparent preferential pathway
- Installation of a new extraction well in the source area
- Modification of the three existing extraction wells and the new source area extraction well to vacuum-enhanced recovery
- Rehabilitation of the perimeter extraction wells
- Revision of the operation and maintenance of the extraction and treatment system to minimize downtime.
A review of the groundwater data collected to monitor the performance of the remediation system indicates that overall the facility contaminants of concern have been contained, the levels have been reduced and the groundwater recovery system is operating as intended.
In the Fall of 2006 field activities were initiated to prepare the site for redevelopment. Prior to designing the redevelopment plans, EPA, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ), and the property owners (current and past) participated in multiple meetings and discussions with the developer to ensure that the on-site groundwater remediation system remains operational and protective of human health and the environment. The redevelopment project now known as "The Shops at White Oak Village," includes three large anchor tenants, regional and local retail, a hotel, and restaurants. Initial store openings occurred in October 2008. EPA and VDEQ will continue to monitor the performance of the groundwater remediation system until the cleanup objectives have been achieved.
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 former Lucent Technologies Richmond Works facility, about 120 acres in size, is located in eastern Henrico County, about five miles east of Richmond, Virginia. The Richmond facility was constructed in 1972. Storage and use of chlorinated solvents at the Richmond Works facility until 1989 contributed to the on-site groundwater contamination at the site. A record of decision (ROD) was issued by the EPA in 1991. The ROD specified a schedule for design and installation of a groundwater remediation system, which has been operational since February 1995.
In 1996 Lucent sold the facility to Viasystems Technologies Corporation, however Lucent retained responsibility for remediation of the impacted groundwater. In February 2001, Lucent Technologies Inc. spun off it Microelectronics Group as a new company named Agere Systems Inc., (Agere). Recently, Agere Systems Inc. was acquired by LSI Corporation, (LSI). As part of this acquisition, LSI has assumed all responsibility for the cleanup work. Manufacturing operations at the facility ceased in June 2001. LSI will continue to operate the groundwater recovery system with EPA and State oversight.
Contaminants at this Facility
Contaminants of concern are volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in groundwater consisting of trichloroethane (TCA), Methylethcathinone (MEC), 1,1-dichloroethane (DCA), and 1,1-dichloroethene (DCE).
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
The Institutional Control is an Environmental Covenant with Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) for the COLE MT RICHMOND VIRGINIA, LLC. The covenant requires: nonresidential use unless EPA provides prior approval otherwise, non-interference with existing remedial components, prior notification and EPA approval for any groundwater use, prior notification and EPA approval for any soil disturbance below the water table and a vapor barrier layer designed into all new construction unless EPA provides prior approval otherwise.
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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| 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.