EPA RCRA ID: VAD980831283
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.
Bill Neff Enterprises (current site owner) entered into a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Facility Lead Agreement with EPA Region III on July 6, 2006. As part of that Agreement, a RCRA Corrective Action Assessment Work Plan was developed by MeadWestvaco to conduct investigations at the site. The Work Plan was approved by EPA and the investigations of the 39 Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) were conducted in December 2006. Results of the investigation revealed the presence of low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and inorganic compounds in soil and/or groundwater. With the exception of arsenic in the soils at one SWMU, the detected concentrations did not exceed the USEPA Region III risk-based concentrations. Arsenic was not detected in groundwater above laboratory detection limits.
On October 2, 2007 EPA Region III issued its Final Decision to the Former Royston Facility (Lofton and AWH Manufacturing) which stated that the corrective action process was complete for the facility under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). This decision was made after no comments were received during the forty-five (45) public comment period which ended on September 24, 2007.
Cleanup History
In 1998 the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) prepared a Site Inspection and Site Assessment for NCAPS Site Assessment Report. This report identified 42 solid waste management units (SWMUs) at the site. Information from a letter dated July 9, 1998, from VDEQ to AWH Corporation regarding Lofton Corporation, Greenville, Virginia, indicated that three of the SWMUs have been closed and were issued No Further Action (NFA) determinations by VDEQ. On September 7, 2006, an onsite meeting and a site visit was conducted by EPA, its consultant and VDEQ. This meeting focused on gathering factual information on the remaining 39 SWMUs. The information was documented in a report dated March 19, 2007.
At the request of EPA, MeadWestvaco collected additional soil samples in May 2007 to further evaluate the presence of arsenic around the paint shop and paint kitchen building. Arsenic was detected in soils, at the site, at one SWMU, at concentrations up to 45 mg/kg. Additionally, the concentrations are greater than the USEPA Region III Risk-Based Concentrations (RBCs) for residential soil (0.43 mg/kg) and industrial soil (1.9 mg/kg) (USEPA, 2006). The Region III RBCs for arsenic in soil are based on the potentially carcinogenic effects of arsenic at a one in a million (10-6) risk level. However, the concentrations of arsenic detected in most samples were within or close to background levels. To fully evaluate potential risks from arsenic, a human health risk assessment (HHRA) was conducted
EPA's Toxicologist determined that the results of this HHRA indicate that concentrations of arsenic in soil at the site do not pose potentially unacceptable risks to a future on-site worker, future construction worker, or a hypothetical future on-site resident. Therefore, no further evaluation or action was warranted for arsenic at the Former Royston Manufacturing Facility.
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 Royston facility consists of a 215,000 square-foot former metal fabricating and manufacturing facility and associated wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) located on approximately 149 acres in Lofton, Virginia. Lofton Corporation purchased the property in 1982. The facility was operated by Lofton Corporation between 1985 and 2000. Lofton Corporation produced various metal products including shipboard furniture, walls, ceilings, and doors as wells as custom sheet metal products for various industrial purposes. Lofton Corporation was a large quantity hazardous waste generator.
The site was mostly unoccupied and occasionally used for miscellaneous warehousing purposes between 2000 and 2004. The site was purchased by the current owner, Bill Neff Enterprises, in 2004. MeadWestvaco currently leases the facility from Bill Neff Enterprises to store paper products. MeadWestvaco intends to have the property developed as a distribution center by adding additional warehousing space in currently undeveloped portions of the property
Contaminants at this Facility
The facility had low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and inorganic compounds (including arsenic) in soil and/or groundwater. EPA determined that concentrations of arsenic in soil at the site do not pose potentially unacceptable risks to a future on-site worker
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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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.